Here are the main headlines developed by the national press this Wednesday January 22, 2025
The Economist
Government-teachers, deaf dialogue!
On one side, a government and unions which validate a new version of the status of National Education civil servants through an agreement signed Tuesday December 26, 2023. And on the other, coordinations which reject it en bloc, while putting back calls into question the legitimacy of unions to represent the teaching profession. Between teachers and the government, it is a dialogue of the deaf. “The situation is aggravated by the lack of communication and sense of pedagogy from the supervisory ministry, whose language is ambiguous and convinces no one! », Explains an expert in educational issues, former senior official of National Education. The same day of the agreement, the national coordination of the education sector released a press release expressing its total refusal, and announcing the continuation of protest actions. The strike from December 26 to 29 is thus maintained, and so are the sit-ins. The crisis is therefore far from being defused.
The morning
Banking, insurance and financial market infrastructures: resilience to shocks once again confirmed
The results of the macro stress exercises carried out by Bank Al-Maghrib once again confirm the solidity and resilience of the Moroccan financial sector in the face of potential shocks. In this table, the banking sector enjoys solidity since the main establishments in the market continue to have liquidity cushions greater than the regulatory minimum. Likewise, financial market infrastructures demonstrate strong resilience both financially and operationally and still present a low level of risk to financial stability. In terms of solvency, the insurance sector continues to generate an average margin well above the regulatory minimum under the current prudential framework.
L’Opinion
Casablanca: ONDA sets the record straight
The National Airports Office (ONDA) is launching a new project to develop a living space outside Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport. The Board of Directors of ONDA approved the implementation of a certain number of projects, including that relating to the development of a new living space outside Casablanca Mohammed V airport, indicates the Office in a press release. Thus, this new completely pedestrian zone, which extends over approximately 15,000 m2, has been designed to be a place conducive to a pleasant waiting experience, explains the Office, stressing that it will be equipped with all the essential amenities offering thus a pleasant, practical and easy to live environment while waiting or dropping off.
Al Bayane
HACA publishes its annual report for 2022
The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) has made public its activity report for the year 2022 which summarizes the essentials of its activities as well as the relevant indicators on the evolution of the national audiovisual landscape over the course of “a year which marked the end of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and which was also an immune test for the audiovisual communication sector”. In terms of the regulation of audiovisual content, the report, published in three languages (Arabic, Amazigh and French), indicates that the High Council for Audiovisual Communication has followed up on complaints received from third parties or on self-referrals, 80 decisions relating to programs broadcast by public and private radio and television.
-Al Masssae
The CESE calls for new impetus to community life
The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) recommended, in its recent “CESE Alert”, to give a new and strong impetus to associative life and to revitalize its role in development. According to the Council, it becomes imperative to see the emergence of a new generation of civil society, stronger, more diverse and better organized, at a time when Morocco is moving towards a more inclusive and territorialized development model. It calls for emphasizing a set of recommendations issued by the Council based on its approach of listening, consultation and co-construction with the various stakeholders.
Al-Ahdath Al-Maghrib
Mezzour: a program to support traders impacted by the Al Haouz earthquake
The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ryad Mezzour, announced the development of a program to support traders impacted by the Al Haouz earthquake. Responding to an oral question in the Chamber of Advisors on “support for traders in areas impacted by the earthquake”, presented by the group of the National Rally of Independents, Mezzour stressed that this program is currently being evaluated by the competent authorities with a view to presenting it to the Interministerial Commission responsible for the deployment of an emergency rehabilitation program and assistance for the reconstruction of housing destroyed following the Al Haouz earthquake.
Al Alam
Consumer protection: the government is working to strengthen the legal framework
The government is working to strengthen the legal framework relating to consumer protection, underlined the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ryad Mezzour. “The ministry has developed a new bill which will soon be submitted for opinion to the Competition Council,” indicated Mezzour, in response to an oral question in the Chamber of Advisors on “the implementation of mechanisms aimed at protecting consumer rights”, presented by the Istiqlalien Group for Unity and Egalitarianism. In addition, the minister noted that price control is carried out in strict accordance with the legislation in force and according to the principle of price freedom, noting that direct price control of 50 products is carried out daily at the point of sale. sale.
Assahra al-Maghribia
Water and electricity bills: payment costs payable by the distributor from January 1
From January 1, 2024, water and electricity distributors will cover the costs of paying bills via alternative collection channels. This decision was the subject of a note communicated on Tuesday to the various water and electricity authorities and delegated managers. In a note addressed to walis and governors last October, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, signaled the end of additional fees which are added to water and electricity bills in the event of online payment.
