Morocco

Through an active debt strategy Morocco has managed to reduce its external debt burden from over 50% of GDP in the early 1990s to an estimated 12.9% in 2006. It has done this in part... 2006-11-28

Foreign direct investment inflows into Morocco amounted to US$2.9bn in 2005, up from last year's US$1.1bn. Impressively, the North African country comes second behind Egypt out of... 2006-11-28

as the 2007 parliamentary elections near, electioneering is likely to lead to increasing tensions between the government and the Islamist opposition. Indeed, the controversy over... 2006-11-27

The controversy over the alleged ban on praying by staff at the national airline carrier Royal Air Maroc is a harbinger of things to come in the lead up to 2007 parliamentary elections... 2006-11-23

While the recent crack down on Islamist groups may actually boost their support, we remain sanguine on the outlook for political stability. In particular, efforts to overhaul religious... 2006-11-01

Given Morocco's impressive economic development and rising per capita incomes, we believe that risks remain generally to the upside. It is true that a strong showing for the PJD in... 2006-11-01

We have revised our forecasts for real GDP growth this year on the back of a robust Q206 performance, which came in at 2.7% q-o-q or 10.8% on an annualised basis, up from 6.8% y-o-y... 2006-11-01

As a result of robust Q206 growth, we have revised our real GDP growth forecast for Morocco from 6.9% to 7.4% (MAD509.7bn). This is in some part the result of a 'bounce-back' effect... 2006-10-31

The recent arrests of 56 individuals allegedly planning a violent campaign against the monarchy is certainly worrying, particularly given that it includes nine members of the security... 2006-10-04

Inflation has ticked up somewhat in recent months largely as a result of high global oil prices, which reached US$78.6/bbl in August.