Morocco
Moroccan Food Industry Seeks Urgent Aid Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Food professionals in Morocco are taking the field. Battered by the effects of the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic, they are calling for help while making proposals.
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Employment
Morocco
US Embassy Grants $163,000 to Boost Entrepreneurship in Tangier, Morocco
Young entrepreneurs in Tangier are in the spotlight. The U.S. Embassy in Morocco has just granted a $163,000 grant to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED Morocco), through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
Morocco
Study: VAT Fears Drive Informal Sector Growth in Morocco
Value Added Tax (VAT) represents "the main tax component" that informal sector players fear the most. This is the result of a study carried out by the High Commission for Planning (HCP).
Morocco
Morocco Grants National Preference to Local Printers for School Textbook Production
The Moroccan government has just granted the Moroccan Grouping of Printing Trades the gift of national preference. This decision comes in response to the multiple demands of the players in this sector who have always denounced the awarding of the market for the printing of hundreds of millions of school textbooks and notebooks to foreign countries.
Morocco
Study: 700,000 Moroccan Jobs at Risk by 2030 Due to COVID-19 Impact
The health crisis related to the coronavirus could eliminate 700,000 jobs in Morocco . This is revealed by a study carried out by the American firm McKinsey Global Institute.
Morocco
Morocco's Renewable Energy Shift to Create Nearly 500,000 Jobs by 2044, Study Finds
The shift to renewable energy sources in Morocco will create up to 482,000 jobs over the next 20 years. This is revealed by a study by the Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes (FEMISE).
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Moroccan Initiative Relocates 700 Former Border Workers to Textile Jobs
Some 700 female mules will be relocated to textile factories thanks to the integrated program for economic and social development of the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq, and the province of Tétouan, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) .
Morocco
Morocco's Informal Labor Crisis: Over Half of Workers Lack Employment Contracts
In Morocco, more than half of employees are without a contract, or 43.2% among women, compared to 58.2% among men. This is according to the information note published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on the main characteristics of the employed active population in 2020.
Morocco
Morocco Taps Diaspora for Economic Recovery, Seeks Overseas Investment
The kingdom must count on Moroccans living abroad in the economic recovery plan. In this sense, they have been invited to participate in the thematic funds related to the Mohammed VI fund and to take advantage of the opportunities of the national loan provided for in the 2021 Finance Act.
Morocco
Morocco Approves $1.1 Billion in Investment Projects, Boosting Tourism and Infrastructure
Meeting on Wednesday, the Investment Commission studied and validated 34 draft conventions and addenda to investment convention agreements. This, for a total amount of 11.3 billion dirhams, which will promote the creation of 3,500 direct jobs and 5,819 indirect jobs.
Morocco
Morocco Unveils $200,000 Support Program for Industrial Startups, Aims to Boost 5,000 Projects
By 2023, 5,000 project leaders will be supported thanks to a new support program. Moroccan startups will be able to benefit from support of up to 2 million dirhams per project.
Morocco
Morocco to Implement New Bachelor's Degree System in September, Education Minister Says
The Ministry of Education is doing everything to ensure the launch of the bachelor system is effective in September. This is what Saaïd Amzazi , Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research and government spokesperson, indicated on Tuesday in Rabat.