In its report entitled "Health and Economic Consequences of an Imminent Global Challenge", the World Bank reveals that 66% of Moroccan women are obese or overweight. The same report indicates that worldwide, about 44% of adults and 20% of children over five are facing the same weight issues.
In the urbanization process on an African scale, Morocco maintains its 13th place. According to the statistics, a certain slowdown is noticeable, compared to several other countries on the continent.
The Casablanca-Settat region will sign, on Thursday, January 23, a loan agreement of 100 million dollars with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank, to finance the construction of lines 3 and 4 of the Casablanca tramway.
Morocco and the World Bank signed, on Thursday, a development policy financing agreement with a deferred drawdown option for natural disaster risks, in the amount of $275 million. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Benchaaboun, and the Country Director for the Maghreb, Middle East and North Africa region at the World Bank, Jesko Hentschel.
In total, 71% of the Moroccan population are exposed to a "high level of water stress". This is what the latest World Bank report entitled "Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa" indicates.
The World Bank will grant a loan of $275 million to Morocco . This loan, approved on December 11, aims to support development policy support for disaster risk management.
Statistics on national education are alarming, with 64% of children under 10 being illiterate. This finding proves that despite the constant increase in the budget allocated to education (16%), the challenge of schooling is far from being met.
Morocco has made significant progress in complying with the Doing Business ranking. This was noted in Rabat last Thursday by Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region.
This is good news for Moroccan municipalities. The World Bank’s Board of Directors has just approved a $300 million loan to improve the performance of municipalities in Morocco.
The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved, on Friday, November 8, 2019, a $300 million loan to Morocco. This fund will be used to strengthen municipalities in the Kingdom over a five-year period.
Morocco is safer for tourists than France, Germany and the United Kingdom, according to the ranking on tourism competitiveness by the World Economic Forum and the World Bank.
Morocco gains 7 places in the 2020 "Doing Business" ranking of the World Bank, released on Thursday in Washington. It is now ranked 53rd globally. This progress was welcomed with satisfaction by the Government, which hopes to reach the top 50 of the world’s largest economies by 2021.