Nadia El A.
In November 2020, EU imports of fresh fruits and vegetables from Morocco reached 1.4 million tons, an increase of 9% compared to 2019. This is revealed by the latest data updated by Eurostat.
In order to accelerate the national vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, the National Technical and Scientific Advisory Vaccination Committee has opted for the use of two other vaccines. These are the Russian Sputnik V and the American Johnson-Johnson vaccines. However, for the latter case, Morocco will have to be patient.
Number 1 worldwide on the theme "innovation, technology and data", Morocco will lead an advocacy based on a set of concrete actions for Sustainable Development Goal 7 and the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement. This first global energy meeting under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly since 1981 aims to accelerate the achievement of this objective.
In 2020, the European Investment Bank (EIB) mobilized 617 million euros in financing for Morocco . This is almost double the EIB’s budget compared to 2019.
Senior officials, senior executives and teachers in the school of new approaches to the evaluation of public policies. The module is at the heart of a training cycle launched on Monday in Rabat , and organized by the National School of Administration (ENSA) and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (KSG).
Visa and the Moroccan Interbank Monetary Center (CMI) have just announced the increase of the card verification limit to 600 dirhams in Morocco . A change that will allow consumers to make large purchases without entering the PIN code and contactlessly.
For having chosen to support Patrice Motsepe for the post of CAF president, Fouzi Lekjaa wants to give himself a chance for a seat on the FIFA Council. In his way, he will have to face two heavyweight North African competitors: the president of the Algerian Football Federation, Kheireddine Zetchi and the former Egypt, Abu Rida.
Heavy rains, stormy in places, followed by strong winds are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday in Morocco. The announcement was made by the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) .
Young entrepreneurs in Tangier are in the spotlight. The U.S. Embassy in Morocco has just granted a $163,000 grant to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED Morocco), through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) are strengthening their partnership. In a press release, the two institutions have just announced the signing of a financing contract of 85 million euros (around 925 million dirhams), as part of the European Union’s External Lending Mandate (ELM) for the period 2021-2027.
Morocco wants to regulate the use and cultivation of cannabis on its national territory. Thus, several associations and civil society organizations have called for the bill to this effect to be integrated into a global project for the development of the regions where the cultivation of this plant is developing.
Listed in the FATF gray list, Morocco must reorganize its system. The informal sector, crowned by underreporting, lack of invoices, smuggling, must be reduced as soon as possible.