Survey: 85% of Moroccan Families Report Declining Living Standards
14 April 2023
85% of Moroccan families reported a significant deterioration in their standard of living. This is revealed by an HCP survey on household precariousness.
Poverty
Morocco to Launch Monthly Cash Aid for Low-Income Families in 2023
27 January 2023
The government plans to grant a monthly financial aid to all underprivileged families. This flagship measure of the country’s social protection generalization process will be (…)
Report: Over One-Third of Moroccans Face Food Insecurity Amid Rising Costs
26 January 2023
Before lack of money, 36% of Moroccans suffer from lack of food and 62% fear running out of it, according to a worrying report recently published.
Morocco to Launch Direct Cash Aid Program for 3 Million Low-Income Families
29 October 2022
The government plans to grant in 2023 a direct monthly financial aid to all underprivileged families. More specifically, seven million children and 3 million families will be (…)
Moroccans Protest Soaring Fuel and Food Prices Amid Rising Poverty Rates
21 October 2022
At the initiative of several associations, demonstrations were organized this week in about fifteen cities across Morocco to protest against the high cost of living.
Pandemic and Inflation Push 3.2 Million Moroccans into Poverty, Study Finds
13 October 2022
In Morocco, the pandemic and inflation have caused an economic and social explosion, resulting in an increase in the poverty rate. This year, 3.2 million Moroccans have fallen (…)
Moroccan Athletic Star Faiza Bachar Faces Homelessness After Floods Destroy House
4 November 2021
Moroccan athletics champion Faiza Bachar has been living for more than a year in a house that is in danger of collapsing. She occupies a room that, as one might expect, has no (…)
Morocco Invests $530 Million to Revitalize Historic Ksours and Kasbahs
29 August 2021
Approximately 5.3 billion dirhams have just been released to enhance the ksours and kasbahs of southeastern Morocco as part of the integrated strategy for the sustainable (…)
Morocco Secures €200 Million AFD Loan for Climate Action and Economic Recovery
31 July 2021
The Communal Equipment Fund (FEC) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed, on July 28, 2021, two new financing agreements. While the first strengthens the strategic (…)
Morocco’s Poverty Rate Falls, Urban Areas See Biggest Improvement
9 June 2021
In 2019, the absolute poverty rate stood at 1.2% in Morocco, with the overall improvement in the standard of living of Moroccans, particularly in urban areas. This is revealed (…)