The Moroccan Economy in Brief 04/01/2017: SGS Group redeems Casablanca' LCA
1. Participating banks have their approval at work: "The long awaited accreditations for participatory banking are finally there. They have just been granted by the Credit Institutions Committee to applicants that have met the various required criteria. This is a total of five approvals for the creation of participating banks and three for the creation of windows dedicated to this activity, according to a statement by Bank Al-Maghrib.
2. Morocco, one of the few countries in the MENA region to have developed a genuine migration policy: "Morocco is one of the few countries in the MENA region to have developed a genuine migration policy, in Rabat, Tuesday, a Moroccan representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Jean-Paul Cavaliéri. "Morocco is one of the few countries in the MENA region to have developed a genuine migration policy integrating different aspects of Phenomenon, such as the regularization of undocumented migrants and access to health and employment, "said the UN official at a conference under the theme" National media approach to refugees and migrants in Morocco ", organized jointly by the Higher Institute of Information and Communication (ISIC) and UNHCR".
3. SGS group redeems Casablanca' LCA: "Moroccan companies keep on attracting large international groups, like LCA, a Casablanca laboratory specializing in analytical services, particularly soil fertility, To be bought by SGS, a multinational based in Geneva, Switzerland, specializing in inspection and certification Founded in 2004, the LCA laboratory employs 18 people and its turnover is expected to be around 7 million DH in 2016 ".
4. Ashurst LLP firm is retained for legal advice: "Finally, the French firm Ashurst LLP will accompany the ONEE on the Legal Assistance and Advice for the developement of the Gas to power project. Ashurst LLP was selected following an offer launched at the beginning of 2016. The amount awarded to this contract is 1.9 million Euro excluding VAT. The Gas to Power project, aims to cover first the needs of electricity production ".
5. The labeled travel agencies on 18 January: The travel agencies that will have the labeling for the pilgrimage operation for the period 2017-2019 will be known on January 18. The Ministry of Tourism has launched a national competition, the result of which will be unveiled on this date. Travel agencies have until today to be candidates The labeling committee will proceed to the opening of tenders and the pre-selection of travel agencies on 6 January 2017. The agencies whose files are Incomplete and whose list will be posted on the ministry's website on January 9 will have until January 12 to complete their files.
6. A new General Manager for Emirates in Morocco: "The Emirates airline has just announced the appointment of Khalid Ismail Al Zarooni General Manager for Morocco. Al Zarooni has 11 years of experience and expertise in aviation and retail banking. Al Zarooni's pranciple mission is to develop the company's operations in the Kingdom and began his career at Emirates as a sales manager in 2006. After his training with the Emirati company, he was appointed CEO in Cyprus in 2009, It occupied until October 2011 ".
7. End of the partnership Farah Maghreb-Golden Tulip: "Farah Maghreb and the hotel management company Golden Tulip end up 10 years of joint work. The joint venture announced the end of their partnership since 2006. . The hotel management company Golden Tulip had indeed managed the management of some hotel assets of Farah Maghreb. This includes Farah Casablanca, Farah Rabat, Farah Marrakech, Farah Safi and Farah Khouribga.In this regard, Farah indicate that it is In the process of studying several proposals from various international management companies with the aim of improving the performance of its hotels and continuing to offer its clients quality services in the future. "
News: Headlines from the Moroccan Press of 04/01/2017
Registration Plates, compulsory medical examination, electronic driving licence... The provisions of the Trafic laws relating to new offenses came into force on 1 January 2017: « A driver warned is forearmed. The operation for the control and repression of the offenses contained in Law 116-14 amending and supplementing Law 52-05 relating to the Trafic laws came into force on 1 January…»
Territory Development: An eco-city project in Dakhla: « It's decided. The city of Dakhla will be endowed with an eco-city. On 16 February, the Department of Urban Planning and Regional Development will have to commission the study of the project. The latter will as a result have to integrate the different challenges linked to economic efficiency, social equity and environmental protection as necessary ingredients for a "sustainable" living environment and "quality"…»
Event: Fez annual day: a glorious past, current challenges: «An unmissable annual meeting since 2011, the celebration of the annual Fes Day allows us to highlight the rich past and the exuberant civilization of the spiritual capital. It is also an opportunity to draw up an inventory of the city in various sectors with the objective of developing a strategy based on sustainable development …»
Arab Basketball Championship: Morocco qualified in semi-final after victory over Bahrain: « The national basketball team qualified for the semi-finals of the 22nd edition of the Arab Championship, after its success on Bahrain (73-57), Tuesday, in Cairo. This fourth victory in as many matches also ensures the men of Said El Bouzidi to finish in the first place of the single group…»
Edition: Lahsen Bougdal dissects the painting of Moroccan women: « The painting of Moroccan women" is the title that the writer Lahsen Bougdal has chosen for his latest work that has just been published by Éditions L'Harmattan. The opus of 210 pages proposes a dialogue with fourteen painters Moroccan women of the younger generation …»
Education: A mobile caravan to familiarize students with science: « For the next 3 months, the first Science Caravan will travel to 87 schools in the province of Ouezzane in order to raise awareness among more than 35,000 primary and secondary school students about the importance of learning science subjects…»
Algeria: Violent protests in Kabylia against the austerity measures: « The austerity measures taken by the Algerian government to face the economic crisis that shakes the country have provoked on Monday violent protests in the city of Bejaia in Kabylia, reports the press local…»
Governance : The Court of Auditors dissects the finances of the political parties: "The Court of Auditors has just published three reports, in particular on the verification of the use of the State's participation in the financing of the electoral campaign of 2 October 2015 Relating to the Chamber of Advisers. It shows that not all political parties have complied with the law in force as regards the deadlines for presenting their accounts …»
DGSN: 8,162 suspects arrested during the period from 10 to 30 December 2016: « The services of the DGSN arrested 8,162 persons for various crimes and offenses during the period from 10 to 30 December 2016 and In the context of intensive operations to combat the various forms of crime …»
Nearly 3,000 beneficiaries of a medical campaign in El-Aroui: « A multidisciplinary medical campaign, recently organized in ElAroui, in the province of Nador, has nearly benefited 3,000 people from the region. According to the organizers, this campaign, initiated by the Al-Hikma Association for Development and Social Works in El-Aroui…»
Agadir: Almost 4 million overnight stays registered at the end of November 2016: « Agadir classified accommodation establishments recorded 3,920,267 nights at the end of November 2016, according to the Agadir Souss-Massa Regional Tourism Council. This represents an increase of 2.154 overnight stays over the same period in 2015. This performance is attributable to the strong influx of national visitors, with 921,014 overnight stays compared with 832,322 a year earlier, an increase of 10.66% …»
Credit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
