Morocco pauses new tomato export permits to African markets to cool prices at home
Shipments to Europe continue, but new licences for trucks heading south have been frozen while the government tries to bring down what households pay for a kitchen staple.
Unemployment rises to 10.5% in the third quarter as 173,000 jobs are lost
New figures from the High Commission for Planning show the job market weakening over the summer, with young people and city dwellers hit hardest.
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US review backs keeping duty on Moroccan phosphate fertiliser; OCP disputes findings
A five-year review by the US Commerce Department concluded that removing the 20% countervailing duty would harm American producers. The final decision rests with the International Trade Commission next May.
Money supply grows 12.2% as bank lending to businesses and households accelerates
Bank Al-Maghrib data show broad money expanding at its fastest pace this year, driven by credit to the non-financial sector.
Remittances and tourism both grow by more than 11% in the first nine months
Moroccans abroad sent home over 103 billion dirhams by the end of September, while visitors spent more than 115 billion — two pillars of the country's foreign currency income.