Port infrastructure in Morocco has been benefitting from upgrade work for several years now. In 2014 the total cargo traffic passing through the kingdom’s ports reached some 115.1m tonnes, up from 92.3m tonnes in 2012. Much of this increase was the result of a new, overarching development plan, the Port Strategy 2030, which was put together by...
Adapting to the opportunities and challenges of a growing economy, Morocco’s transport sector has improved significantly in recent years, benefitting from an influx of capital and a number of major upgrades. While there is still scope for further improvement, private investment initiatives have contributed to the government-led development...
Alongside efforts to develop transport infrastructure, Moroccan authorities are working to improve efficiency and bring down the costs for shipping, transport and distribution. A set of new measures – ranging from road interchanges to specialised industrial zones – are aiming to reduce logistics costs from the current 20% of GDP to 15% over...
A 2012 World Bank report suggested that as much as one-fifth of private sector employment in Morocco comes from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), while the African Development Bank reported in 2014 that SMEs provide roughly half of the industrial sector’s employment and nearly 40% of its turnover.
Per capita consumption of medicines in Morocco is low, with annual spending per citizen hovering around Dh400-500 (€44-54) compared to €61 in Algeria and €98 globally. This gap is due in large part to the high cost of medicine compared to average incomes. Authorities have worked to broaden health insurance coverage, as well as to implement a...
Although affected by a trading slowdown in recent years, indicators in the second half of 2014 have displayed some signs of recovery in Morocco’s industrial sector. According to preliminary data released by the High Planning Commission (Haut Commissariat au Plan, HCP), the sector’s value added, excluding oil, refining increased from 0.8% in...
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