Morocco's trade deficit grows 6.5% in first eleven months
Morocco's trade deficit increased 6.5% to 275 billion dirhams ($27.2 billion) through November this year, according
French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Morocco next week for a three-day state visit, the Moroccan royal palace said Monday, following years of strained relations.
"This visit reflects the depth of bilateral relations based on a deep-rooted and solid partnership," the palace said. Macron, who will arrive on October 28, was invited to the North African country by Moroccan King Mohammed VI in late September. The monarch had called the visit – the second since 2018 – an opportunity for "a renewed and ambitious vision covering several strategic sectors".
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