Internet Portal of the Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance http://www.finances.gov.ma Other Research Notes En Regions in Morocco http://www.finances.gov.ma/pls/portal/url/page/Portal_Ministry/NEWS/THEMATIQUE_SUITE/?id=77&lang=En http://www.finances.gov.ma/pls/portal/url/page/Portal_Ministry/NEWS/THEMATIQUE_SUITE/?id=77&lang=En Determining the economic and social profile of a region may seem easy in light of dominant discourse on the benefits of extensive decentralization. Pitfalls in functionalist approaches adopted by the state and its institutions appear without delay, thereby undermining attempts to come up with an analysis which could question emerging development rationale that is increasingly gaining ground.

...]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100 The World Economic Forum Report on global positioning of Morocco in terms of enabling trade http://www.finances.gov.ma/pls/portal/url/page/Portal_Ministry/NEWS/THEMATIQUE_SUITE/?id=72&lang=En http://www.finances.gov.ma/pls/portal/url/page/Portal_Ministry/NEWS/THEMATIQUE_SUITE/?id=72&lang=En The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently published the second edition of its report on global enabling trade around the world, "The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009", which evaluates the degree of integration and openness to foreign trade in different countries.

...]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Monetary and bond market trends in 2009 http://www.finances.gov.ma/pls/portal/url/page/Portal_Ministry/NEWS/THEMATIQUE_SUITE/?id=71&lang=En http://www.finances.gov.ma/pls/portal/url/page/Portal_Ministry/NEWS/THEMATIQUE_SUITE/?id=71&lang=En In 2009, Morocco achieved an economic growth of 5.3%, not much lower than the year before (5.6%). Such a significant growth was induced by increasing domestic demand, sustained investment, improved household income, good harvest together with measures taken by the strategic watch committee in favor of export-based sectors.

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