These MREs who find a new life in Morocco The Kandinsky café-restaurant, a trendy and modern place in the city of Tangier, is buzzing with activity. The atmosphere is lively, the conversations lively. One detail attracts attention: the Dutch language resonates there, whether in exchanges between customers or on the menus. Here, no tourists, but […]
Spain teams up Morocco Spain has decided to provide Morocco with additional resources in order to strengthen its capacities in terms of border surveillance and the fight against illegal immigration. The government of Pedro Sánchez approved an envelope of 2.5 million euros intended for the acquisition of vehicles and equipment: 183 motorcycles with a total […]
Moroccan casinos under close surveillance In Morocco, a group made up of Moroccan nationals and foreigners is suspected of money laundering. Two of them are on blacklists of financial regulators in their home countries and have a history of questionable records. Casinos, blessed places for money laundering? Following an alert from a large casino, the […]
Morocco: the 2024 tax amnesty brought big profits to the State The 2024 tax amnesty in Morocco brought in more than 100 billion dirhams. A record amount which remains to be confirmed by official sources. Also called “voluntary regularization”, the tax amnesty aimed to allow Moroccan taxpayers to comply with the tax authorities. At the […]
Morocco rolls out the red carpet for Chinese tourists China and Morocco have decided to strengthen their air connection. Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, will launch a new connection between Shanghai and Casablanca on January 19, while Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will resume the direct Casablanca-Beijing route the next day, January 20. […]
The body of a man discovered in El Jadida, murder or suicide? The charred body of a person was found during the night from Friday to Saturday in a traditional oven in the commune of Moulay Abdallah. The competent prosecutor’s office of the El Jadida Court of Appeal has opened an investigation to determine the […]
The inauguration of the Carrefour store in Oujda turns into a fiasco, one week after the opening In Oujda, the Carrefour store in the Al Quds district suddenly closed its doors just one week after its inauguration. This sudden closure took residents and merchants in the area by surprise, leaving doubts surrounding the reasons for […]
Morocco, African tourism champion, overtakes Egypt Morocco stole the spotlight from Egypt in 2024, becoming the number one tourist destination in Africa. Egypt, which had dominated the sector for many years, welcomed around 15.7 million tourists, according to statements by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reported by the agency Ecofin.
Tangier: this costly wait The adoption of a system of exceptional licenses to stimulate hotel and tourism projects in Tangier, in anticipation of major sports competitions to come, seems compromised. Sources close to the regional investment office of the Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region told Hespress that the implementation of this system “is not possible at the […]
Morocco: something new for corporate tax In Morocco, Economic Interest Groups (EIGs) and Joint Ventures will now pay corporate tax. The measure came into force on January 1, 2025. This is a first in Morocco. In accordance with the 2025 finance law and article 2 of the General Tax Code, GIEs and joint ventures will […]