Donald Trump has asked his administration to encourage investment and economic development with Morocco, including in the southern provinces. Energy, artificial intelligence, critical minerals and defense are among the sectors mentioned.
The minimum rate paid on savings accounts in Morocco will increase in the second half of 2026. It will rise from 1.61% to 1.82%, according to the latest indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.
Morocco will witness a major solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12. The phenomenon will peak shortly before 8 p.m., after which the Sun will disappear below the horizon while the Moon still hides part of it.
Some Moroccans have paid deposits or advances for homes whose projects are facing delays . The authorities will check whether certain developments were marketed on disputed land or land whose legal status had not yet been regularized.
Correcting an error in a name and printing a boarding pass will no longer be chargeable in several situations. The new European rules will also protect the return ticket when a traveler does not use their outbound flight.
A British writer travelled to Rabat to discover its programme as World Book Capital 2026. After several days there, the hundreds of announced events remained largely invisible to him.
Moroccan motorists have escaped, at least temporarily, a sharp increase in fuel prices. The rise expected overnight from Friday to Saturday was ultimately not implemented.
Finding a rental home in Morocco may force some tenants to pay the equivalent of three months’ rent before even receiving the keys. Consumer associations are calling for regulation of intermediaries’ commissions.
They had swum for hours and risked their lives to reach Ceuta. A few hours later, thousands of young people were nevertheless trying to return to Morocco , after discovering hunger, the streets and the impossibility of reaching mainland Spain.
Moroccan textile and leather exports fell by 6.5% in the first half of 2026, while Morocco’s overall sales abroad continued to grow.
The Moroccan state’s salary expenditure rose sharply in the first half of 2026, now approaching 100 billion dirhams.
Morocco will present the know-how associated with zellige for inscription on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The file will be submitted as part of the 2027 cycle.