Morocco gains 7 places in the 2020 "Doing Business" ranking of the World Bank, released on Thursday in Washington. It is now ranked 53rd globally. This progress was welcomed with satisfaction by the Government, which hopes to reach the top 50 of the world’s largest economies by 2021.
Despite its stagnation in the 2019 ranking of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Morocco manages to hold its own by showing a slight improvement. Its financial system and inflation control, as well as infrastructure, allow the Kingdom to slightly improve its score. Security is also one of its strengths.
In its latest publication, the rating agency Standard & Poors has confirmed its "BBB- / A-3" rating on Morocco, and notes a stable outlook.
Morocco ranks 80th in the ranking of the most powerful passports in the world for the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the 2019 "Passport Index" Report by the Henley & Partners firm.
King Mohammed VI is once again featured in the ranking of the most influential Muslim personalities in the world "The Muslim 500" just published by the Royal Center for Islamic Research and Studies in Jordan.
Morocco is at the top of the ranking of North African countries with the highest suicide rate, which would be the highest among women.
Morocco ranks 66th out of 140 countries, thus falling back one place in the Global Index established by the World Economic Forum (WEF). This is revealed by the 2019 Global Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Ranking, which also indicates that the kingdom nevertheless shows better scores at the regional level, in certain sub-indices.
Mohamed appears, for the first time ever, in the top 20 most popular names in France.
Marrakech-Menara International Airport experienced a 30.58% increase in traffic in July 2019, according to the National Airports Office (ONDA).
Morocco occupies an unenviable place among 80 countries where it is good to live for women in the global ranking of the American magazine "Usa news and world report". The Scandinavian countries are at the top of the pack, followed by Canada.
The many complaints recorded by tourists place Marrakech in the global top 10 of destinations with a high risk of food poisoning. This ranking, conducted by the company Sick Holiday, was published by the British Daily Mail.
Morocco is the most connected African country to the Internet. This is revealed by a recent World Bank study on Internet access in Africa.