Morocco’s Consumer Price Index Rises 0.3% in February, Transport Costs Surge
23 March 2021
The consumer price index (CPI) experienced a slight increase in February 2021. This increase is 0.3% compared to the same period in 2020.
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Morocco’s Economic Recovery at Risk as Vaccine Supply Concerns Grow
12 March 2021
Morocco’s economic growth in 2021 is dependent on the successful rollout of the mass vaccination campaign against Covid-19, which should allow the country to reach herd (…)
Moroccan Women Face Increased Domestic Workload Amid COVID-19 Challenges, Study Finds
12 March 2021
As part of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8th under the theme "Women’s Leadership: For an Equal Future in the World of Covid-19", the High Commission for (…)
Study: VAT Fears Drive Informal Sector Growth in Morocco
4 March 2021
Value Added Tax (VAT) represents "the main tax component" that informal sector players fear the most. This is the result of a study carried out by the High Commission for (…)
Morocco’s Informal Economy Surges, Hampering National Growth, Study Finds
4 March 2021
The worrying evolution of the informal sector in the Moroccan market is a concern for the High Commission for Planning (HCP), which presented on March 2 a study on the causes (…)
COVID-19 Lockdown Widens Health Care Gap for Female-Led Households in Morocco
25 February 2021
During the lockdown, households headed by women had more difficulty accessing health services than those headed by men. This is what the report of the High Commission for (…)
Morocco’s Construction Sector Slumps as Cement Sales Plummet 12%
22 February 2021
Cement sales are down. At the end of January, sales fell by 12.3% compared to last year, a loss of 1,037,005 tons. The construction sector seems to be bogged down, with a 10% (…)
Morocco’s Informal Labor Crisis: Over Half of Workers Lack Employment Contracts
19 February 2021
In Morocco, more than half of employees are without a contract, or 43.2% among women, compared to 58.2% among men. This is according to the information note published by the (…)
Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Jumps to 11.9%, Youth and Urban Areas Hit Hardest
4 February 2021
Between 2019 and 2020, the unemployment rate rose from 9.2% to 11.9%, an increase of 2.7 points. The announcement was made by the High Commission for Planning (HCP), which (…)
Survey: 40% of Moroccan Businesses Depleted Cash Reserves Amid COVID-19 Crisis
27 January 2021
According to the High Commission for Planning (HCP), in its third survey related to the impacts of Covid-19 on business activities, conducted from December 22 to 30, 40% of (…)