This is the New Year’s gift from the Office des Changes . Since January 1, 2026, the locks have been removed on foreign exchange allocations. Students, travelers and online shopping addicts now have significantly increased ceilings. Here are the details of what you can spend.
As the Yemeni file revives tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, Morocco is activating its networks. Leveraging its privileged relations with the two monarchies, King Mohammed VI would attempt a behind-the-scenes mediation to reconcile his two strategic allies.
The bet is won. Beyond the sporting challenge, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is emerging as a tremendous economic accelerator for Morocco. Saturated airports, full hotels and massive investments: the Kingdom is taking advantage of the "CAN" effect to break historic attendance records and prepare the ground for the 2030 World Cup.
The holidays have turned into an absolute nightmare. Yousri Khachroub, a 15-year-old football hopeful playing for FC Mougins (France), lost his life on New Year’s Eve in Marrakech . While going for a jog, the teenager suffered a fatal fall into an unsecured well while trying to escape from dogs.
The Moroccan automotive industry is starting the year 2026 on a high note. The Chinese group Jiangsu Yunyi Electric has just announced its establishment in the Kingdom with an envelope of more than 600 million dirhams. The objective: to make Morocco its new rear base to conquer international markets.
It’s all hands on deck at the Customs Administration. A large-scale control operation is targeting Turkish and Chinese goods importers , accused of massive underinvoicing. The State hopes to recover nearly 3 billion dirhams in evaded duties and taxes.
It is a David versus Goliath victory that will set a precedent. The administrative court of Tangier has just condemned the company Amendis to compensate a user for having cut off his water without warning. A judgment that reminds the delegatees of their public service obligations.
It is an uphill battle for students, newlyweds and civil servants. Finding decent affordable housing in Morocco’s major cities is now a challenge. Between the explosion of Airbnb rentals and the paranoia of landlords, the market is jammed.
The ochre city remains unbeatable. The figures as of the end of October 2025 confirm the supremacy of Marrakech which captures, on its own, a third of the tourist activity of the Kingdom. With hotels filled to more than 80% in the fall, the destination is running at full speed.
It’s the earthenware pot against the iron pot. A resident of the Tangier region has decided to file a complaint against the company Al Omrane before the administrative court. He accuses the armed wing of the State in the field of housing of having amputated his land by nearly 700 m² to build a road, without any legal procedure or compensation.
Exemplarity takes a hit. Five Moroccan parliamentarians have had their monthly allowances seized by the courts. The reason? They refused to pay child support to their ex-wives and children , even though they sit to vote on laws.
The passengers of the Air Arabia flight from Tanger to Nador experienced a nightmarish evening on Friday, January 2nd. Between an aborted landing attempt, an emergency diversion, and an endless wait on the tarmac, the travelers’ nerves were severely tested.