Morocco Economy

Over the past 15 years Morocco has signed free trade agreements (FTAs) with some of the largest economies in the world. This has impacted the kingdom’s trade figures, though in some cases it has also been followed by increases in trade deficits with these partners. The next major accord Morocco is likely to sign is a Deep and Comprehensive FTA...

Résidences Dar Saada (RDS) is a Moroccan social and intermediate housing pure play listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange since December 2014. In less than four years, RDS successfully transitioned from a medium-sized real estate company to the third major operator in the Moroccan social and intermediate housing market, with about 5990 units...

The Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) has faced both a slim listings pipeline and low levels of secondary trading in recent years. However, market authorities are working on the launch of a range of reforms and new products that they hope will reinvigorate activity on the exchange, at a time when liquidity is also returning to the wider economy...

Attijariwafa Bank is the leading bank in Morocco in terms of outstanding loans, with a 26.1% market share, and the number two bank in terms of collected deposits, with 25.1% of the market as of December 2014. The bank operates 3265 branches in Morocco. The group also conducts business outside Morocco, having begun a regional expansion in 2005...