Morocco

While the law provides for a wide variety of corporate structures, most companies are joint stock companies, governed by Law 17-95, as amended, or limited liability companies (LLCs) governed by Law 5-95, as modified. Joint stock companies are required to have no less than five shareholders and a minimum capital of Dh300,000 (€26,670), or Dh3m (€266,...

Despite going through a tough period due to regional instability and financial turmoil in several Western economies, Morocco remains one of the main advertising markets in the Maghreb in terms of its size and dynamism. Television is still the most important of traditional media vehicles, and local established channels are seeing increased...

Economic development has allowed Morocco to start competing in new industries and innovative sectors, driven by the country’s Industrial Emergence Plan. However, it has also exposed a lack of adequate qualified human resources in certain essential areas.

Historically, Moroccan authorities have called upon the private sector to partner on initiatives that are under the jurisdiction of the state and the local authorities. This has been an established practice for decades in public utilities such as water and electricity. Starting in the 1980s, the role of the private sector has grown substantially...

With a surge of independent newspapers, Morocco’s media landscape is gaining diversity as it tries to adapt its dispersed market to the growing weight of online news content. Internet-based products are becoming more relevant, as new daily and weekly Arabic print newspapers compete for advertising spend with francophone titles. The new radio...

Galvanised by encouraging policy-driven results, as well as by the 2011 constitutional amendments that enshrined access to health care as a basic right of all citizens, Morocco is securing the gains it has made over the past two decades. The government is hoping a regional approach to health care management will help improve governance and reduce...