Morocco

  • Apr 20, 2017
  • 2 min read

Morocco's currency liberalisation will be slow

The Central Bank wants to start partially liberalising the dirham’s peg to a euro-and-dollar basket

Morocco
  • Apr 6, 2017
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New Moroccan government will be beholden to the palace

The party that led in the polls made major concessions to palace-friendly parties

Morocco
  • Mar 29, 2017
  • 7 min read

The palace will have the final say in Moroccan policy

The new premier is close to announcing the new coalition government after over five months of deadlock

Morocco
  • Mar 21, 2017
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US laptop ban will damage Middle East links

Washington rules that electronic devices on flights from ten airports must be consigned to the hold

Middle East
  • Mar 16, 2017
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Palace manoeuvres may strengthen Moroccan king

The King will replace the premier-designate with someone else from his party

Morocco
  • Feb 23, 2017
  • 7 min read

Middle East repression fears drive Islamist pragmatism

US debates over criminalising the Muslim Brotherhood neglect the movement's pragmatic record in government

Middle East
  • Feb 16, 2017
  • 6 min read

Coalition logjam suits Moroccan king, but has risks

Over four months after the general election on October 7, there is still no sign of a new governing coalition

Morocco
  • Feb 15, 2017
  • 7 min read

Maghreb states will struggle to address protests

Social protests are a growing feature of the political landscape in the Maghreb

North Africa