Moroccans have warned on social media against the "chennaqa" (speculators) who drive up the prices of products and services in the kingdom, especially in the North, as the summer season approaches.
Ferry ticket prices between Spain and Morocco have seen an unprecedented increase in recent weeks. A situation denounced by Moroccans living abroad (MREs) who wish to spend their summer holidays in Morocco.
To the general surprise, the prices of admission tickets to the historical monuments of Marrakech have seen an unexpected increase.
As the celebration of Eid al-Adha approaches, sheep prices for the sacrifice have reached an unprecedented high in the markets, forcing many Moroccans to find an alternative.
Two days before Eid al-Adha , road transport professionals in Casablanca note a low enthusiasm among families to travel to other cities in the kingdom to celebrate this holiday with their loved ones.
Moroccans will have to spend a lot to buy the Eid sheep in this period marked by inflation. Economic analyst Rachid Lahlou notes that the expense for the Eid sheep depletes a third of households’ annual income.
Consumer rights defense associations say they were "surprised" by the evasive response from the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil, on the rise in travel ticket prices, denounced by Moroccans living abroad who wish to join Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation.
Severely affected by the Covid-19 crises in 2020 and the Ukrainian crisis in 2023, merchants can no longer bear their rental charges. They have shared their cash flow difficulties with real estate developers who rent them stores.
Deputies from various parliamentary groups in the House of Advisors questioned the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, about the "soaring prices of travel tickets" denounced by Moroccans living abroad who are preparing to return to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation.
Aksal Group, the Moroccan leader in the fields of Retail, Luxury, shopping malls and department stores, led by the Moroccan billionaire Salwa Idrissi , wife of the Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, is in the sights of a Spanish TikToker. She accuses him of offering Zara brand products at much higher prices in Morocco than in Spain.
A few days before the celebration of Eid al-Adha, fish prices are soaring to the dismay of Moroccan consumers. Concerned about the situation, Socialist group deputy Moulay Mehdi Fatemi addressed a written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Mohammed Sadiki.
The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is facing criticism from Moroccans living in Canada and the United States and Moroccan deputies, due to its excessive fares deemed higher than average as the summer season approaches and the absence of its CEO Abdelhamid Addou at a meeting dedicated to tourist transport in Parliament.