AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPorts and Investment: Morocco secured a €100 million AFD loan to upgrade ports, expand renewables and desalination, and cut port emissions, with funding focused in the south, including Laâyoune, Boujdour and Dakhla. Land and Industry: Moroccan budget reports show public land in Western Sahara allocated to projects in renewables, mining and agro-industry; critics say the allocations deepen commercial exploitation of Sahrawi land. Jobs and Logistics: Morocco’s unemployment rate rose to 10.5% in Q3 as the economy shed 173,000 jobs, though industry, including handicrafts, added 69,000. The government also announced MAD 400 million in transport subsidies to cushion fuel costs and limit pressure on fares and freight prices. Regional Outlook: The Polisario Front joined an African political parties conference in Addis Ababa where industrialization, infrastructure, trade and natural-resource management were on the agenda.
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