
Real Estate Market in Morocco Faces Sharp Decline Amid Health Crisis
The health crisis is hitting the real estate market hard. This is what the study by the real estate transaction website Mubawab indicates.

The health crisis is hitting the real estate market hard. This is what the study by the real estate transaction website Mubawab indicates.

The covid-19 pandemic will increase the poverty rate in Morocco by one percentage point. This is information revealed by a report jointly prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Bank.

Royal Air Maroc is suffering greatly from the immobilization of its aircraft, since the Moroccan government decided to suspend all air links with the international community.

To cope with the economic consequences of COVID-19, the Moroccan state will cut spending and borrow in foreign currency.

In a note devoted to Morocco, the rating and financial evaluation agency believes that the country is making efforts to face internal and external shocks. For it, even if the current crisis is fraught with many repercussions, the Moroccan economy will be able to count on certain sectors to provide it with a breath of fresh air.

The American magazine "Foreign Policy" looked at the consequences of the current health crisis on the local African market, and particularly that of Morocco. According to it, this pandemic will have serious economic consequences on Morocco.

It is a lean period for workers without contracts and without social protection in the Maghreb. Whether in Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia, these workers hope for a rapid end to the crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic to regain their smile.

Abdellatif Jouahri, Wali of Bank Al-Maghrib, in an interview with Medias24 , discussed the consequences of the Coronavirus on the economic sector of the kingdom, the support measures taken by the economic monitoring committee and the prospects.

The spread of COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on the economy of companies in the tourism and textile sectors. To address this, the economic monitoring committee has authorized two initial relief measures for these two sectors.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is mired in an unprecedented financial crisis, to the point of negotiating unpaid leave with its staff.

The halt of Chinese exports due to the coronavirus is not helping the business of "Derb Omar", the commercial district of Casablanca . There is great concern for the turnover of the users of this giant shopping center if solutions are not found very quickly to counter the virus.

The municipality of Casablanca is going through an unprecedented financial crisis, due to persistently low revenues and the weight of administrative expenses.