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Morocco's sweet potato exports are steadily increasing by an average of 67% per year, quadrupling to 130 tonnes in January 2023, according to the horticulture analytics platform East Fruit.
Morocco phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP posted a record revenue of 11.28 billion dollars in 2022, up 40%, thanks to high prices as well as industrial flexibility, commercial agility, and efforts to reduce production costs.
Morocco resumed the exports of tomatoes capped at 1000 tons daily, professionals said, after a ban that lasted weeks.
Marrakech will host the world’s largest startup event GITEX Africa Morocco, which will take place from May 31 to June 2, 2023. The major tech event will attract over 20,000 guests, 125 government bodies, and 900 international exhibitors.
Data from East Fruit said that Morocco exported 53,000 tonnes of blueberries in 2022. Peru was the largest exporter of fresh blueberries last year, with 277,000 tonnes, followed by Chile (105,000 tonnes) and Spain (87,000).
Morocco's high speed TGV train, the first of its kind in Africa, is expected to transport 5 million passengers in 2023. Last year, the line attracted 4.2 million travelers and 3 million passengers in 2019.
Morocco receives revenues between $40 and $70 million annually from strawberry exports to the international market.
The IMF is set to grant Morocco’s request, taking into account the country’s “very strong policy frameworks and track record,” the statement explained, noting that Moroccan authorities plan to treat the credit line as “precautionary.”
Morocco is leading North African countries in economic freedom, the Heritage Foundation has indicated in its latest recently published 2023 Index of Economic Freedom.