From the cost of everyday goods to major investments and financial indicators, this section tracks the economic news that matters to both Moroccan consumers and investors.
Baleària has unveiled its first fully electric ferry for the green Tangier-Tarifa line, with service set to begin in summer 2027 and an investment exceeding 200 million euros.
WaFinkom • Monday, 26 October 2026
Global shipping giants are charging Moroccan importers up to $1,000 more per container than European buyers, according to October rate sheets from MSC and CMA CGM.
WaFinkom • Monday, 26 October 2026
The annual public debt report annexed to the 2027 Finance Bill shows Morocco's Treasury debt reached 1,145 billion dirhams by end-2025, while interest payments jumped to 45.2 billion, as the government prepares its 2027 social programs.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 25 October 2026
Morocco's 2027 finance bill grants FIFA and World Cup 2030 organizing bodies tax and customs exemptions running until December 2032, including the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and official broadcaster.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 24 October 2026
Finance Minister Fouzi Lekjaa presents the 2027 budget to Parliament, raising the income-tax exemption threshold to 60,000 dirhams a year and gradually cutting the top rate through 2031.
WaFinkom • Friday, 23 October 2026
Morocco's 2027 Finance Bill raises the minimum retirement pension to 1,700 DH a month and widows' pensions from 50% to 100%, at a cost of about 10 billion dirhams.
WaFinkom • Friday, 23 October 2026
The government programme adopted by the House of Representatives outlines a plan to rein in food prices in Morocco, reviewing middlemen's margins and modernizing souks and wholesale markets, without a precise numerical timeline.
WaFinkom • Friday, 23 October 2026
Bank Al-Maghrib's annual report shows Moroccans withdrew 460 billion dirhams in cash via bank cards in 2025, as electronic payments and digital wallets continue to expand.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 22 October 2026
The African Development Bank Group has approved a new $487 million financing package for Morocco to support structural economic reforms and strengthen its resilience to climate and energy shocks.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 22 October 2026
Settat is building the largest viaduct for Morocco's Al Boraq train, 1,400 meters long and costing 900 million dirhams, as part of the Kénitra-Marrakech high-speed line extension due in 2029.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Morocco's High Commission for Planning reports that foreign visitor spending reached 154 billion dirhams in 2025, up 12.5%, pushing tourism's share of GDP to 7.5%.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Morocco has launched 11 tenders for new dams across eight provinces, with an estimated total cost of more than 339 million dirhams.
WaFinkom • Monday, 19 October 2026
Attijariwafa Bank has joined China's CIPS payment system for yuan transactions, aiming to facilitate trade and financial exchanges between Morocco and China.
WaFinkom • Monday, 19 October 2026
Morocco's real estate sector faces a widening gap between construction costs and purchasing power, as building material prices jumped 30-50% since 2019, despite a partial rebound in transactions in the second quarter of 2026.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 18 October 2026
Morocco's Office des Changes reports that the current account deficit more than doubled in 2025 to 42 billion dirhams (2.4% of GDP), as a widening trade gap outweighed record tourism receipts and remittances.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 18 October 2026
Morocco's High Commission for Planning reports 4.1% economic growth in Q3 2026, led by agriculture, as industry keeps declining and the dirham weakens.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 17 October 2026
Non-performing household loans in Morocco reached 44.7 billion dirhams at the end of August 2026, up 6.7% year-on-year, Bank Al-Maghrib says, as rising living costs squeeze household budgets.
WaFinkom • Friday, 16 October 2026
Morocco's automobile sector remains the country's top export sector for a third straight year in 2025 at 159.2bn MAD, as Europe's share of Moroccan trade falls to 59.8%.
WaFinkom • Friday, 16 October 2026
Morocco's diesel price falls 20 centimes per liter from October 16, 2026, after months of increases since July, while gasoline stays stable at levels that still weigh on households.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 15 October 2026
Transport Minister Abdessamad Kayouh announced a 134 billion dirham investment program to develop Morocco's rail network by 2030, at an international forum in Rabat on railway financing in Africa.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 15 October 2026
An official Finance Ministry report confirms Morocco's growth reached 4.9% in 2025, while unemployment stayed structurally high, between 12% and 13.5%.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026
A strategic report finds Morocco has no fuel shortage, but taxes make up over 37% of the pump price, with a stagflation warning if prices cross 15 MAD per liter.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026
The High Commission for Planning expects the Moroccan economy to grow 4.7% in Q4 2026, driven by extractive industries, while the IMF raises its forecasts for 2026 and 2027.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026
The African Development Bank is preparing to grant Morocco a €434 million loan to finance the third phase of the programme to support economic governance and resilience to climate change.
