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Economy

Morocco's trade deficit deepened in July to US$2.099bn, up 44.2% y-o-y, on the back of soaring energy import costs. With oil prices now well down from their July peak, we expect the... 2008-09-26


Economy

Global financial turmoil and a European slowdown do pose some downside risks to the Moroccan real estate sector, particularly tourism-related developments. However, domestic demand... 2008-09-22


Political Risk

Human rights groups have welcomed last week's decision by a Moroccan appeal court to dismiss the jail sentence and fine imposed on a blogger deemed to have insulted King Mohammed... 2008-09-22


Political Risk

Despite a change of leadership, we do not expect any major shift in policy direction from Morocco's main Islamist party, the PJD. Most importantly, the party remains committed to... 2008-07-24


Economy

Moroccan police have hailed a victory in their fight against the Kingdom's thriving illegal drugs trade. In a series of raids along the northern Moroccan coast, police seized more... 2008-07-24


Economy

With the dollar starting to strengthen, our view on the Moroccan dirham is playing out. In line with our forecasts for the euro, which the dirham tracks closely, we are forecasting... 2008-07-24


Economy

Measures to improve energy security are a positive long-term development for a country that is currently completely reliant on oil imports. However, they will have little impact on... 2008-07-17


Economy

Measures to improve energy security are a positive long-term development for a country that is currently completely reliant on oil imports.

2008-07-17

Economy

We forecast unemployment to fall slowly to around 8% by 2011. However, failure to improve the education system could constrain job creation, presenting risks to the Kingdom's future... 2008-06-20


Economy

The Moroccan bureau chief of Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, Hassan Rachidi, has been charged with publishing false information, after reporting that protestors had been killed... 2008-06-20

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