Morocco

They Borrow 10,000 Dirhams and Have to Repay 12,000 a Few Months Later

30 August 2026

In Tangier and Ksar El-Kébir, households excluded from bank credit are turning to a parallel market. For 10,000 dirhams obtained immediately, some have to repay as much as (…)

In Casablanca, office sales surge by 49%, while apartment sales decline again

30 August 2026

In Casablanca, the real estate market is recovering unevenly. Office sales surged by 48.7% and land sales by 41.4%, but apartment transactions declined again by 3.1%. Overall, (…)

One in two Moroccans has already gone on a diet, fewer than one in ten use an app

30 August 2026

A survey of 1,035 Moroccan adults reveals that 49.6% had already followed a diet, but only 9.5% used an app to monitor their food intake. However, the sample, which was highly (…)

In Morocco, certain real estate transactions may be blocked at the Land Registry

29 August 2026

A new rule may prevent the registration of certain real estate transactions in Morocco. For plots of land covered by legislation on subdivisions and partitioning, sales, leases (…)

After a 51% drop, buyers return to Marrakech

29 August 2026

After the collapse at the beginning of the year, buyers are returning to Marrakech. Real estate transactions rose by 18.3% in the second quarter of 2026, while prices increased (…)

Designed in Rabat, tested in the south: a new military drone takes shape in Morocco

29 August 2026

Harmattan AI does not plan merely to manufacture its systems in Morocco. The defense company is developing a new fixed-wing drone in Rabat, whose trials will be conducted at (…)

Moroccan civil servants are the most indebted: 44% of income on average

29 August 2026

Civil servants are the most indebted category of borrowers in Morocco. On average, 44% of their income goes toward repaying loans, compared with 34% among private-sector (…)

Morocco nears 90,000 tonnes of exported blueberries, but success drives prices down

29 August 2026

Morocco exported a record volume of 89,236 tonnes of fresh blueberries during the 2025-2026 season. This growth has nevertheless been accompanied by a collapse in prices, (…)

A Pesticide Reform Could Drive Moroccan Tomatoes Out of Europe

29 August 2026

Moroccan tomato exports to the European Union could fall to zero if Brussels applied its strictest rules without producers adapting. This extreme scenario is not a forecast, (…)

EasyJet suspends two routes to Morocco

29 August 2026

easyJet will temporarily suspend two routes to Morocco at the height of winter 2026-2027. The Basel-Mulhouse–Tangier and London-Southend–Marrakech services will disappear from (…)