LE MATIN DU SAHARA:
The Sovereign offers a reception in honor of the personalities present at the Palais Royal in Rabat: H.M. the King presides over the signing ceremony of agreements on the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project and the Moroccan-Nigerian cooperation in the field of fertilizers: "His Majesty the King Mohammed VI presides over, at the Palais Royal in Rabat on Monday, the signing ceremony of agreements relating to the project of the Pipeline Nigeria-Morocco and the Moroccan-Nigeria cooperation in the field of fertilizers. At the beginning of this ceremony, the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, delivered an address to the Sovereign, in which he expressed the greetings of H.E. Mr. Muhammadu Buhari to His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, recalling the Sovereign's last visit to Abuja during which the two Heads of State had decided to move forward in the cooperation between the two countries to cover different fields."
Memorandum of the WB on Morocco: Greenwood fire on the eve of the new financial partnership: "The publication yesterday of the new World Bank economic memorandum on Morocco, expected last year, comes a few weeks before the completion of the 2014-2017 Strategic Partnership Framework binding the two parties."
H.R.H. the Princess Lalla Salma presides over a dinner offered by His Majesty the King: Her Royal Highness the Princess Lalla Salma inaugurates in Rabat the exhibition "Facing Picasso": "Her Royal Highness the Princess Lalla Salma inaugurated the exhibition "Facing Picasso" at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat on Monday."
AL BAYANE:
Al Hoceima: Warning of the majority: "The parties of the government majority have stressed that Morocco cannot tolerate the attack on its national constants and its sacred values through the instrumentalisation of the claims of the inhabitants of the province of Al Hoceima so as to harm the territorial integrity of the Kingdom and to promote destructive ideas that sow the ill-feeling in the region."
The 14th anniversary of the Casa bombings: Relevance of the Moroccan Intelligence: "This Tuesday, Morocco commemorates the fourteenth anniversary of the attacks on Casablanca city on Friday, May 16, 2003. An unfortunate special occasion with its share of victims injured, horror, and panic, in addition, of course, material damage. Every year, this occasion is captured by the various components of civil society to raise awareness of the dangers of terrorism and extremist thought."
Cyber attack: "Wanna Cry" makes the planet cry: Morocco saved ... for the moment! : "More than 100 countries around the world were the target of a mass cyber attack during this month, May 2017. Launched from a destination that remains unknown, the ransomware "Wanna Cry" has made more than 200,000 victims of individuals, institutions, and businesses, creating an atmosphere of chaos. No one is immune to this malicious program from the fact that it has affected, without discrimination, both in the highly technologically advanced countries and in the others. Morocco is among the countries affected by "Wanna Cry" but without suffering any major consequences. However, one question arises: Is Morocco equipped with the material and human devices necessary to counter this kind of attacks? Nothing is less sure!"
AUJOURD'HUI LE MAROC:
Unicef: Poverty of children, a little studied phenomenon: "Children poverty must be regularly monitored by governments. The development policies must also take into account the analysis carried out on this phenomenon to determine specific actions. This is the overall conclusion of a regional conference on "children poverty in the Middle East and North Africa: From measure to action", which is being held in Rabat from 15 to 17 May."
World Bank Report: Morocco on the road to the countries of Southern Europe: "Morocco has been able to initiate a process of economic catching up to the countries of Southern Europe. This is the main conclusion of the memorandum entitled "Morocco by 2040: Investing in intangible capital to accelerate economic emergence," presented on in Rabat, on May 15, by the World Bank. In the space of 15 years, the country has thus bridged between 8 and 10% of its per capita income gap in relation to Spain and Portugal."
Procurement procedures, tax, and regulatory frameworks: FNPI raises awareness of SMAP: "Beyond its commercial aspect, the SMAP Immo is also a crossroad of exchange and awareness. The aim is to inform purchasers from the diaspora on the modalities that will guarantee them a good real estate transaction."
L'OPINION:
African expansion of Moroccan banks: The agency Fitch Ratings is sounding the alarm: ""The ambitions of the Moroccan banks to continue to develop across Africa are a hindrance to their credit profile, at least in the short term," warns Fitch Ratings in a new valuation. "The Moroccan banks that create or acquire banks in markets with lower sovereign ratings are exposed to large portfolios of local government bonds which these subsidiaries generally hold," stresses the US rating agency. "
Confidence of Moroccan households in the first quarter of 2017: Increase in the index, but balance always negative: ""The Household Confidence Index (MIC), whose components focus on living conditions, unemployment, opportunity to purchase durable goods, and financial position, was 78.2 points in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 71.6 points in Q1-2016," says the High Commission for Planning (HCP)."
LIBERATION:
Fourteen years later, the foul beast is still alive, hatred to the belly: "Morocco commemorates, on Tuesday, May 16, the terrorist attacks which had shaken Casablanca in 2003. The attacks killed 41 people and injured about 100 people. The terrorists had carefully chosen their target: A hotel and restaurant welcoming foreign guests, the building of the Israelite Alliance, the Jewish cemetery of the city, as well as the Consulate of Belgium in Casablanca."
Abdelkrim Benatiq calls for a partnership approach with NGOs: The Minister Delegate in charge of MRE and Migration Affairs visits Smap Immo: "The Deputy Minister in charge of Moroccans living abroad and the Migration Affairs, Abdelkrim Benatiq, stressed, in Paris on Sunday, that the action of his department will be based on a partnership approach with the MRE associations."
Households recover the morale: The ICM amounted to 78.2 points, against 73.5 a quarter earlier, according to the HCP: "Would Moroccan households anticipate an upturn in their situation? According to the findings of the economic survey carried out by the High Commission of Planning (HCP), the morale of the latter improved in the first quarter of 2017."
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
