After recording the disappearance of 150,000 businesses between 2022 and 2025, the Moroccan Confederation of Very Small and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises is calling on political parties. It is notably demanding a tax capped at 10%, the end of certain penalties, and better access to public contracts.
Under the protection of U.S. bankruptcy law since June 2025, Marelli is preparing to come under the control of its creditors. The operation directly concerns Morocco: its subsidiary located in the Tangier free zone is among the group being acquired by funds managed by Strategic Value Partners.
Transport operators in Souss-Massa are denouncing a paradoxical situation: while the state is helping them absorb part of the cost of fuel, tax audits would now be imposing adjustments on them that, according to their union, could push some companies into bankruptcy.
In the Netherlands, Oranje’s elimination by Morocco is experienced as both a tactical and sporting failure. In a severe analysis, NOS believes that Ronald Koeman abandoned the principles of Dutch football by excessively adapting his team to the Atlas Lions.
Born in Casablanca, billionaire Patrick Drahi is currently negotiating the historic sale of SFR . A major transaction for this Moroccan-born businessman, who built his vast empire on debt before facing recent financial turbulence.
Human Rights Watch denounces the non-payment of 50 Moroccan companies that renovated a Saudi prince’s palace in Tangier. This default, estimated at $5 million, threatens to bankrupt the subcontractors and leaves hundreds of workers without pay.
The host Hamza El Filali wanted to publicly thank Abderrazak Hamdallah. He revealed that the Moroccan international had provided him with crucial financial assistance when he was facing heavy debts and legal problems.
In Morocco, the number of small businesses that have gone bankrupt has increased considerably in three years. This is revealed by a new national study by the Moroccan Instance of Very Small Enterprises (IMPE) on the situation of VSEs.
The Exchange Office intensifies its controls after detecting accounting anomalies in several investment projects of Moroccan companies abroad.
The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) has announced the extension until the end of December of the deadline initially set for inactive companies to regularize their tax situation.
Faced with the closure of many cafes and restaurants, professionals in the sector are sounding the alarm. They have contacted Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, and are demanding an immediate response from him and the other members of Aziz Akhannouch’s government.
Moroccans who were used to ordering through Jumia Food will now have to turn to a competitor. The company has just announced the end of its service in Morocco.