Morocco Boosts COVID-19 Testing Capacity with 200,000 Rapid Test Kits from South Korea
6 April 2020
Morocco received on Friday a shipment of "about 200,000 rapid test kits" for the coronavirus, coming from South Korea.
Imports
Morocco’s Economy Resilient Despite COVID-19 Impact, Fitch Ratings Reports
28 March 2020
The coronavirus already has consequences on the global economy in general and on the Moroccan economy in particular. But the latest report from the American rating agency Fitch (…)
Morocco Boosts Flour Production by 47% to Ensure Food Security
24 March 2020
The industrial flour mill is running at full capacity, with a daily flour production exceeding the usual average by 47%. The goal is to ensure sufficient supply to the domestic (…)
Morocco Caps Prices on Face Masks and Hand Sanitizers to Combat Speculation
15 March 2020
The government has decided to regulate the prices of health masks and hydroalcoholic gels. A measure intended to put an end to speculation.
Morocco Emerges as Top African Arms Importer, SIPRI Report Reveals
11 March 2020
Between 2015 and 2019, Morocco and Algeria were among the largest arms importers in Africa, ahead of Egypt. These are data published in the report "Trends in international arms (…)
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.
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 (…)