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  Economy of Morocco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morocco faces the problems typical of developing countries—restraining government spending, reducing constraints on private activity and foreign trade, and achieving sustainable economic growth.
Morocco consistently ranks among the world’s largest producers and exporters of cannabis, and its cultivation and sale provide the economic base for much of northern Morocco.
Morocco is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention and in 1992 Morocco passed legislation designed to implement the Convention.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Morocco   (965 words)

  
 economy of morocco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Economy - overview: Morocco faces the problems typical of developing countries - restraining government spending, reducing constraints on private activity and foreign trade, and achieving sustainable economic growth.
Favorable rainfalls have led Morocco to predict a growth of 6% for 2000.
Morocco also has liberalized rules for oil and gas exploration and has granted concessions for many public services in major cities.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /economy_of_morocco.html   (760 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | Economy | Egypt and Morocco to boost bilateral relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Egyptian exports to Morocco during the same period amounted to $69 million and were made up mainly of capital goods used by the manufacturing and agricultural sectors.
Among Morocco's other economic assets are fertile lands, rich fisheries, a booming tourist industry, a growing manufacturing base, plus a steady flow of remittances from Moroccans working abroad ($2.04 billion in 1998).
Morocco is the biggest producer and exporter of fish in Africa and the Arab world and last year this sector contributed more than $600 million to the country's export earnings.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2002/567/ec3.htm   (867 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - North Africa - Morocco
Morocco is situated on the North Coast of Africa in close proximity with Spain across the straights of Gibraltar.
Morocco used to be a French protectorate and French is still widely spoken along with English and of course the main language, Arabic.
The economy of Morocco is concentrated in the areas of phosphate rock mining, leather and textile manufacturing, and tourism.
www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/africa/north-africa/morocco   (467 words)

  
 FOCUS on MOROCCO - Economy
Morocco is exploring the development of new sources of energy such as uranium and solar energy.
Morocco also has large reserves of Phosphate rocks and produces enough lead, copper, coal and zinc for domestic consumption.
The development of tourism in Morocco is linked to several factors: scenic variety, mild climate, the hospitality of its people and the numerous historic sites and monuments in the Imperial Cities (Rabat, Meknes, Fes and Marrakesh).
www.focusmm.com /morocco/mo_econ1.htm   (321 words)

  
 Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco boasts major factors likely to attract foreign capital, mainly a stock exchange with renovated structures and operating mechanisms, a liberal policy and an encouraging fiscal system.
Thanks to Morocco's social and political stability, its economy has achieved several gains that are set to be consolidated by the implementation of measures taken following the social dialogue, the modernization of the judiciary system and a productive and sound management of the public sector and private enterprises.
Morocco is a market largely open onto the external world and a traditionally liberal one.
www.mincom.gov.ma /english/generalities/economy/economy.htm   (882 words)

  
 Economy of Morocco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Economy - overview: Morocco faces the problems typical of developingcountries - restraining government spending, reducing constraints on private activity and foreign trade, and achievingsustainable economic growth.
Favorable rainfalls have led Morocco to predict a growth of6% for 2000.
Formidable long-term challenges include: servicing the external debt;preparing the economy for freer trade with the EU ; and improvingeducation and attracting foreign investment to improve living standards and job prospects for Morocco's youthful population.
www.therfcc.org /economy-of-morocco-54023.html   (682 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Economy of Morocco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco houses approximately two thirds of the world's phosphate reserves, placing it in a higher league than its major competitors, China, Russia, and the United States.
Economy - overview: Guinea-Bissau is among the worlds least developed nations and one of the 20 poorest countries in the world, and depends mainly on agriculture and fishing.
The economy of Hong Kong has often been cited by people such as Milton Friedman and the Cato Institute as an example of the benefits of laissez-faire capitalism.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Morocco   (1303 words)

  
 Economy of Morocco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Economy - overview: Morocco faces the problems typical of developing - restraining government spending reducing constraints on activity and foreign trade and achieving sustainable growth.
Favorable rainfalls have led Morocco to a growth of 6% for 2000.
Migration of labour and the transformation of the economy of the Wedinoon Region in Morocco (Geografiska regionstudier)
www.freeglossary.com /Morocco/Economy   (873 words)

