For a few months now, tourism revenues have been on the rise in Morocco, largely thanks to the spending of foreign tourists. The Chinese, Israeli (of Moroccan origin) and American clienteles are the biggest spenders, according to professionals.
Injured for several weeks, the former Belgian international of Moroccan origin, Marouane Fellaini, who plays for Shandong Taishan in China, has finally resumed the championship, which started in early June.
The ship that transported the various modules of the industrial unit for the manufacture of vaccines, including Covid-19 vaccines, in Benslimane, arrived on Sunday at the port of Casablanca.
China has sent an important batch of 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine to Morocco on Saturday. Enough to protect Moroccan children against pneumococcal infections.
The Moroccan ready-to-wear industry would be in danger. The domestic market would be illegally competed by an online Chinese sales site, taking advantage of a legal loophole and jeopardizing competition. Concerned, professionals are alerting the authorities.
In recent years, Morocco has strengthened its army with the acquisition of Chinese or Turkish drones, which it does not hesitate to use against the Polisario. This is evidenced by the recent attack on the border between the Sahara and Mauritania.
Since this Friday, April 1st, Morocco has applied an anti-dumping duty on imports of carpets and other mechanically manufactured floor coverings, originating from China, Egypt or Jordan.
Following the crash on Monday of a China Eastern Airlines plane, King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.
In reaction to Spain’s change of position on the Sahara , the UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, called on the parties to the conflict (Morocco and the Polisario) and the interested parties (Algeria, Spain, China...) to support the efforts of the special envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, "to relaunch the political process" to resolve the conflict.
Stranded in Morocco for two years due to the Covid-19 health crisis and the closure of Chinese borders, Moroccan students pursuing their studies in China are asking to return to their universities to continue their training.
The Moroccan high-speed train (TGV), Al-Boraq, is one of the seven fastest trains in the world, along with those of France, Spain and China.
The French company Alstom will face industrialists, particularly Chinese, in the upcoming tenders to be launched by Morocco for these two new high-speed rail lines.