Financial Times This Financial Times article provides a holistic overview of the Moroccan economy with a specific focus on the impact of the pandemic on it. It reports IMF projections that the Moroccan economy will grow by 4.5 percent in 2021 but also sheds light on vulnerabilities that the pandemic exposed in the Moroccan economy…
Read MoreInternational Organization for Migration This article examines social protections for migrants during and after the COVID-19 pandemic & entry requirements adopted by several MENA countries. Article
Read MoreBrookings Institution This article reports on Morocco’s experience in addressing the economic fallout from COVID-19 which illustrates many of the economic challenges that middle-income countries are facing and the fiscal limitations they confront. Article
Read MoreOne Health This study aims to compare the air quality status in Morocco before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the confinement period. Journal Article
Read MoreKFW Development Bank This article outlines the financial assistance by the German Federal Government through KGW Development Bank to aid Morocco’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
Read MoreOne Health This paper assesses the epidemiological evolution of COVID-19 in Morocco and simulates the possible trajectories of the contagion aiming to model the economic consequences of the epidemic and to highlight the importance of the containment policy in facilitating economic recovery. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Labour Organization This report provides a summary of the key findings of the first wave of rapid labour force surveys conducted in November 2020 by ILO and ERF, to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on households, enterprises, and farmers in Morocco. Report
Read MorePolicy Center for the New South This report details a study that quantifies the regional and sectoral economic impacts of preventive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco. Report
Read MoreHarvard The report aims to inform the Moroccan government’s COVID-19 pandemic response and was prepared by teams from MIT and Harvard as well as the Policy Center for the New South, a local Moroccan think-tank. Report
Read MoreKPMG This article summarizes employment-related measures and economic stimulus measures as a recovery plan during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco. Article
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