WaFinkom • Monday, 12 October 2026
Moroccan lemon exports to Spain jumped to about 1,600 tons during the current season, ten times more than the previous campaign, after a sharp decline in the Spanish crop prompted Spanish importers to turn to external suppliers.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 10 October 2026
A new paper by Bank Al-Maghrib confirms the success of the technical experiment of the digital dirham with the support of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, but calls for a gradual and cautious approach without setting a date for the actual launch.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 10 October 2026
Morocco received 15.7 million tourists during the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 5%, and September alone recorded more than 1.5 million arrivals, an increase of 8%, at a time when the Minister of Tourism is talking about the approaching target of 26 million tourists in 2030.
WaFinkom • Friday, 9 October 2026
Beef prices in the wholesale market in Casablanca rose by 4 dirhams per kilogram in one week, while the prices of sheep meat, some vegetables and fruits fell, according to the latest price bulletin issued by Casablanca Prestacion.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 8 October 2026
Bank Al-Maghrib reduced the exchange commission ceiling on local bank cards from 0.65% to 0.50%, in a decision that entered into force on 1 October, with a special ceiling of 0.15% for proximity merchants and e-government services.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Although renewable energies have reached 46.1% of the installed electricity capacity in Morocco, the energy dependence rate remains at 87.9%, while imported coal continues to provide about 58% of the actual electricity production.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 7 October 2026
The general index of the Casablanca Stock Exchange (Mazi) has fallen by 10.37% since the beginning of 2026, closing below the threshold of 17,450 points, amid profits from investment funds and geopolitical tensions shaking energy markets.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 6 October 2026
The next government headed by Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri enters an early test of purchasing power, at a time when its full financial footprint will only appear in the 2028 budget, amid high fuel prices and pressure on Moroccan families.
WaFinkom • Monday, 5 October 2026
The Moroccan dirham fell for the fifth week in a row against the euro and the dollar, according to the latest weekly indicators of Bank Al-Maghrib, in a cumulative trend approaching 2.06% since late August 2026.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 4 October 2026
Morocco ranked 139th out of 145 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2026 report on the gender gap, with women's employment rate not exceeding 18.1% compared to 66.5% for men.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 4 October 2026
New car sales in Morocco rose 13% in 9 months to 188,495 units, led by a historic jump for Chinese brands that doubled their market share to 11.8%.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 3 October 2026
Consolidated profits of companies listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange increased by 7.4% during the first half of 2026 to AED 29.4 billion, with major support from the minerals and banking sectors, at a time when the growth of the national economy slowed to 4%.
WaFinkom • Friday, 2 October 2026
Morocco's trade balance deficit widened 25.4% to reach 282.6 billion dirhams by August 2026, after imports jumped 15.8% due to high mineral and energy prices, according to exchange office data.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 1 October 2026
Fuel prices in Morocco rose at dawn on Thursday by 85 centimes for gaswall and 44 centimes for gasoline, at a time when the government continues its exceptional support for transport professionals to maintain the public transport tariff.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 1 October 2026
The National Airports Office signed a €270 million financing agreement with the African Development Bank to expand Marrakech, Agadir, Tangier and Fez airports, and increase their capacity by 2030.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 30 September 2026
The High Commission for Planning reveals that the growth of the Moroccan economy slowed to 4% during the second quarter of 2026 compared to 5.8% in 2025, with a strong jump in the agricultural sector and a decline in extractive and manufacturing industries.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 30 September 2026
PowerCo, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, entered the Kenitra investment line, through a partnership with the Chinese Gution to produce cathode materials used in electric car batteries, as part of a global project worth 3.22 billion euros.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 29 September 2026
ONCF is accelerating the Greater Casablanca program with an investment of 20 billion dirhams, within a national railway scheme worth 96 billion dirhams by 2030, including new stations and 260 kilometers of lines.
