Morocco achieved a jump of 7 places in the Doing Business 2020 ranking of the World Bank, made public Thursday in Washington, to become the 53rd rank on a global scale. At the African level, the report notes that Morocco retains its third position behind Mauritius, which ranks 13th in the world, Rwanda (38th), and […]
Month: October 2019
Doing Business 2020 Ranking: Morocco Leaps 7 Places to 53rd Worldwide
Morocco has moved up 7 places in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 ranking, released Thursday in Washington, to 53rd place worldwide. “This breakthrough marks significant progress towards Morocco’s goal of reaching the top 50 largest economies in the world by 2021,” the head of government’s Department said in a statement. Morocco maintains its lead […]
Mohammed VI, Clement and compassionate
Once again the human dimension that has always motivated the actions of King Mohammed VI, was manifested this Wednesday, October 16, 2019. In fact, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice, the sovereign pardoned Miss Hajar Raissouni, who is still the subject of a lawsuit. This royal grace illustrates, indeed, the compassion, the […]
King Mohammed VI King Chairs Opening of Parliament
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, chaired on Friday the opening of the first session of the fourth legislative year of the tenth legislature. Upon his arrival at the headquarters of the Parliament, the King, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, saluted […]
King Mohammed VI Delivers Speech on Opening of Parliament
King Mohammed VI gave, on Friday before the members of the two houses of the parliament, a speech on the occasion of the first session of the fourth legislative year of the tenth legislature. Here follows the full text of the speech: Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Members of Parliament, It gives me great pleasure to […]
King Mohammed VI Chairs in Rabat Council of Ministers
King Mohammed VI chaired, on Wednesday in Rabat royal palace, a council of ministers to present the broad lines of the 2020 draft appropriation bill and adopt several international agreements, said a statement read by official spokesperson of the royal palace Abdelhak Lamrini. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister of economy, finance and […]
Reshuffle: King Mohammed VI Receives New Members of Government
King Mohammed VI received, on Wednesday, Safar 10, 1441 hegira, corresponding to Oct. 9, 2019, in the Throne Hall at Rabat Royal palace, the head of the government and members of the newly-restructured cabinet. They are: Saad Dine El Otmani: Head of Government; Mustapha Ramid: Minister of State for Human Rights and Relations with Parliament; […]
Lesotho Withdraws Recognition of ‘SADR’
The Kingdom of Lesotho issued on Friday a Note Verbale by its ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations formalizing its decision to “suspend all declarations or decisions” relating to the status of the Sahara and the pseudo “sadr”, and pledging to “actively support the political process led by the United Nations”, and that “positive […]