The Moroccan tourism sector is in agony, and with it, tens of thousands of families who depend on it and are on the brink of begging. The collective of the new generation of entrepreneurs in the sector is calling on King Mohammed VI for help.
Caterers no longer know which door to knock on. Given the many measures taken by the government to help certain sectors impacted by the health crisis, these professionals, without resources, feel forgotten and cry out for injustice.
The ravages of the health crisis related to the coronavirus continue to disrupt the Moroccan labor market. However, the players are showing optimism that will lead to a new order.
Morocco took part in the work of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies, on Tuesday in Paris. It was the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform, Mohamed Benchaâboun, who represented King Mohammed VI.
Moroccan tourism is still shaken by the Covid pandemic. Despite the measures taken to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the sector, arrivals of tourists at border posts have recorded a 78% drop.
In 2020, the Regional Investment Centers (CRI) participated in the creation of 20,466 new companies in the kingdom. A first post-reform year of the CRI that seems to have already proven itself.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and especially following the recent preventive measures imposed for the month of Ramadan, cafe and restaurant owners and employees are in the doldrums. A situation that concerns the deputies and in the face of which the government is considering taking urgent measures.
For a few years now, Morocco has been suffering from a shortage of healthcare professionals. This situation, which has worsened with the health crisis, calls for emergency measures.
The residents of Fnideq have once again demonstrated in the streets of the city, but this time violently and in blood. They accuse the government of not having honored its promise, made last February, to employ thousands of people in the commune.
Due to the health crisis, the Spanish automotive supplier Jobelsa is considering laying off 400 more employees. But for the latter, who have been staging a sit-in for a few days, this is a false reason to get rid of them.
A total of 159 investment files were validated by the Regional Investment Center (CRI) of the Casablanca region in 2020, for projected amounts of 45.7 billion dirhams. This is the result of the third Board of Directors.
In Morocco, during the year 2020, only 83,806 companies were created, both individuals and legal entities, a decrease of 11.7% compared to 2019. This decline is particularly the result of the impacts of the health crisis.