Wadie El Mouden

Fuel prices set for another increase as diesel remains more expensive than gasoline
Diesel prices are expected to rise by 34 centimes per litre on Wednesday, while unleaded gasoline is set to increase by 27 centimes.
Tawtik changes document storage policy after 2025 data breach
The National Council of Notaries says it has strengthened the platform’s security and ended the electronic archiving of notarial deeds following last year’s leak.
PAM promises bigger fuel buffer as El Bitar pins current shortfall on Akhannouch
PAM political bureau member says head of government ‘benefits’ from current situation as party promises to raise mandatory reserves from two months to three.
Netflix, Spotify, Google and OpenAI start collecting Morocco’s 20% VAT
Netflix, Spotify, Google, Apple, TikTok and OpenAI: major international digital platforms have begun applying Moroccan VAT to services provided to consumers based in Morocco. Around 30 platforms are now reportedly covered by the measure, the result of several months of preparation whose first effects are now being felt on bills and transactions. How did the reform come about? How does it work, and what does it concretely change for platforms and consumers alike? Here is a look back at the origins and mechanisms of a system set to reshape the relationship between Morocco’s tax authorities and the giants of the digital economy.
CNSS spins off polyclinics, digital operations into two new subsidiaries
One company will take over a healthcare network that was still losing around MAD 250 million a year in 2024, while the other will handle the Caisse’s digital transformation following last year’s cyberattack and data breach.
MAD 13 billion, costly meat and a blame game: Lekjaa-RNI feud finds new battleground
The battle between RNI and PAM has found a new battleground in meat prices, with nearly MAD 13 billion in livestock import tax breaks now at the center of an increasingly personal dispute over who bears responsibility for a policy that failed to deliver cheaper meat.
Germany backs new EU-Morocco trade framework covering products from the Sahara
Berlin says it has no reservations about the new arrangement and considers it compatible with the October 2024 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Nador Gas Terminal: Questions over delay as project is deferred to next government
Six months after the tender was suspended, the Nador West Med LNG terminal has still not been relaunched. The project is running behind schedule, but has not been abandoned. Currently being recalibrated, the project is expected to be handed over to the next government, which will be responsible for bringing it to fruition.
No return to court as lawyers extend strike
Lawyers will remain on strike after their bar association decided against a return to court following marathon talks in Rabat on Thursday, extending a walkout that has already disrupted proceedings for 77 days this year.
RNI accuses PAM of poaching its candidates as election battle heats up
The RNI says its coalition partner has targeted MPs, elected officials and local leaders through “wooing attempts and pressure” ahead of the elections. But the charge comes with a political irony: party-switching has long been part of Morocco’s electoral landscape, and the RNI itself has benefited from it in the past.