WaFinkom • Monday, 28 September 2026
The Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026 ranks seven Moroccan cities among the 1,000 cities globally, topped by Casablanca at 384, up 31 places thanks to its excellence in the human capital standard.
WaFinkom • Monday, 28 September 2026
The price of live chickens in Morocco jumped to between 22 and 26 dirhams per kilogram in Casablanca and Rabat, months after the collapse that prompted poultry breeders to reduce production.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 27 September 2026
The value of seaborne exports and imports between Morocco and Europe exceeded 43.59 billion euros in 2025, with a share of more than 68% of the total trade exchange between the two sides, according to Eurostat data.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 26 September 2026
Customs and the exchange office are investigating suspicious bank transfers amounting to 2.87 billion dirhams transferred to China within 14 months, amid suspicions of exploiting inflated import bills to smuggle money abroad.
WaFinkom • Friday, 25 September 2026
Beef prices exceeded 140 dirhams per kilogram in Morocco, while the sector is preparing to receive frozen meat shipments from Brazil and Uruguay at the beginning of October 2026, directed exclusively to hotels and restaurants.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 19 September 2026
Bank Al-Maghrib holds on Tuesday, September 23, a meeting of its board to set the key interest rate amid mounting pressure for energy prices globally, a day before the legislative elections.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 19 September 2026
The Ministry of Transport and Logistics announced an exceptional 30-day support for road transport professionals in Morocco, following the rise in gas and gasoline prices, with registration opening via the mouakaba.transport.gov.ma platform starting September 24.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 19 September 2026
Fitch Ratings affirmed Morocco's credit rating at BB+ with a stable outlook, expecting economic growth of 4% in 2026 and a rise in public debt to 67% of GDP by 2028.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 17 September 2026
Morocco and the African Development Bank sign two financing agreements worth 405 million euros to expand the high-speed train between Quneitra and Marrakech and finance a vocational training program targeting 260,000 young people.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 17 September 2026
Morocco raises fuel prices again from September 16, 2026: diesel rises by 34 centimes and gasoline by 27 centimes, the fifth increase in under two months amid global oil market tensions.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Sardine landings in Morocco rose 66% to nearly 394,200 tonnes by the end of August 2026, up from 237,800 tonnes a year earlier, according to the State Secretariat for Maritime Fishing.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Morocco is preparing to supply Brazil with 3.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizer for the 2026-2027 farming season, covering 76% of Brazil's expected shortfall, as Brasília seeks to secure its supply chain.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Morocco's Treasury (TGR) reports a budget deficit of 56.9 billion dirhams by end-August 2026, driven by a 71.3% jump in subsidy fund spending and a 7.1% rise in customs revenue.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 15 September 2026
The third section of the highway linking Driouch to the Nador West Med port is 95% complete, while the second section has reached only 8% progress.
WaFinkom • Monday, 14 September 2026
A 2021-2026 government review shows dams, ports and roads completed for tens of billions of dirhams, while major projects remain unfinished ahead of Morocco's 2026 elections.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 13 September 2026
Morocco's official reserve assets reached an all-time high of 502.1 billion dirhams, up 21.1% year-on-year, according to the latest data from Bank Al-Maghrib.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 12 September 2026
Morocco enters a new phase in startup financing, aiming to mobilize 2.5 billion dirhams for digital startups through a scheme managed by Tamwilcom.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 12 September 2026
Bank Al-Maghrib's monthly survey shows improved industrial activity in Morocco in July 2026, with higher production and sales and a capacity utilization rate of 81%, amid uneven performance across sectors.
WaFinkom • Friday, 11 September 2026
Since June 11, 2026, around 30 foreign digital platforms, including Netflix, Google, Apple and OpenAI, must collect a 20% VAT on services provided to individual consumers in Morocco.
