L'ECONOMISTE :
Tariff inflation at ports: "The drop in the cost of ocean freight has hardly benefited Moroccan operators. At issue, the tariffs of the services, which have seen significant increases, accuse the maritime agents. Handling took a 22%, related port services are also contaminated by this inflation. The regulator recalls that prices are regulated and the annual increase capped at a 2% ...... "
Autoroutes: How ADM tries to clear its indebtedness? ..... "You have set a goal of reaching 3 billion DH as turnover for this year. Is it reasonable then that many lines are not profitable? In 2016, we achieved a turnover of 3.2 billion DH TTC. We hope to reach $ 3.6 billion this year. We have 350,000 vehicles per day on our motorways. Last year, there were more than 160,000 new vehicles put into circulation. The highway captures economic activity via trucks. The amount of turnover is the equivalent of what we pay in debt per year. For once, the turnover covers the interest and the principal of the debt. In fact, it is a debt curve, with a maximum in the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 ...... "
Editorial In capital: "In a dozen places, including concert venues and walls, until April 28, Rabat celebrates its roots and networks of continental art. This is the first time that a "multi-arts" gathering of such magnitude has been presented to the public. It is also the first time that an operation has been set up by several speakers, who complement each other at will ... We all know what such an agreement is to the royal thrusts ... It is also not forbidden to see, in this cooperation between multiple stakeholders, a wink of fate. In Morocco, the Moroccans deploy a lot of energy to fight, even if it means to make the joint projects collapse. But as soon as they are on mission on the continent, they are organized and collaborative, to the point of having made the reputation of the Kingdom. The optimists will say that Africa reveals the best traits of Moroccans and modestly forgets others. We will accept the augury, without forgetting what Africa in Capital owes to the energy and the talents of Mehdi Qotbi, the president of the National Foundation of the museums. For the public, it is obviously a great chance to have such an introduction to various artistic productions available. The music is recorded in concert. It is always possible to reproduce it (respecting the royalties!) and to disseminate it. The nature of the plastic art, in its various declensions, does not open to him such possibilities. When the exhibitions close their doors, there will remain only the memory and the photos. Is it really unthinkable to root, in Rabat or somewhere in the Kingdom, what has been started? Unthinkable to create a permanent conservatory, dynamic and open to the public for the art of the continent? .... "
AL BAYANE :
International marathon: Big shots for a sporting event in Berkane: "The Bcni Snassen Association (ABS) chaired by international athletics star Hicham El Guerrouj (Double Olympic Champion in 1500-5000m) and quadruple world champion in his favorite half-distance event, will organize the 3rd edition Of the international Semi-Marathon of Berkane on Sunday the 2nd of April. On this occasion, Hicham El Guerrouj held a press conference in Casablanca on Tuesdayto present this event which will be marked by the participation of athletes of international renown. This half-marathon (21,097 km), both sportive and festive, will take place under the sign "Run for Berkane", with two other events (10 km race and 10 km walk), also a tribute reserved to Several former Moroccan champions who have marked athletics on the international level ..... "
The first Rajab 1438 corresponds to Thursday, the 30th of March 2017 "The first Rajab of the year 1438 of the Hegira corresponds to Thursday the 30th of March 2017, announced Tuesday evening the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs. The ministry said in a statement that it had observed the lunar crescent announcing the beginning of the month of Rajab after the prayer of Al Maghrib on Tuesday 29 Joumada II 1438 of the Hegira corresponding to the 28th of March 2017 and that the appearance of the crescent Lunar has not been confirmed. Thus, the 1st Rajab corresponds to Thursday the 30th of March..... "
The Agadir Agreement seduces Lebanon and Palestine: "The foreign ministers of Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, members of the Agadir Agreement, The Dead Sea (55 kilometers from the Jordanian capital), the request for Lebanon and Palestine to accede to the agreement. In a statement to the MAP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar underlined that a meeting held on Monday in the margins of the 28th Arab Summit at the level of Foreign Ministers was devoted to The consideration of the application of Lebanon and Palestine for accession to the Agadir Agreement ... "
L'OPINION :
IMF Recommendations for Improving the Efficiency of the Moroccan Tax Strategy: Double VAT Rate System and TIS Reform to Prevent Fiscal Evasion: Morocco has undertaken a number of reforms to implement the consensus emerging from the National Conference On taxation in 2013. The main measures implemented since then include the introduction of corporate tax brackets in the 2016 budget, the introduction of VAT deductions for certain agro-industrial inputs and the improvement of the Reimbursement of VAT, said a note from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) published yesterday. The basic VAT regime remains unchanged with a normal rate of 20 per cent, and several reduced rates. Revisions were also made to excise rates and the social contribution to the public sector increased in September 2016 with the implementation of the new pension law. Measures to improve the enforcement of tax payments on self-employment and the liberal professions have also been put in place and the government has taken steps to simplify various administrative procedures related to the respect and settlement of tax disputes ... ... "
