Morocco Seeks Alternatives as Coronavirus Disrupts Chinese Trade and Tourism
10 March 2020
Due to the coronavirus epidemic in China, trade with the international community has fallen by 17.2% compared to the same period last year.
Imports
Moroccan Firms Shift to Legal Imports as Cross-Border Smuggling Ends
1 March 2020
The illegal introduction of Spanish products into Morocco is over. Moroccan companies now import these products legally.
Coronavirus Disrupts China-Morocco Trade, Impacting Local Markets and Prices
26 February 2020
The Coronavirus epidemic is also leaving economic consequences in its wake, slowing down the imports of Chinese products. Merchants in the wholesale markets of Derb Omar, (…)
Morocco Faces Green Tea Shortage as China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Disrupts Imports
16 February 2020
Morocco fears a shortage of its green tea stocks due to the closure of factories in China, following the Coronavirus epidemic.
Russia Turns to Morocco and Turkey for Food Imports Amid China Supply Disruption
8 February 2020
The coronavirus epidemic is likely to make Chinese products disappear from the Russian market. The probability that these imported food products in Russia will be replaced by (…)
Spain’s Electricity Imports Surge 485%, Sparking Debate Over Moroccan Energy
8 February 2020
While Spain’s electricity needs have increased due to the closure of the last coal-fired power plants, imports from Morocco have increased sharply in 2019. A situation that is (…)
Morocco Shifts to Net Electricity Exporter, Slashing Imports by 93%
7 February 2020
Moroccan electricity imports have fallen by 93.5%, compared to 2018 when the country imported 2.3 billion dirhams worth.
Morocco Imposes 27% Tariff on Turkish Textile Imports to Protect Local Industry
12 January 2020
Morocco has increased fees on Turkish textile imports since January 1st. This additional duty, worth 90% of the customs tariff, will be applied under the common law until (…)
Morocco Seeks 354,000 Tons of US Durum Wheat in Major Import Tender
10 January 2020
The Interprofessional Office of Cereals and Legumes (ONICL) is looking for a significant quantity of cereals. It has just launched a tender to import 354,000 tons of durum (…)
Morocco’s Trade Deficit Widens 2.3% as Imports Outpace Export Growth
8 January 2020
Trade in goods was marked by an increase in the trade deficit to more than -191.81 billion dirhams (MMDH) at the end of November 2019, compared to -187.44 MMDH a year earlier, (…)