
Climate Change Threatens Morocco's Tourism Industry, World Bank Study Warns
The coming years look difficult for Moroccan tourism due to climate change. This is revealed by a recent study by the World Bank.

The coming years look difficult for Moroccan tourism due to climate change. This is revealed by a recent study by the World Bank.

Tourism accounts for about 7% of GDP and generates more than 500,000 direct jobs, or about 5% of Morocco’s active population. This is what emerges from the latest World Bank report on the economic situation in Morocco.

Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance, welcomes the ongoing reform of the Moroccan exchange rate regime, stating that an important step is being taken to improve the flexibility of the dirham.

Although it is ahead of its peers in terms of the density of paved roads, according to a World Bank analysis, Morocco wants to adopt a new strategy for 2030, the year in which it will co-host the World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.

Public investments in road infrastructure have a positive impact on private investments and, consequently, the Moroccan economy. This is the finding of a study carried out by the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) transport team of the World Bank.

The latest World Bank report on migration and development indicates that 20% of remittances in the MENA region come from Moroccans living abroad (MRE).

Private investment is plummeting in Morocco. This is at least what the World Bank reveals in its new report on the Moroccan economy.

While some leaders of the South have preferred to integrate the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), Mohammed VI, for his part, has chosen to strengthen his ties with the West.

The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is mobilizing for the success of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled from October 9 to 15, 2023 in Marrakech.

A report from the World Bank Group for the year 2023 focused on "the results of its activities" reveals confidence in Morocco’s "solvency". The publication of this report comes just before the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, scheduled for Marrakech next week.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) announced on Monday a decision regarding the holding of their annual meetings scheduled for October in Marrakech.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is about to unlock, from the new Resilience and Sustainability Trust, a huge loan to Morocco, in order to strengthen the country’s resilience to climate-related disasters.