A planned visit by the French president to Morocco has been repeatedly delayed and the post of Moroccan ambassador to France has been vacant since January when Mohamed Benchaâboun was recalled to Rabat...
Rabat has recalled its ambassador to Paris Mohamed Benchaâboun without replacing him...
Diplomatic movesTo raise the tone business-minded ambassadors are being sent to key centres – former finance minister Mohammed Benchaâboun getting the coveted Paris embassy and Hakim Hajoui a veteran at the state-owned chemical giant Office Chérifien des Phosphates moving to London – and more money will go into lobbying...
He will work with like-minded liberals like Elalamy and Finance Minister Mohammed Benchaâboun (AC Vol 62 No 1 Recovery and resistance) – although both are subject to speculation as Elalamy is a big beast Akhannouch may prefer to govern without and the well regarded Benchaâboun may lose out to PI demands to get the Ministry of Finance...
Vol 62 No 12 |
- MOROCCO
- SPAIN
The PJD leadership doesn't benefit from a good press: Morocco's generally impressive coronavirus vaccine rollout has been closely identified with the Palace as have smart economic and administrative reform moves by royal appointee Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun and a potentially revolutionary expansion of state social security provision...
Markets appreciate Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun's management of the economy – reflected in high demand for sovereign bonds – while Marrakech's hosting of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings will allow officials to cosy up to the US Treasury and other key players...
In a government divided by deep ideological and personal rifts Finance Minister Mohammed Benchaâboun and veteran BAM governor Abdellatif Jouahri are among the rare officials to emerge from 2020 with credit...
Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun has put together an external loan package – including a US$1 billion Eurobond at relatively low interest rates and more to come in 2021 – and a dizzying array of measures to try to cope with the unprecedented economic crisis as tensions rise over poor education and other public services...
Finance Minister Mohammed Benchaâboun is mobilising resources after the conservative central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri initially suggested growth in 2020 might be only a few points below previous forecasts...
Rising stars include the Economy and Finance Minister Mohammed Benchaâboun and the recently appointed Tourism Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui...