Labor Market: The Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.3%: "The situation is tightening for the labor market. The unemployment rate rose to 9.3% in the second quarter of the year. According to HCP, the highest rates are still among young people aged 15 to 24 (23.5%) and those with a diploma (17%)."
Event: Marrakech Hosts the Second Edition of China-Africa Investment Forum: "The ocher city hosts the second edition of China-Africa Investment Forum, presented as a strategic rendezvous of Chinese and African economic decision-makers. The objective of this event is to promote business meetings between Chinese and African economic operators to promote the creation of sustainable partnerships."
Read more: LE MATIN DU SAHARA
Hydrocarbons: Expensive Bill for 2017: "Turbo regime for compensation. Over the first six months, the envelope dedicated by the budget is already approaching 60% (source TGR). If account is taken of delinquencies due to butane gas operators and sugar at the end of July, the execution rate exceeds this level. And it is butane gas that has been burning under the combined effect of rising prices and, to a lesser extent, consumption."
Travel Agents: Who Wants the President's Head? : "Nothing goes more between the National Federation of Travel Agencies of Morocco (FNAVM) and its members. Six presidents of regional associations obviously must leave with Mohamed Amal Karioun, President of FNAVM. A conflict that falls badly on the eve of the pilgrimage season which requires a general mobilization of professionals..."
Read more: L'ECONOMISTE
Closure of Parliament's April Session: An Accelerated Pace to Catch up with the Autumn Session: "The parliament with its two Chambers will close this Tuesday its spring session of the first legislative year of the tenth legislature. This second session, after a first where the legislative circuit was on the back burner due to the blockage accused in the forming of the government, was punctuated by an accelerated pace to catch up. Indeed, the deputies of the first Chamber as the advisers of the second worked under pressure during this session to review and validate pending legislation and to pursue the sound and democratic implementation of the Constitution. For the coordinator of the parliamentary grouping of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives, Aïcha Lablak, the results of this second session of the legislative year could be seen as positive given the number of bills reviewed and validated by Members of Parliament and the pace of legislative action."
Unemployment Rate Is Slowly Rising Again: "The rise in the unemployment rate continues to increase in the second quarter of 2017. Its level rose from 9.1% to 9.3% at the national level and from 13.4% to 14% in urban areas. The gender distribution reveals a higher unemployment rate among women. This rate rose from 12.7% to 13.3% and from 16.3% to 17% among graduates. This is apparent from the latest HCP survey. The highest unemployment rates are recorded among youths aged 15-24 (23.5%) and those with a diploma (17%)."
Read more: AL BAYANE
Strong New Impetus for INDH: "Abdelouafi Laftit will be in charge of managing the special account for the National Initiative for Human Development (NHRI). A decree of the head of government has just been published in this direction. The minister of the Interior will be called thus to manage funds estimated at 300 billion centimes according to the law of Finances 2017. Funds of the order of 40 billion dirhams have been invested over the past decade. They have enabled the realization of 44,000 projects and 12,000 activities for the benefit of 10 million inhabitants, of which 50% in rural areas."
The Glass Ceiling: ILO Assesses the Factors That Impede Gender Equality in the World of Work: "What are the causes of gender inequality in the labor market? To answer this perennial question, the International Labor Organization (ILO) has conducted a study that assesses the extent to which personal preferences, socio-economic constraints, and traditional conformism determine gender inequalities in the labor market."
Read more: LIBERATION
Agadir: Handing of the Regional Human Rights Prize: "The Regional Commission on Human Rights (CRDH) in Agadir recently participated in the award ceremony for deserving students and clubs for human rights education, organized by the Regional Academy of Education and Training of Souss-Massa. Organized with the support of CRDH of Agadir and other partners, this ceremony was marked by the award of the regional human rights prize at Mohammed V high school of the original teaching of Taroudant."
Forest Fires: 1.272 Hectares Left in Smoke at the End of July: "Forest fires ravage hundreds of hectares each year in Morocco. The phenomenon is gaining momentum in summer, and rising temperatures are likely to exacerbate the situation. According to the High Commission for Water and Forests and Combating Desertification (HCEFLCD), from January to the end of July 2017, 193 forest fires were recorded at the national level covering an area of 1,272 hectares."
Read more: AUJOURD'HUI LE MAROC
Ramed: The Failure Is Confirmed: "The statement is without appeal: The health system does not meet the high demand for primary care, secondary and tertiary education, expressed by the 11.5 million RAMEDists. The Medical Assistance Plan (RAMED) is thus declared in clinical death by the Ministry of Health. 5-point check-up."
Cinema: When Morocco Subsidizes Foreign Productions: "A new draft decree aims to open up public subsidies to support film production for foreign operators. According to the Moroccan Film Center, it is a matter of adapting Morocco to a highly competitive regional environment so as not to lose the competitive advantage represented by the image of the kingdom."
Read more: Les Inspirations Eco
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
