Politics | Economy - Development | Society
Lower levies on trade – federation official calls
afrol News, 16 November - The president of the Marmara Business Life Associations Federation (MARÝFED) Ahmet Ciðer has appealed for reduction of customs duties saying high levies hamper trade between Turkey and Morocco. The levies reportedly go up to 30 percent on industrial goods. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
Morocco-Sweden row over Western Sahara
afrol News, 4 November - Morocco has expelled a Swedish diplomat, accused of delivering Moroccan state documents to "separatists" from Western Sahara. This comes as a Sahrawi political prisoner in Morocco is awarded a prestigious Swedish prize.
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Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
DRC and Morocco elected to new forest financing programme
afrol News, 20 October - Signaling their commitment to a unique partnership to combat climate change through forest management, six developing countries will join five contributor countries on the newly elected governing body of the Forest Investment Program (FIP), a programme of the Strategic Climate Fund under the Climate Investment Funds of the multilateral development banks. Read more
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Technology | Economy - Development
Competition in Morocco's telecom market increasing
afrol News, 18 September - Morocco's telecommunications market will be marked by an increase in competition in both fixed and mobile segments during the next five years, leaving incumbent Maroc Telecom to deal with the mounting pressure, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research. Read more
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Politics | Society
Fresh promise for Western Sahara talks
afrol News, 13 August - The latest United Nations-backed talks between Morocco and the Frente Polisario over the disputed territory of Western Sahara have concluded with a commitment from both parties to continue negotiations as soon as possible. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society | Media
IFJ condemns seizure of magazines in Morocco
afrol News, 5 August - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned the order issued last Saturday by the Minister of the Interior in Morocco to seize and destroy over 100,000 copies of two weeklies, TelQuel and Nichane magazines, which carried results of an opinion poll on King Mohammed VI's decade on the throne. Read more
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Science - Education | Economy - Development | Society
Morocco signs €155 million loan agreement with France
afrol News, 7 July - The Moroccan government has signed three loan agreements worth 1,700 million dirhams (155 million euros) with the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance the reform of the education system, rural roads rehabilitation and the infrastructure projects for Rabat. Read more
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Economy - Development | Technology
Morocco invests in fiber optic line to Western Sahara
afrol News, 22 May - Maroc Telecom has secured a US$ 1.3 billion investment programme, mostly financed by the Moroccan government. The programme will see major improvement and modernisation of Morocco's fixed-line and mobile networks, but also a new fiber optic cable to France and through Western Sahara into Mauritania.
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Politics | Economy - Development
Morocco records 5.4% economic growth in 2009
afrol News, 12 May - The Moroccan economy has achieved a growth rate of 5.4 percent in 2009, despite the international financial crisis, compared to 5.7 percent in 2008, according to the latest forecast from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more
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» 22.04.2009 - Arabic network condemns sentencing of journalist
» 01.04.2009 - Morocco to modernise its educational system
» 31.03.2009 - Morocco and Tunisia get $2.5 billion in energy investments
» 30.03.2009 - 5 missionaries expelled for trying to convert Muslims
» 20.03.2009 - $1.5 million grant for Morocco tech development
» 16.03.2009 - 2 Moroccan nationals on Interpol alert following Belgian jail escape
» 09.03.2009 - Morocco announces $10 billion investment in the energy sector
» 27.02.2009 - Morocco convicts 18 terrorists
» 16.02.2009 - 5 die as boat capsize off Canary Islands
» 05.02.2009 - Six die in snow roof collapse
» 13.01.2009 - Landslide kills 6 in Algeria
» 22.12.2008 - Morocco repress Sahrawi population - HRW
» 17.12.2008 - $5 million for youth programmes in Morocco and Egypt
» 16.12.2008 - EU grants advanced status to Morocco
» 09.12.2008 - Morocco doubles military budget
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