Morocco

While in real terms, we are forecasting Morocco's net exports position to deteriorate in 2009, the current account will be afforded some respite by falling food and energy prices.... 2008-10-23

The granting of 'advanced status' by the European Union (EU) to Morocco is recognition of the Kingdom's reform efforts over the past decade. But while the status upgrade rewards Morocco... 2008-10-20

All the signs are that 2009 will be tougher for North Africa than 2008 has been - Algeria will see its oil revenues drop considerably, while Morocco and Tunisia will feel the impact... 2008-10-16

Changing external conditions will alleviate much of the inflationary pressure that has plagued Morocco so far this year. We see CPI dropping to 3.0% y-o-y by year-end and to 2.5%... 2008-10-15

Human rights groups have welcomed the decision by a Moroccan appeal court to dismiss the jail sentence and fine imposed on a blogger deemed to have insulted King Mohammed IV. Mohammed... 2008-09-26

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

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

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

We have raised our forecasts for Morocco's foreign exchange reserves, after newly released data from the International Monetary Fund revealed a sharper than expected accumulation... 2008-08-28

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