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Financial exclusion remains high in Morocco despite digital progress

Despite Morocco’s strong digital infrastructure and widespread mobile phone use, more than half of the adult population remains excluded from the official financial system, according to the World Bank’s Findex Global Database 2025, released this Wednesday. The report reveals that only 44%......

Morocco’s economy records robust growth in early 2025

Morocco’s economy demonstrated strong momentum in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP expanding by 4.8%, significantly outpacing the 3% growth recorded during the same period in 2024. According to the High Commission for Planning (HCP), this growth was driven by a rebound in agriculture, robust......

World Bank allocates $250 million to bolster Morocco’s social safety nets

Morocco has secured $250 million in financing from the World Bank to advance its ambitious reform of social protection systems. The funding supports Morocco’s "Support to Strengthening of Social Safety Nets for Human Development Project," which aims to reduce poverty, improve aid delivery,......

Morocco’s returnees: A surge of opportunity and identity

Remittances from Moroccans residing abroad accounted for nearly a tenth of the country’s GDP At 5 a.m., Joulya Azmi zipped her suitcase shut for the last time in Bordeaux, France. The Franco-Moroccan nurse had spent nine years in France—slogging through night shifts, dodging microaggressions,......

World Bank report highlights challenges for businesses in Morocco's informal sector

A new World Bank report has spotlighted a troubling trend within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): since 2000, per capita GDP growth in the region has consistently lagged behind that of comparable economies. This stagnation is largely attributed to the underperformance of the private sector, which......

Gabon awaits outcome of its first presidential election after Bongo’s regime

Gabonese citizens are anxiously awaiting the results of the upcoming presidential election, set for April 12, marking the first such race since the fall of the Bongo regime in August 2023. The campaign, which began on March 29, will run until April 11, with the election scheduled for April 12. General......

Morocco's economic growth forecast: 3.6% in 2025

Morocco's economy is set to grow by 3.6% in 2025, an increase from 3.2% in 2024, according to the World Bank's latest economic report titled "Prioritizing reforms to boost the business environment." This optimistic projection comes despite the adverse impact of droughts on agricultural......

Morocco secures $600 million in World Bank funding for human capital initiative

The World Bank has approved a substantial $600 million to support the final phase of Morocco's human capital development program, aimed at enhancing national resilience and social welfare. This funding initiative focuses on four critical areas: strengthening resilience to health risks, improving......

World Bank backs Morocco’s FIFA 2030 World Cup preparations

The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Morocco in its preparations for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Ousmane Dione, the institution’s vice president for the Middle East and North Africa, made this declaration during a meeting on Wednesday with Fouzi Lekjaa, Morocco’s......