The real test: "Saâd Eddine El Othmani, the head of the designated government, is particularly expected with regard to his ability to adequately translate the royal proposal concerning the nature and characteristics of the next government as set out in the Dakar speech on 6 Last November. "Morocco needs a serious and responsible government. However, the formation of the next government should not be a matter of arithmetic, where it is a question of satisfying the desideratas of political parties and of constituting a numerical majority, as if it were a question of sharing electoral booty. Underlined the Sovereign. This means that the next team, over and above the partisan ambitions - realistic or excessive - must make the image of an efficient and harmonious structure, with a clear program adapted to priorities, with qualified skills, Departmental departments that are well-defined and able to adequately take charge of internal and external issues and to overcome difficulties. Having succeeded, apparently by pragmatism, in forming a governmental coalition very quickly, certainly in pain by braving the conditions of his predecessor, M.El Othmani is now called upon to propose a team that is able to accompany national economic and social strategies and serve the geostrategic interests of the country whilst ensuring respect for Morocco's commitments vis-à-vis its partners. Building on this spirit, the phase of government architecture and the distribution of ministerial portfolios is a serious test for El Othmani, convinced to convince his political family and future governmental partners of the need to make the superior interest triumph over the desiderata of each other. A very arduous task knowing the mentalities since it will be necessary to negotiate with a lot of tact and fingering to avoid the specter of another blockage whose consequences are likely to be this time more radical .... "
LIBERATION :
When forensic medicine flirts with the illegal: 'Forensic pathologists in training threaten to stop their studies or change their specialty. They find it inconceivable that the title of forensic pathologist should be granted to practitioners holding simple forensic certificates granted after small weeks of training and without obligation to go through any kind of competition. "12 forensic pathologists have been in training since last November. They are supposed to do a four-year curriculum to become specialists. But today they are wondering about the usefulness of these four long years of academic training, while some of their peers have chosen a shorter and more rapid path, "said Ahmed Belhouss, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine and pharmacy and local secretary general of the SNESup in Casablanca. "There are doctors who obtain medical certificates following a superficial training of a few weeks, notably in autopsy, so that forensic medicine goes beyond this field alone, since it is a specialty of Medicine which determines the causes of injuries and / or death of a victim related to theatrical activity ". According to our source, these doctors do a little training and ask for the equivalence of their certificates to the Ministry of Higher Education and the Council of Physicians. "There is therefore an injustice and this is causing several future forensic pathologists to question the usefulness of long-term training while there is a shorter path and the law is clear ..... . "
LE MATIN DU SAHARA :
10325 registration requests from AI Barid Bank in two years: "Will the recipe for self-entrepreneurship really take? Will the status of the auto-entrepreneur take its cruising speed? Two years after its launch, 10,325 applications were registered with the network of Al Barid Bank branches, ie 877 "of the total, (according to the latest statistics adopted at the beginning of March 2017 by the main bank Accompanying the program alongside the banks. 81% of these requests are validated, with the distribution of self-employed cards to their beneficiaries, Al Barid Bank said. Therefore, 32.M3. Is this sufficient in view of the important target of this concept, presented as a "lever for the development of entrepreneurial initiative, the fight against unemployment and social inclusion ..."
Abidjan: Alpha Coudé: "With the return of Morocco to the African institutional family, the African Union (AU) has become" stronger "than before, Abidjan said on Tuesday. Ondé, also current Chairman of PUA. "Some of the ill-omen considered that the return of Morocco was going to burst the African Union, and the latter has become stronger, once the Kingdom has recovered its natural place," he said during his participation in the Work of the second edition of the International Conference on the Emergence of Africa (C'IKA 2017), which is home to the Ivorian economic metropolis until the 30th of March. African countries are faced with a multitude of challenges, including the danger of terrorism, illegal immigration, development challenges and energy deficit, he said, noting that the Kingdom's involvement through its expertise and Its know-how in the management of these dossiers can only be beneficial for all of Africa. "We may have divergences, but what should unite us in the face of identical problems is more important. The proof is that Morocco has returned by consensus of States, and PUA has emerged stronger than before, "he explained, highlighting the commitment of the Kingdom under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, to work for an emancipated, emerging, developed and prosperous continent that has confidence in itself. Mr. Condé a. Morocco welcomed Morocco's strong support for the promotion of food security in its country, in particular with the Kingdom's decision to provide Guinea with fertilizer adapted to attractive prices to develop local agriculture. .... "
AUJOURD'HUI LE MAROC :
TGV financing: The guarantee of the loan granted by the fund of Abu Dhabi comes into force: "The second loan for the realization of the High Speed Train (TGV) is now guaranteed by the State. Obviously, the decree recently published in the Official Bulletin grants a state guarantee to this loan of about 147 million Dirhams emiratis. This decree implements the agreement signed between the government and the development fund of Rbu Dhabi in November 2016. "
Hilton Worldwide's first 5-star hotel in Morocco: "A soft opening for the Hilton Tanger City Center The Hilton hotel brand strongly marks its return to Morocco. Following the opening last year of the Hilton Garden Inn Tangier City Center, the chain has announced the completion of its second unit in the Tangier City Center. The Hilton Tanger City Center is currently open in a soft opening phase. The official inauguration will take place very soon. This was confirmed Wednesday, Badr El Ouazzani, Managing Director of Invervante Morocco ..... "
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