Morocco

Morocco Budget Deficit Nears Zero Without Debt Interest

1 August 2026

Morocco’s budget deficit stood at nearly 24 billion dirhams in the first half of 2026. But excluding debt interest payments, the imbalance in public finances falls to just 81 (…)

Moroccan Dirham Falls Against Euro as Exchange Rates Shift

1 August 2026

The dirham edged lower against the euro while remaining virtually stable against the dollar, according to the latest weekly indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.

8,000 Dirhams in Morocco to Sleeping in a Sebta Alley: Hamza’s Harsh Reality

1 August 2026

Hamza had a job and a salary that many young Moroccans would envy. Yet a few videos he saw on TikTok and Instagram convinced him to abandon everything for Sebta. Two days (…)

Morocco Extradites Drug Trafficker to Belgium While Dubai Delays

1 August 2026

Morocco has just handed over a convicted and wanted trafficker to Belgium, while two figures from Antwerp’s drug underworld arrested in Dubai could wait several months before a (…)

Morocco Fuel Prices: Petrol and Diesel Could Rise by Up to 3 Dirhams

1 August 2026

Moroccan motorists should prepare for a sharp increase in fuel prices. Diesel could rise by up to 3 dirhams per liter and petrol by around 2.50 dirhams, pushing prices above (…)

Morocco Tourism Revenues Surge as Tourists Outpace MRE Transfers

1 August 2026

Tourism revenues surpassed transfers from Moroccans residing abroad during the first half of 2026. The gap, almost nonexistent one year earlier, has now reached 3.4 billion (…)

Morocco Automotive Exports Double Phosphate Revenue in 2026

1 August 2026

Moroccan automotive exports reached 93.7 billion dirhams in the first half of 2026. They now represent more than double the sales of phosphates and derivatives.

Moroccan Women, Marriage and Rising Singlehood at 50

31 July 2026

Long-term singlehood is becoming more common in Morocco. In 2024, 12.4% of women reached the age of 50 without having married, a proportion that has risen sharply since the (…)

Morocco Aircraft Imports Top 4 Billion Dirhams in Six Months

31 July 2026

Moroccan imports of aircraft and other airborne or spacecraft vehicles more than doubled in the first half of 2026. Their value reached nearly four billion dirhams.

Morocco’s Olive Oil Harvest Surges as Imports Plunge 92%

31 July 2026

Morocco’s purchases of foreign olive oil collapsed in the first half of 2026. This spectacular drop coincides with the return of a record national harvest, driven by improved (…)