  
 Insight Morocco Political, Economic Information News portal
Morocco, officially Kingdom of Morocco, Situated on the northwestern corner of Africa, Morocco is bordered with Algeria to the east and southeast, Mauritania to the south and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Agriculture and mining are the mainstays of the economy.
Morocco is the world's leading producer and exporter of phosphates; other important minerals include iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, molybdenum, and coal.
www.maroc-insight.com   (166 words)

  
 Morocco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco is dominated by the mountains in the north, and some fertile valleys and the green belt along the Atlantic half the way to Agadir.
Morocco has tendency in direction of democracy, but is still ruled by the powerful king.
The economy of Morocco has seen many years of positive growth, and the country has built an excellent infrastructure where both classic elements like roads and modern ones like cell phones and internet are most present.
www.i-cias.com /e.o/morocco.htm   (285 words)

  
 Transcript of CMES October 1997 Morocco in the Global Economy Roundtable   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco's current economic indicators have been sluggish almost across the board, and where we are able to compute market shares -- as in manufactures and tourism -- these shares have been on a declining trend.
This is perhaps the best hope for success for Morocco over the next ten to twenty years, to have a leading group of people who have no illusions about the extent of the challenge of their country, but who have faith that they can do something about it.
Then the efforts of Morocco's King in particular to try to build support for the agreement in the West indicates that not only was there openness to dialogue, but only in the context of a solution that dealt fundamentally and first and foremost with the Palestinian dimension of the problem.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~mideast/msp/msp_global1997.html   (18937 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: Morocco - Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco has a free market economy that has grown by an average of 4% a year since 1983.
Morocco’s oil industry is an important sub-sector in the economy.
The Moroccan economy is vulnerable to external factors such as the continuing problems in Iraq.
www.mbendi.co.za /land/af/mo/p0005.htm   (762 words)

  
 Morocco in the Global Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The sixth point that is important for Morocco in terms of its external environment is that, while the marriage with Europe is inevitable, there is a fundamental structural change happening in the world economy which you do not feel so much because it is relatively gradual.
I view Morocco's recently renewed reform drive as a race against time, a race against rising social tension, a race against impending leadership change and against a very rapidly advancing international economy that is dealing quite ruthlessly with those who do not adapt.
Morocco is engaged in a process of trying to construct something jointly with the Union which leaves it less exposed to liberalization.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~mideast/msp/MoroccoGlobalEconomy.html   (21044 words)

  
 USAID/Morocco :: Profile :: Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco faces the problems typical of developing countries - restraining government spending, reducing constraints on private activity and foreign trade, and achieving sustainable economic growth.
Reforms of the financial sector are being contemplated.
Morocco reported large foreign exchange inflows from the sale of a mobile telephone license, and partial privatization of the state-owned telecommunications company and the state tobacco company.
www.usaid.gov /ma/profile/economy.html   (240 words)

  
 Economy of Morocco -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The country's currency, the (Worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils) dirham, is now fully convertible for current account transactions; reforms of the financial sector have been implemented; and state enterprises are being privatized.
Macroeconomic stability coupled with relatively slow (Steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)) economic growth characterize the Moroccan economy over the past several years.
Agriculture production is extremely susceptible to rainfall levels and ranges from 13% to 20% of (Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) GDP.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_morocco.htm   (782 words)

  
 Morocco Economy
Morocco's primary economic challenge is to accelerate growth in order to reduce high levels of unemployment and underemployment.
The current government is continuing a series of structural reforms begun in recent years.
The tender process in Morocco is becoming increasingly transparent.
www.traveldocs.com /ma/economy.htm   (603 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Economy of Morocco
Drought conditions depressed activity in the key agricultural sector and contributed to a stagnant economy in 1999 and 2000.
Favorable rainfalls have led Morocco to predict a growth of 1% for 2001.
Formidable long-term challenges include: servicing the external debt; preparing the economy for freer trade with the EU; and improving education and attracting foreign investment to boost living standards and job prospects for Morocco's youthful population.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/morocco/economy.html   (276 words)

  
 Morocco -> Economy on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco also produces a significant amount of illicit hashish, much of which is shipped to Western Europe.
A few oases in southern Morocco, notably Tafilalt, are all that relieve the desert wastes.
Morocco's coastal areas and the mineral-producing interior are linked by an expanding road and rail network, and port facilities are being further developed.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Morocco_Economy.asp   (564 words)

