In Morocco, an investigation into suspicious money can trigger a response within 60 minutes

In its report Closing the Gaps: Detecting and Investigating Corrupt Money Flows in the Middle East and North Africa, published in June 2026, Transparency International examines how authorities in several countries in the region exchange the information needed to track money stemming notably from corruption and money laundering. Morocco stands out through several agreements intended to reduce delays between administrations.

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The system is based in particular on a cooperation agreement concluded in 2022 between the public prosecutor’s office and the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF). It provides for the exchange of information and the transfer of files between the two institutions.

Other agreements concluded with Bank Al-Maghrib go further: they aim to reduce to just 60 minutes the response time for certain requests for information. The report therefore does not say that a complete investigation is handled in one hour, but that the information needed for it can, under this mechanism, circulate extremely quickly among the authorities concerned.

Faster exchanges, but continuing weaknesses internationally

Transparency International also notes an agreement concluded in 2025 between the National Integrity, Prevention and Anti-Corruption Authority and the Moroccan security services. It is intended to strengthen information sharing in corruption-related investigations, although the report specifies that its implementation is still in its early stages.

This speed of exchanges within Morocco contrasts with a persistent weakness when an investigation has to cross borders. The report considers that the Kingdom still makes relatively little use of international mutual legal assistance mechanisms. It recalls that a 2019 assessment reported no requests for assistance sent abroad concerning money laundering cases or predicate offences, notably because judges made limited use of these tools.

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According to the authors, these exchanges are nevertheless essential when it comes to locating funds transferred to bank accounts, companies or real estate abroad. A financial investigation may therefore depend as much on the speed with which a Moroccan bank provides information as on the authorities’ ability to obtain data from another country.