Foreign Exchange: The Improvement in Exports Undermined by the Energy Bill: "Exports increased by 7.1% to more than 140 billion dirhams at the end of July 2017, especially thanks to the good dynamics of the global businesses of Morocco. However, this did not limit the worsening of the trade deficit particularly due to a higher energy bill."
Protection of Personal Data: CNDP Is Strengthening Its Awareness-Raising Activities: "Pending the appointment of its new president, the National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection is not unemployed. It has just launched a series of calls for tenders with a view to implementing its action plan. Awareness of the importance of laws relating to the protection of personal data is a priority."
Read more: LE MATIN DU SAHARA
Budget 2018: Government Under Pressure: "Saâdeddine El Othmani has just published his first drafting letter on the finance bill. Nothing new in relation to priorities which remain the consolidation of the social sectors (education, health, employment, rural...), modernization of the industry, implementation of the regionalization, reform of the administration, support for the deprived, regionalization... But the content of the royal speech on the occasion of the Throne Day on government action is very present in the 2018 framing letter. A document sent to the various ministerial departments which will have to transmit their budget proposals before August 31."
World Tourism in Great Shape: "Tourism professionals could be smiling. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) forecasts for the period May-August are optimistic. This confirms the recovery observed since January, the period during which an 8% increase in international tourist arrivals was recorded in Africa, with a strong recovery (+18%) for North Africa. A bargain for Morocco that puts on nearly 11 million tourists in 2017. But the Kingdom must profit from it..."
Read more: L'ECONOMISTE
Budget 2018: The Main Orientations of El Othmani: "For 2018, the head of government, who has just sent the government departments the policy note on the upcoming finance bill, gives priority to the execution of projects which have been the subject of agreements signed at national and international level. It is a question of finishing with the delays of execution of the projects, especially those presented before the King. In this guidance note, there are also the same concerns in terms of job creation, support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and development of the industrial fabric."
Casa-Port Closes on August 20 for Exceptional Works: "The National Office of Railways (ONCF) announced the closure on August 20 of the station of Casa-port to the trains circulation and the traffic interruption between the stations of Casa-voyageurs, Casa-port, and Ain Sebaa because of exceptional works at the railway crossroads of Casablanca."
Read more: AL BAYANE
Algiers No Longer Knows Which Prime Minister to Rely On: Abdelmajid Tebboune Obviously Had No Desire to Please Businessmen Policies: "Three months after his appointment as Algerian Prime Minister, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has just been sacked dare-dare and replaced by Ahmed Ouyahia who held the position of Chief of Staff of the Head of State until Tuesday."
A Chinese Parliamentary Delegation to Morocco in September: Conversations Between Habib El Malki and the Ambassadors of Chad and China: "The strengthening of cooperation was at the center of talks, in Rabat on Tuesday, between the President of the House of Representatives, Habib El Malki, and the ambassador of Chad in Morocco, Mahamat Abdelrassoul."
Read more: LIBERATION
Beach Library in Agadir: When Holidays and Reading Go Hand in Hand: "The Forum of reading in Morocco for observation and development organizes during the month of August the first edition of the beach library, which offers hundreds of books, but also many debates about the Moroccan citizen and reading. The heat did not prevent the inhabitants of Agadir city and its visitors from storming this library. This initiative involves making gratis books available to citizens on the beach of Agadir. "
Involved in a Case of Corruption and Extortion, Two Police Officers Arrested in Marrakech: "The prefectural service of the judicial police of Marrakech proceeded on Tuesday evening to the arrest of two police officers, in this case a chief officer and a brigadier-chief, for their alleged involvement in a case of extortion and corruption. The two suspects were placed in police custody for the purposes of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent prosecutor's office, the document notes."
Read more: AUJOURD'HUI LE MAROC
Guelmim-Oued Noun Region: Avoiding Chaos: "For several months, Guelmim-Oued Noun region suffers from an arm wrestling opposing the majority embodied by President Abderrahim Ben Bouaida (RNI) and the leader of the opposition Abdelouahab Belfqih (USFP). As a result, all the structuring projects in the region are at a standstill at the risk of provoking the anger of the population with unpredictable consequences."
Finance Bill 2018: El Othmani Plays the Tightrope Walker: "In his Guidance Note for the Finance Bill 2018, the head of government tries to strike a balance between the social urgency and the constraints of the public finances."
Read more: Les Inspirations Eco
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
