Morocco
Morocco pushes business-friendly image with new budget
Building on a reputation as one of the region’s more investable countries, the new budget cuts taxes for manufacturing
MoroccoNext Moroccan lobbying body head will be more cautious
Nominations have opened for the next chairman of the main body representing private business after the old head resigned
MoroccoMoroccan defence boost may aim at assuaging discontent
A draft budget for 2020 foresees an almost 30% increase in spending on the military next year
MoroccoMorocco Raissouni pardon confirms autocratic leanings
The king yesterday pardoned journalist Hajar Raissouni, who had been jailed for allegedly having an abortion
MoroccoPalace restricts Morocco's Islamist government further
A government reshuffle that the king asked for in July saw the leading coalition party lose a ministry to a technocrat
MoroccoMorocco government reshuffle shows king’s influence
A long-awaited cabinet reshuffle was announced yesterday
MoroccoMorocco is rolling back press freedoms
The sentencing of a journalist on apparently trumped up charges shows that press freedoms are being curtailed
MoroccoMoroccan journalist sentencing may embarrass the king
A journalist is jailed for one year after a conviction for having pre-marital sex and obtaining an abortion
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