  
 FOCUS on MOROCCO - General Information
Also the lack of locally trained public officers have caused to a fl period of mismanagement for the young country.
During the last century the increasing trade activities between Morocco and the other African countries have caused a fl African population to settle in Morocco.
The Arabs who brought Islam to Morocco and converted the indigenous Berbers to Islam, also introduced a wealth of ideas about architecture and methods of decoration.
www.focusmm.com /morocco/mo_giamn.htm   (507 words)

  
 Morocco - Economy
Morocco faces problems typical for developing countries: restraining government spending, reducing constraints on private activity and foreign trade, and achieving sustainable growth.
In 2005 the budget deficit is expected to rise sharply - from 1.9% of GDP in 2004 - because of substantial increases in wages and oil subsidies.
Long-term challenges include preparing the economy for freer trade with the US and European Union, improving education and job prospects for Morocco's youth, and raising living standards.
www.exxun.com /Morocco/e_ec.html   (530 words)

  
 Morocco: Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco's economy is fast growing, due to several factors.
Morocco has a skilled labour force, and more and more people with high education, since Moroccan schools and universities are of good quality.
Moroccan economy is still weak in figures like GNP/capita, but the brutal differences between haves and have-nots make this figure very misleading.
www.lexicorient.com /e.o/morocco_2.htm   (193 words)

  
 Economy (from Morocco) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Roughly one third of Morocco's labor force is employed in agriculture.
As a reaction to the Portuguese presence in Agadir, the tribes in southern Morocco were organized by the sharifian Sa'di family—with the active support of Sufi leaders—into a militant religious movement directed against both the Portuguese presence and Morocco's own rulers, the Wattasids.
In the years preceding the dissolution of the union in 1991, the economy of Russia and the union as a whole was in decline.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-204902?tocId=204902   (831 words)

  
 ECONOMY OF MOROCCO FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Macroeconomic stability coupled with relatively slow economic_growth characterize the Moroccan economy over the past several years.
Through a foreign_exchange_rate anchor and well-managed monetary policy, Morocco has held inflation rates to industrial country levels over the past decade.
A UN survey http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2003/unisnar826.html estimated cannabis cultivation at about 134,000 hectares in Morocco's five northern provinces.
www.brolgas.com /Economy_of_Morocco   (868 words)

  
 Economy Of Morocco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/morocco_country_economy.shtml   (447 words)

  
 Morocco, country, Africa: Economy
Economy being hammered into shape: there are plenty of signs that the authorities in Morocco are pushing ahead with a raft of projects aimed at reducing the country's chronic unemployment.
Morocco embraces dialogue with West; Morocco's evolution to a modern country rejects the terror and seeks integration into the world economy thanks to a religious outlook that is open to change.
Frozen food in Tunisia ready to go thanks to steady economic growth: far from being a backwater, this Mediterranean country has a modernizing economy, an increasingly educated population and relatively liberal attitudes.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0859768.html   (431 words)

  
 morocco economy and other morocco related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Morocco is primarily an agricultural country, and its dependence on agriculture has hampered economic growth.
Morocco Africa ECONOMY Macroeconomic stability coupled with low inflation and relatively...
Morocco reported large foreign exchange inflows from the sale of a mobile telephone license, and...
www.nethorde.com /morocco/morocco-economy.html   (351 words)

  
 Greenwood Publishing Group I1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Political Economy of Morocco is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the political and economic situation of Morocco in the 1970s and 1980s."
The book begins with an interpretation of the restructured Moroccan political system during the past decade and continues with analyses of the makhzen (royal patronage system), parties, and public opinion.
In addition, the contributors shed light on the Moroccan military in politics, the impact of the Saharan War on Moroccan domestic and foreign policy, the relation between religion and politics, and much more.
info.greenwood.com /books/0275925/0275925935.html   (323 words)

  
 Morocco Economy 2002 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
Droughts depressed activity in the key agricultural sector and contributed to a stagnant economy in 1999 and 2000.
Favorable rainfall in 2001 led to a growth of 5%.
Formidable long-term challenges include: servicing the external debt; preparing the economy for freer trade with the EU; and improving education and attracting foreign investment to boost living standards and job prospects for Morocco's youth.
www.greekorthodoxchurch.org /wfb2002/morocco/morocco_economy.html   (352 words)

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