The number of self-employed workers continues to increase in the kingdom. At the end of 2021, there were 373,663 of them, four times more than 4 years ago, according to figures from the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI).
Morocco is experiencing a resurgence of entrepreneurship after a period of decline in 2020. The number of companies created in 2021 stood at 135,000, up 22% from the previous year.
Two Moroccan startups are among the nominees for the Viram Foundation and Forbes award, for the most impactful startup in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The health crisis has boosted entrepreneurship in Morocco. A total of 58,408 new companies were created in 2021, an increase of 30% compared to 2020.
Craftsmen not registered with the tax authorities and who are listed in the National Register of Craftsmen must now pay 135 Dhs per month to benefit from social coverage.
The government has announced the adoption of a reform in favor of self-employed workers , in order to increase the ceiling of their turnover.
The coronavirus crisis has strongly impacted state revenues. At the end of 2020, they stood at 80 billion DH, said Monday, the head of government, Saâdeddine El Othmani before the deputies of the House of Representatives.
Self-employed workers are facing enormous difficulties, especially in this period of health crisis related to the coronavirus. Foreign self-employed workers, for their part, find themselves in a delicate situation.
The Economic Monitoring Committee (CVE) held its 5th meeting on April 20, 2020. New measures have been taken to relieve self-employed workers affected by the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
The sword of Damocles hangs over the kingdom’s economy due to the Coronavirus pandemic that spares no sector. Feeling threatened, self-employed workers are calling on the State for help.
The Economic Monitoring Committee, which met yesterday, Thursday, March 19, for the second time this week, has taken more social, economic and fiscal measures to deal with the spread of the coronavirus.
The joy of self-entrepreneurs and cooperatives at the possibility offered to them to benefit from public orders will have been short-lived. These two categories of operators will still have to face many bottlenecks.