
Morocco Aims to Double Date Production to 300,000 Tons by 2030
Morocco intends to mobilize its efforts and resources to double its date production, reaching 300,000 tons per year, compared to 149,000 tons in 2021.
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Morocco intends to mobilize its efforts and resources to double its date production, reaching 300,000 tons per year, compared to 149,000 tons in 2021.

The Director General of Territorial Security (DGST), Abdellatif Hammouchi , has made a new series of appointments, particularly within the central services of the Human Resources Directorate.

Since Tuesday, Moroccan courts have been at a standstill following a strike by lawyers, who are protesting against the new tax measures concerning them contained in the 2023 PLF .

King Mohammed VI, President of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, has approved the appointment of 30 new judges to positions of responsibility within the financial courts.

Abderrazak Hamdallah will be among the Moroccan players called up to take part in the World Cup in Qatar, according to the Saudi press.

Like married couples, children born out of wedlock in Morocco will be taken care of by their parents. A provision is planned in the new Penal Code to recognize their rights, announced the Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouhabi.

In a context of recovery of the tourism sector , Morocco has revised its ambitions upwards, aiming to double the number of arrivals by 2030.

By the end of 2020, the direct telephone line dedicated to reporting acts of corruption , launched three years ago, had received a total of 15,881 calls, or an average of 100 calls per day, according to the national instance of integrity, prevention and the fight against corruption.

The Moroccan automotive industry has reached a record high in exports. At the end of last September, exports stood at 77.68 billion dirhams, their highest level during the same period over the past five years.

Transport Minister Mohamed Abdeljalil announced the installation of 690 fixed radars across the country by 2024, to address the scale of accidents that have occurred on road networks.

The British gas company Sound Energy announces that it has appealed to the administrative court to challenge the tax reassessment carried out in 2020 by the General Tax Administration, which claimed $2.55 million in taxes from it.

Despite the international situation, the Moroccan government will maintain subsidies to ensure price stability for butane gas, wheat and sugar on the domestic market in 2023.