After a decade of investment, Morocco’s Oriental region is ready to build a strong reputation in the Mediterranean. For years, the Oriental, as the Eastern Region is known, suffered from insufficient transport connections to the rest of the country and a lack of the infrastructure necessary for supporting the development of its family-owned businesses and strategic industries. However, an...
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Articles & Analysis | Young and restless: The government aims to target a persistently high unemployment rate from The Report: Morocco 2013
Official statistics place unemployment in Morocco at 9.1%. However, these measures do not take into account seasonal workers, those who have given up looking for work or the informal working economy, making it difficult to accurately gauge the employment situation. Nevertheless, seven out of every 10 households in Morocco say finding work is a...
Articles & Analysis | Up to standard: Working with the EU to harmonise laws and regulations from The Report: Morocco 2013
In 2008 the EU upgraded its Association Agreement with Morocco to “advanced status”, granting the kingdom most of the commercial advantages of being part of the EU but without participation in the bloc’s political institutions. The kingdom now is undertaking the painstaking work of harmonising its laws and regulations with EU requirements, which...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Nizar Baraka, Minister of Economy and Finance from The Report: Morocco 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Chakib Benmoussa, President, Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) from The Report: Morocco 2013
How are labour rights protected, and what sort of flexibility is there in the labour code?
Articles & Analysis | Offshoring success: The country aims to maintain its lead in outsourced services from The Report: Morocco 2013
With European businesses bent on reducing expenses in cost-sensitive sectors, Morocco is becoming a leading provider of offshoring services, especially for the French- and Spanish-speaking markets. The kingdom has now begun emphasising nearshoring – the relocation of customer-oriented services to neighbouring countries – to spur growth and job...