Nadia El A.
For a few years now, the United Kingdom has been doing good business with Morocco in agricultural products. Morocco supplies about 22% of the tomatoes consumed in this country, while in the Spanish market, the sector is in sharp decline.
Unaccompanied foreign minors receive a monthly sum more than ten times higher than the pension of a retiree. This is what can be read on an election poster of the ultranationalist formation Vox, the third political force in Spain since the 2019 legislative elections, creating real turmoil in the capital during this campaign period for the regional elections of May 4.
Due to the health crisis, Morocco has temporarily stopped its connections with about forty countries, without thinking about the repatriation of its nationals stranded in these countries. Currently, it is a real misery that these Moroccans outside their country are living.
Morocco is embarking on the path of reforming its health system aimed at strengthening hospital management and territorial planning of health services. The Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb, presented the main lines of his reform plan during the Council of Government on April 20.
The HCP has just published a report on the various forms of domestic violence suffered by women and men in Morocco. This survey mainly aims to understand this scourge in all its forms and contexts.
Morocco’s overall port traffic is doing well despite the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, it went from 153.1 million tons in 2019 to 172.1 million tons in 2020, an increase of 12.4%.
In 2020, the profitability of the banking sector was shaken by several problems related to the health crisis. To better understand the situation, the rating agency Moody’s has just published a note on the state of Moroccan banks.
The draft law under consideration on money laundering was unanimously adopted overnight Monday by the deputies members of the justice commission in the House of Representatives. This is the last step before its final validation in plenary session scheduled for this Tuesday.
From now on, Morocco is opening its doors to foreign doctors and foreign investment in the health sector. Good news that comes at a time when the country is suffering from a shortage of doctors, exacerbated by the health crisis.
The coronavirus continues to challenge the scientific community. The variant that appeared in India could be more contagious and resistant to the vaccine, warns the World Health Organization (WHO).
Sound Energy and Afriquia Gaz are joining forces for the commercialization of natural gas in Morocco. The announcement of a partnership between the two parties was made by the executive chairman of Sound Energy, Graham Lyon.
The IMF said it was satisfied with Morocco’s progress in Covid vaccination. Its director made this known this week during a meeting with the Minister of Economy.