WaFinkom • Friday, 11 September 2026
Several unions and professional associations in Morocco's road freight sector plan a strike from September 14, 2026, over fuel costs and tax pressure.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
Morocco posts its best score since 1995 on the Heritage Foundation's Investment Freedom Index, ranking 1st in Africa and 17th globally with 80 points out of 100.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 6 September 2026
The discovery of the sardine herpes virus in South Africa raises the concern of experts about the Moroccan coasts, especially the port of Safi, at a time when no confirmed infection has been recorded in Morocco so far.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 6 September 2026
Data from Morocco's Ministry of Equipment and Water shows the country's total dam storage capacity rose from 9.5 billion cubic meters in 1979 to 20.8 billion cubic meters today, with the number of dams increasing from 26 to 156, as the government plans 42 additional large dams by 2050.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
Morocco welcomed more than 14.1 million tourists since early 2026, up 4.5%, alongside record travel revenues of 79 billion dirhams.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
PAM's election platform for the September 23, 2026 legislative vote proposes exempting monthly salaries below 15,000 dirhams from income tax, at a cost of more than 30 billion dirhams a year.
WaFinkom • Friday, 4 September 2026
Morocco is mobilizing technical assistance to manage an $807.3 million program aimed at transforming agrifood systems across ten regions between 2025 and 2029.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 3 September 2026
Morocco's dam reservoirs fell to a 67.50% fill rate on September 1, 2026, after losing 1.46 billion cubic meters of water in under four months, according to the Ministry of Equipment and Water.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Morocco's Exchange Office reports MRE remittances up 8.1% to 74.78 billion dirhams by end of July 2026, alongside rising tourism revenue and FDI inflows.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Morocco's central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, reports that bank credit growth to the non-financial sector accelerated to 10.1% in July 2026, driven by strong private company financing.
WaFinkom • Monday, 31 August 2026
Morocco recorded a record level of potato imports during the 2025-2026 season, topping 12,000 tonnes, after floods hit the Loukkos basin, with the Netherlands as the leading supplier.
WaFinkom • Monday, 31 August 2026
Morocco's airports welcomed more than 22.28 million passengers over the first seven months of 2026, up 8.77%, according to the National Airports Authority (ONDA), led by Casablanca and Marrakech.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 29 August 2026
Minister Younes Sekkouri unveils details of Morocco's youth employment roadmap for 2030, backed by an additional 15 billion dirhams and targeting the insertion of 800,000 people into the job market via ANAPEC.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 29 August 2026
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Germany's EOS Holding Group are launching a €60 million investment vehicle to acquire troubled bank debt in Morocco, in a market valued at a total of $11.3 billion.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
An economic and environmental technical study reveals Dakhla's superiority over Tangier and Benguerir in the cost of producing green hydrogen in Morocco thanks to the abundance of solar and wind energy.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Morocco's exports of raspberries to Britain reached a record 18,400 tons in the 2025-2026 season, raising its share to 62.9 percent of UK imports, far ahead of Spain, Portugal and Germany.
WaFinkom • Monday, 24 August 2026
The National Grain Merchants Federation announces the resumption of soft wheat imports on September 16 to secure the national stockpile after a shortfall in local assembly.
WaFinkom • Monday, 24 August 2026
Announcement of the results of tenders for the construction of 4 new high-speed train stations in Marrakech and Casablanca worth AED 2.3 billion, as part of a national railway program worth AED 96 billion.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
The state budget deficit decreased by 4.2 billion dirhams compared to last year, with tax revenues increasing by 10.9%, according to the data of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
Moroccan rice farmers warn of a worsening crisis driven by import competition, partly rooted in the Agadir free-trade agreement with Egypt.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Several unions and professional associations in Morocco's road freight sector plan a strike from September 14, 2026, over fuel costs and tax pressure.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
The price of live chickens in Morocco jumped to between 22 and 26 dirhams per kilogram in Casablanca and Rabat, months after the collapse that prompted poultry breeders to reduce production.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 27 September 2026
Morocco's 2027 Finance Bill raises the minimum retirement pension to 1,700 DH a month and widows' pensions from 50% to 100%, at a cost of about 10 billion dirhams.
WaFinkom • Friday, 23 October 2026
New car sales in Morocco rose 13% in 9 months to 188,495 units, led by a historic jump for Chinese brands that doubled their market share to 11.8%.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 3 October 2026
The state budget deficit decreased by 4.2 billion dirhams compared to last year, with tax revenues increasing by 10.9%, according to the data of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
Settat is building the largest viaduct for Morocco's Al Boraq train, 1,400 meters long and costing 900 million dirhams, as part of the Kénitra-Marrakech high-speed line extension due in 2029.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 20 October 2026
