LE MATIN DU SAHARA:
Meeting in Rabat on Thursday under the presidency of the Head of Government: The Investment Commission approves 51 projects for a total amount of 67 billion Dirhams: "The Investment Commission, meeting in Rabat on Thursday under the presidency of the Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, approved 51 draft investment agreements and amendments to the investment agreements for a total amount of 67 billion Dirhams to allow the creation of 6,477 direct jobs. The distribution of investments by sector shows a predominance of the industry which accounts for nearly two thirds of the investments submitted to the commission, more than 43 billion Dirhams."
Ten million beneficiaries in 12 years: The NHRI, a model of human development for Africa: "A group of Moroccan and African journalists were able to inform themselves on Thursday and Friday of several projects carried out under the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH). They were able to see first-hand the positive impact of these projects on the target categories in several regions of the Kingdom, particularly in Salé, Settat, Rehamna, Marrakech, and El Haouz. These field's visits, inaugurated by a communication meeting held in Rabat on Thursday by the National Coordinating Governor of INDH, Ms. Nadira El Guermaï, are part of the preparations for the meeting to exchange experiences and expertise for sustainable human development in Africa, scheduled in Fes for 18 and 19 May to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the INDH."
Moussem of Tan-Tan: The nomadic cultural heritage shared with the world: "Going back to the 1960s, when it was a spontaneous initiative of the nomads, the Moussem of Tan-Tan was to be reborn from its ashes in 2005, thanks to the Almouggar Foundation. Today, it is at its 13th edition, which started yesterday."
AL BAYANE:
The EAA proposes to reset all the records of Europe and even the world before 2005: Europe wants to rewrite the History of Athletics: "On the sidelines of a meeting of the Council of the European Athletics Federation (EAA), a proposal to erase all athletic records in Europe has been submitted to the International Association of Athletics Federations (EAA). A project motivated by the need to remove doubts on the many records achieved through corruption and doping."
Investment Commission: 51 projects for an amount 67 billion DH: "The Investment Commission, meeting in Rabat on Thursday under the presidency of the head of government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, has approved 51 investment projects agreements and amendments to investment agreements for a total amount of 67 billion DH (MMDH) to create 6,477 direct jobs. The distribution of investments by sector shows a predominance of the industry which appropriated almost two-thirds of the investments submitted to the Commission, i.e. more than 43billion DH. At the beginning of this meeting, the Head of Government highlighted the particular interest granted by the Government on the investment file, as a locomotive for wealth creation and promotion of job positions."
L'OPINION:
Manufacturing exports: what technological content? : Determinant role of human capital in the next phase of development: "In the way opened by the analyzes concerning the level of technological development of the Moroccan economy and its ability to contribute to its growth, and as echoing the analysis presented in our economic supplement of Wednesday, April 12, the Department of Finance Studies and Forecasts of the Ministry of Finance has just published an analysis note on the technological content of Morocco's manufacturing exports "Technological content of manufacturing exports from Morocco: Evolution and comparative analysis", in which it notes that Morocco has successfully begun a process of structural transformation of its exports, thanks to the emergence of new export sectors and an improvement in technological content."
Oil falls to the bottom in 2017: "Despite the lack of decisive news about black gold on Thursday, the oil prices collapsed at the low of the year, on the thrust of a movement of defiance begun two weeks earlier in front of an always high bid. The price of a barrel of light sweet crude (WTIWTI), the West Texas Intermediate (WTI), also known as Texas Light Sweet, is a variation of crude oil as a standard in determining the price of crude and as raw material for oil futures contracts with Nymex (New York Mercantile Exchange), (The energy stock exchange.), US crude oil, sold $2.30 to $45.52 in New York on the contract for delivery in June to the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), a level at which it had not finished closing since November."
Moroccans of Canada: "Ismail Harakat, the first Arab named Chevalier of the Order of Lafayette: "A first in the annals of the Order Lafayette, an Arab is crowned Knight of the Order Lafayette in the American continent, member of the "Canada Advisory Board" and "in charge of the Moroccan and Maghreb community of Montreal, Quebec and relations with the Lafayette Order of Rabat." The enthronement took place at the center of the French Union in Montreal on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. It was presided over by the Great Commander"..."
LIBERATION:
Royal historical legal recognition: The former Spanish monarch, Juan Carlos, had proposed to hand over the occupied chair of Mellilia to Morocco and to place that of Sebta under international status: "The former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, had suggested in 1979 to cede the occupied chair of Mellilia to Morocco and to confer on that of Sebta an international status similar to that which Tangier had between 1923 and 1956. According to the Spanish agency Europa Press, this declaration of the Spanish sovereign would have been made during a meeting at the Royal Palace of Zarzuela held on 30 April, 1979, between Juan Carlos and the personal envoy of US President Jimmy Carter, Senator Ed Muskie, then on tour in Europe to discuss "Confidential" with his leaders the challenges common to the Old Continent and the New World."
Predominance of low-technology manufacturing exports: ""The technological structure of Morocco's manufacturing exports by technological intensity is characterized by the predominance to an average of 80% of low-technology manufacturing exports and medium-high technology," said the Directorate of Financial Studies and Forecasting (DEPF) stressing that this development has been observed over the past 15 years. "The share of the former declined by 22.4 percentage points to 37% in 2015, against 59.5% in 2000, to the benefit of the middle-high-tech which has increased continuously over the period by 28 percentage points, reaching 46.2% by the end of 2015, compared with 18.2% in 2000, noted the DEPF in a recent publication on "The technological content of the manufacturing exports of Morocco: Evolution and comparative analysis"."
Another look at the Moroccan literary field: Journey to the heart of Moroccan literature: ""Tell me about literature" is a beautiful piece of literary chronicle. This collection, which fits in the two preceding ones, "Queer Morocco" (Ed Wings on a tractor, 2013) and "A spring of desires" (Ed The Crossroads, Casablanca, 2014) brings Jean Zaganiaris closer to the multitude and literary success. Sharpened by a sociologist's look, he uses language with finesse to make the literary chronicle a great opening towards authors whose works he assiduously attended, and to whom his curiosity seemed inexhaustible."
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
