Here are the main headlines developed by the national press for this Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Al Massae
Benmoussa: 77% of students cannot read a text in Arabic
Only 23% of students can read a text composed of 80 words in Arabic fluently, 30% can read a text of 15 words in French and 13% know how to perform a simple division operation, regretted Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education , preschool and Sports . In a presentation he presented to the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research, Benmoussa also added that 70% of students do not master learning at the end of the primary cycle. He therefore stressed the need to make a qualitative leap in education, by making a “turn” in the conduct of reform and the ability to manage expectations in order to gain the confidence of public opinion. .
Al Bayane
Banks: the liquidity deficit is improving
The bank liquidity deficit continues to improve, given the appreciation of foreign exchange reserves to more than 337 billion dirhams (MMDH), indicates Attijari Global Research (AGR). Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) continues, therefore, to satisfy all of the demand of the banking system by lowering the outstanding amount of its interventions through its main and long-term operations, underlines AGR in its note “Weekly Rates-Fixed Income” for the week of December 30, 2022 to January 05, 2023, noting that these amounted to 102.3 billion dirhams, once morest 114.4 billion dirhams a week earlier.
The Economist
Payment deadlines: the bill finally passed
Bill n°69-21 on payment terms, amending law n°015-95, was scheduled for vote by the productive sectors commission on Monday 9 January. Breaches of the law will be punished with a fine equivalent to the amount of Bank Al-Maghrib’s key rate, which is currently 2.5%, increased by 0.85% for each month or fraction of a month of delay. This fine (article 78-3) does not apply to invoices issued before January 1, 2025 and whose amount is less than or equal to 10,000 MAD including tax. Legal and natural persons with a turnover of more than 2 million DH will be required to submit a quarterly electronic declaration to the tax services before the end of the month following the expiration of the quarter.
Green hydrogen: the next challenges
“Hydrogen is the future of mobility. The circuits of this technology require more security in the distribution. Moreover, Morocco will be one of the key players in green hydrogen”, announced the Minister of Industry. And to Ryad Mezzour to add: the production of green hydrogen will make Morocco a global energy hub. It will have to promote its economic growth and contribute to accelerating the decarbonization of its industry. It will also make it possible to strengthen the security of its supply of energy and non-energy inputs. Morocco plans to invest 90 billion DH in green hydrogen by 2030.
The morning
Climate finance: Morocco, Maghreb leader
Morocco is a leader in the Maghreb in preparing its financial system to deal with climate risks and support related action. This is what emerges from the “Climate Finance Readiness Index” report covering the MENA region and Turkey, published by the firm Green For South. The Kingdom is thus better rated than Tunisia where no issue of green bonds or “Sukuk” has been carried out and where awareness-raising provisions are still limited. The Kingdom is also doing better than Algeria which has no regulation in the financial sector to support climate action and where climate finance activity is in its infancy.
Natural gas, a source of transition to renewable energies
Natural gas might be a source of transition to renewable energies. Its use should be facilitated by incentive public policies. The conclusion is from the HCP, delivered in its latest publication “Les briefs du plan”. The analysis proposes three types of models going beyond the classic identification of the price/income effect in order to explore the existence of other mechanisms supposed to better understand the challenges of the energy transition. These refer, first of all, to the demographic dimensions, largely neglected in many works.
L’Opinion
Tangier: more than 29 MDH for the redevelopment of “Fendak Chejra”
A budget of approximately 29.29 million dirhams (MDH) has been allocated to the realization of the renovation and redevelopment project of the “Fendak Chejra” market, located near the old medina of Tangier. This project, which is part of the rehabilitation and enhancement program of the medina of Tangier, aims to give new life to the building of “Fendak Chejra” and its surroundings, in particular rue Walili and Fendak L’Khoudra, a place that sees a great influx of locals and visitors to the city. It is the subject of a call for tenders launched by the Agency for the Promotion and Development of the North (APDN), whose bid opening is scheduled for January 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the offices of the Agency.
Eco Inspirations
Professional real estate: demand is lacking
The professional real estate sector is in bad shape. According to the study carried out by Mubawab (real estate site in Morocco) on the company’s real estate, it has recorded a dizzying drop in both sales and rentals. Since last February, a contraction of 21% has been observed on offices dedicated to rental. For sales, the decline was around 30% over the same period. On the other hand, for both rental and sale, prices per m2 recorded an average increase of 2% between January and November 2022.
Morocco Day
Recitation of the Holy Quran: Morocco leads the qualifiers for the Katara Prize final
The Katara Cultural Village Foundation announced that 100 candidates have qualified for the final phase of the 6th edition of the Katara Prize for the recitation of the Holy Quran, of which 20 candidates represent Morocco. The Foundation said the selection committee chose 100 applicants representing 13 Arab countries and 18 non-Arab countries, noting that 58 participants from Arab countries qualified, while 42 participants represent non-Arab countries. Morocco leads the countries qualified at this stage with 20 candidates, followed by the Levant and Iraq (17), Egypt, Sudan and Somalia (17), the Arab Gulf countries (04), while 42 participants are qualified as non-Arab countries.
Al Ittihad Alichtiraki
Celebration of the 79th anniversary of the presentation of the Independence Manifesto
The Moroccan people and at its head the family of the national movement, the resistance and the liberation army celebrate, on Wednesday in pride and greatness, the 79th anniversary of the presentation of the Manifesto of Independence on January 11, 1944, an opportunity to relive part of the history of the struggle for the recovery of independence. The commemoration of this significant historical event deeply rooted in the memory of all Moroccans is also intended to be a real opportunity to strengthen, once once more, the culture of belonging and devotion to the Nation among the younger generations.
Essaouira consultation meeting on the development strategy for oasis areas and the argan tree 2022-2030
The new development strategy for oasis areas and the argan tree 2022-2030, in the development and study phase, was at the heart of a consultation meeting organized on Thursday in Essaouira, with the participation of the various stakeholders. . This meeting takes place within the framework of the consultations, launched by ANDZOA, with the various actors and stakeholders at the level of the provinces and regions falling within the territory of intervention of the Agency around this global and ambitious program aimed at the development of these areas. . This meeting was thus an opportunity to examine the broad outlines and main axes of ANDZOA’s strategic orientations for the period 2022-2030 and the means of cooperation, capable of ensuring optimal implementation of the vision. Royal and integrated relevant areas.
Assahra almaghribia
Morocco and Malawi stress the importance of parliamentary cooperation to face common challenges
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami and the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Malawi, Catherine Gotani Hara, stressed the importance of parliamentary cooperation to address common challenges. During their talks at the headquarters of the House of Representatives, within the framework of an official visit by Mrs. Gotani Hara, at the head of a large parliamentary delegation, the two parties expressed their firm desire to strengthen cooperation between the two legislative institutions and agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on the pro