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Morocco's diaspora sent $13.3 billion home in 2025. Only 10% was invested.

$13.3 billion in, but not where it counts Moroccans living abroad sent MAD 122 billion ($13.3 billion) home in 2025, according to the Exchange Office. That is up

By Atlas Brief

/ 21 Mar 2026

Morocco's diaspora sent $13.3 billion home in 2025. Only 10% was invested.

Morocco scores 61.8 on economic freedom, but labor rigidity and informality hold it back

The score that tells two stories Morocco scored 61.8 out of 100 in the Heritage Foundation's 2026 Index of Economic Freedom, ranking 83rd out of 184 economies.

By Atlas Brief

/ 20 Mar 2026

Morocco scores 61.8 on economic freedom, but labor rigidity and informality hold it back

Growth without gains: why Morocco's economic boom is not reaching its people

The paradox Morocco's economy will grow somewhere between 4% and 5.6% in 2026, depending on which forecast you trust. Bank Al-Maghrib says 5.6%. The IMF says

By Atlas Brief

/ 19 Mar 2026

Growth without gains: why Morocco's economic boom is not reaching its people

Bank Al-Maghrib holds rates at 2.25% as it forecasts 5.6% growth for 2026

The rate stays, the forecast rises Bank Al-Maghrib held its key policy rate at 2.25% at its March 2026 board meeting, the second consecutive hold after cutting from 2.

By Atlas Brief

/ 18 Mar 2026

Bank Al-Maghrib holds rates at 2.25% as it forecasts 5.6% growth for 2026

19.8 million tourists visited Morocco in 2025, beating the 2026 target a year early

The number 19.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, a 14% increase from 17.4 million in 2024. Morocco surpassed its own government target of 17.5 million, which

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/ 17 Mar 2026

19.8 million tourists visited Morocco in 2025, beating the 2026 target a year early

Fuel prices jump MAD 2 per liter as the Middle East war hits Moroccan wallets

The price shock Moroccan drivers woke up to sharply higher fuel costs on Monday, March 16. Diesel jumped MAD 2 per liter. Super unleaded gasoline rose MAD 1.44 per

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/ 16 Mar 2026

Fuel prices jump MAD 2 per liter as the Middle East war hits Moroccan wallets

Rain rewrites Morocco's 2026 growth story: agriculture set to surge 15%

The forecast Morocco's government expects agricultural output to grow 15% in 2026, driven by the best rainfall season in decades. From September 2025 through March 2026, the country

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/ 16 Mar 2026

Rain rewrites Morocco's 2026 growth story: agriculture set to surge 15%

Morocco's GDP will more than double by 2040. Its global ranking will not.

$389 billion and a lower ranking Morocco's GDP is projected to reach $389 billion by 2040, up from $178 billion in 2025. That is a 76% increase in

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/ 14 Mar 2026

Morocco's GDP will more than double by 2040. Its global ranking will not.

Morocco's capital markets raised 124 billion dirhams in 2025, but equities barely moved

124 billion dirhams raised, and almost none of it was equity Moroccan companies and institutions raised 124.4 billion dirhams ($13.3 billion) through the capital markets in 2025, a

By Atlas Brief

/ 13 Mar 2026

Morocco's capital markets raised 124 billion dirhams in 2025, but equities barely moved

Moody's shifts Morocco's outlook to positive, putting investment grade within reach

Moody's moves Morocco one step from investment grade Moody's Ratings raised Morocco's sovereign outlook from "stable" to "positive" on March

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/ 13 Mar 2026

Moody's shifts Morocco's outlook to positive, putting investment grade within reach

Morocco aerospace exports: MAD 29 billion and climbing

The number MAD 29 billion ($3 billion) in aerospace exports in 2025, according to GIMAS, the Moroccan aerospace industry association. That is a sixfold increase from 2010 and a 12%

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/ 12 Mar 2026

Morocco aerospace exports: MAD 29 billion and climbing

Safran bets €280 million on Morocco for Airbus landing gear

Safran Landing Systems, the French aerospace group's landing gear division, will invest €280 million in a new production facility near Casablanca. The plant will supply nose and main

By Atlas Brief

/ 12 Mar 2026

Safran bets €280 million on Morocco for Airbus landing gear