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News: Headlines from the Moroccan Press of 24/02/2017

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L'ECONOMISTE :


Customs: Fraud figures: "Combating under-invoicing and lowering customs value generates additional income to the Consolidated Incomes Fund, but also helps to counter unfair competition. Traders must, in principle, comply with the same tariff rules, but some do not hesitate to declare imported products at prices sometimes lower than the raw material! In 2016, the total value of goods recovered amounts to 10.2 billion Dirhams against 8.1 billion Dirhams in 2015. This has generated 2.7 billion Dirhams of additional duties and taxes against 2.2 billion a year before. "


Morocco-Africa: The new impetus: "The comeback of Morocco to the AU bodies imposes a new tempo to its economic positioning on the continent. Africa now accounts for more than half of Moroccan investment flows worldwide (a 51%). Business made in Morocco is emerging from its comfort zone. It is tackling new markets, particularly the English-speaking economies. A true turning point in the South-South approach developed by the country's highest authority. "


AL BAYANE :


Abortion of an attempt at drug trafficking at Guergarate: "The elements of the national security and the customs administration managed to abort, on Wednesday evening at the Guergarate border post in the south of the city of Dakhla, a tentative of drug trafficking concealed on board a semi-trailer registered in Morocco and seizing 3,134 Tons of Hashish. Border control measures and search operations resulted in the arrest of the 48-year-old Moroccan driver and the discovery of the seized drug concealed in large bottles of cosmetic products destined for Export to an African country, said on Thursday a statement from the General Directorate of National Security, GDNS"


Nasa's impressive discovery: "Astronomers have discovered around a dwarf star a fascinating system of seven planets the size of the Earth, three of which could harbor oceans of liquid water and thus potentially life , Reveals a study. "We now have the right target" to look for possible life on exoplanets, said Amaury Triaud of the University of Cambridge, co-author of the study, published Wednesday in a specialized journal. The international team , Headed by the Belgian astronomer Michaël Gillon of the University of Liège, had already discovered three of these planets at the end of 2015 from the small telescope TRAPPIST of ESO (Southern European Observatory) based in Chile. "


The Arab-Africa Trade Bridges: Catching up lost time: "The Arab and African economic actors of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, meeting from the 22nd to the 23rd in Rabat in the framework of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridge Forum in the aim to boost their relations Business. In recent years, trade between the two regions has grown to 160 billion Dollar between 2011 and 2015, but still remains low and below potential. According to the International Islamic Trade Financing Institution (IITFI), The export potential of the Arab countries to the OIC countries is estimated at 20.1 billion Dollar and over 1.5 billion Dollar for the African member countries of the OIC. Last Wednesday, the economic gotha of the two regions examined the obstacles to their economic cooperation and discussed ways of strengthening it. "


Fogarim and Fogaloge are losing momentum: "The real estate crisis has had no effect on the Damane Assakane fund whereby the government guarantees real estate loans. The productions of its two products, FOGARIM and FOGALOGE, slowed down considerably in 2016. Indeed, these two guarantees benefited 18,000 households, a figure that is a 10% lower than in 2015, according to the latest statistics of The CGC. Thus, the volume of loans mobilized stood at 3.48 billion Dirhams against 3.79 billion Dirhams in 2015. "


LIBERATION :


Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives: "On Tuesday, the 21st of February, the House of Representatives held a meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Habib El Malki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives. - Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives with a view to bringing it into conformity with the organizational laws adopted in the last legislature and with the decisions of the Constitutional Council related thereto, as well as the revision of other provisions through experience and the practice acquired by the House of Representatives in previous legislatures "


Worsening of the trade deficit in January: "Foreign trade in Morocco was marked by a widening of the trade deficit at the end of January 2017," said the DEPF, under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. finances. According to analysts at the DEPF, the preliminary situation of Morocco's foreign trade would show an increase in the trade deficit of a 29.5% compared to 2016, to stand at 12.1 billion Dirhams. "


Shocking maybe, but the report of the AMNESTY Internation brings nothing new: "TORTURE, BAD TREATMENT, IMPUNITY ..., IT IS AT THIS LEVEL WHAT MOROCCA IS MADE STILL:" Freedom of expression, association and meeting continues to be flouted in Morocco. Torture, ill-treatment and impunity are also needed. This is what emerges from Amnesty International's global report on human rights 2016-2017, released last Wednesday. "


LE MATIN DU SAHARA :


Arrival of His Majesty the King in Conakry for a working and friendship visit to the Republic of Guinea: His Majesty the King Mohammed VI and the Head of State of Guinea preside over the signing ceremony of eight bilateral cooperation agreements: "His Majesty the King Mohammed VI and the President of the Republic of Guinea, Mr. Alpha Condé, presided over the signing ceremony of eight bilateral cooperation agreements on Thursday at the presidential palace Mohammed V in Conakry. Speaking on this occasion, the President of Guinea indicated that the sovereign's stays in Guinea are beneficial for this country, as evidenced by the numerous agreements concluded between Rabat and Conakry. Mr. Condé expressed, in his own name and in the name of the people of Guinea, his sincere thanks and gratitude to His Majesty the King, who carried Guinea Conakry in his heart. At the beginning of the ceremony, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, addressed the two Heads of State in which he stressed that the Kingdom of Morocco wishes to share its experience with the Guinea through the agreements signed today. "


The Attijariwafa bank: Trophies for young African contractors: "The Club Africa Development, of the Attijariwafa bank, is launching a call for candidates for the" Young Contractors Awards ". This competition, open until the 6th of March 2017, is a part of the organization of the fifth edition of the International Africa Development Forum, scheduled for the 16th and the 17th of March. "


Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program: A series of recommendations for increased trade flows: "After two days of work, the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges, AATB, 'is closed yesterday in Rabat, on a positive note. The initiators of this project are driven more than ever by the firm determination to reinforce and further develop Arab-African trade relations. "


AUJOURD'HUI LE MAROC :


THE REINFORCING OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COUNTRIES OF THE CONTINENT AT THE HEART OF THE KEY CONCERNS: The Moroccan "new deal" for Africa: "Today, Africa occupies a prime position in the Kingdom's priorities. It is now an essential component in the Moroccan strategy with the aim of allowing Africa to fly with its own wings and to cut with the stereotyped images of a continent plagued by repeated famines and devastating civil wars. Even if the stakes remain high and the road still long, the Kingdom has a strong will to move forward in the development of the countries of the continent. Over the years, Morocco has patiently established strong ties with many countries on the continent. "


Teaching: Are public schools really in decline in our cities? : "Are there fewer schools in our cities than before? We have tried to answer this question posed by several observers of the scene that are interested in the educational thing, particularly the deputy of the Federation of the Democratic Left, Mr. Omar Balafrej, in one of his weekly podcasts. "
The loans will be guaranteed by the State: The ADM: Green light for a credit of 2.9 MMDH: "The ADM is now authorized to contract bank loans up to 2.9 MMDH after the green light from the Ministry of Economy and Finances. The latter has just made public its decision on the determination of conditions for the conclusion of bank loans contracted by the ADM company. "

 

 

Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA