Here are the main press headlines developed this Wednesday, November 27, 2024:
The morning
The Department of Industry and Trade is considering the application of a definitive anti-dumping duty of 29.93% on imports of canned tomatoes originating in Egypt. Following its investigations, the Ministry made a preliminary affirmative determination of the existence of dumping, material injury to the domestic industry and causation. The dumping margin, calculated and expressed as a percentage of the export price, stands at 29.93%.
The morning
The Department of Industry and Trade is considering the application of a definitive anti-dumping duty of 29.93% on imports of canned tomatoes originating in Egypt. Following its investigations, the Ministry made a preliminary affirmative determination of the existence of dumping, material injury to the domestic industry and causation. The dumping margin, calculated and expressed as a percentage of the export price, stands at 29.93%.
Eco inspirations
To try to maintain the stability of the red meat market, the authorities have adopted a number of measures, the main one of which is to import fresh meat ready for consumption. A decision which seems to be bearing fruit, since according to professionals, a slight decline in prices has been observed on the market. And if these products experience strong demand, the pressure on prices will necessarily ease. As for quality, operators are reassuring.
Al Bayane
Morocco and the European Union (EU) signed a financing agreement of 190 million euros (nearly 2 billion dirhams) for the integrated program for the reconstruction and upgrading of disaster areas (2024-2028). This program, which extends over two years (2024-2025), aims to support people affected by the earthquake by ensuring them access to rehabilitated or reconstructed homes, to contribute to the restart of public services, particularly in health and education sectors, and to revive economic activity while strengthening territorial cohesion in disaster areas.
Al Massae
Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, revealed during his participation in the meeting of the Committee on Education, Culture and Social Affairs devoted to the budget of his department, concerning the propagation of Fake News, that new legal provisions will be put in place apart from the press and publishing law, in order to regulate the activity of social media platforms. Bensaid stressed the importance of implementing the law to organize and control the activity of social media platforms, while highlighting certain risks resulting from the misuse of these platforms. The minister called on citizens who feel wronged, mistreated or humiliated to resort to justice for compensation for the damage suffered.
Al Alam
As part of ongoing efforts to address the challenges of unemployment, the government announced, as part of the 2025 finance bill, a comprehensive plan aimed at integrating 910,000 unemployed people without qualifications into the labor market. Amin Sami, expert in strategic planning and change leadership, told the newspaper that integrating this proportion of unemployed is an ambitious goal that would reduce the burden of unemployment on the national economy. The expert highlighted the need to focus on vocational training as a positive step to improve recruitment opportunities, address the problem of job stability resulting from temporary contracts, work towards the creation and stimulating the business climate at the territorial level, and encouraging investment in promising sectors.
Al Haraka
Adil Sebai, MP for the Popular Movement (MP), affirmed that the creation of clean cities requires providing local authorities with advanced and environmentally friendly mechanisms and equipment. During the question session in the House of Representatives, Sebai underlined the need to help municipalities find landfills for waste, in a context marked in particular by the scarcity and high cost of land. On the other hand, he admitted that significant efforts have been made in terms of household waste management, as evidenced by the related indicators, in addition to the programs put in place in this context.
Al Ittihad alichtiraki
“The Kingdom of Morocco expects the European Union (EU) to prove its commitment to partnership through actions and not words,” affirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing there. foreigner, Nasser Bourita. Speaking at a press briefing following his meeting with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, Bourita stressed that the visit of the European official comes at a time when the partnership between Morocco and the European Union “is going through a pivotal stage” which requires the Union to demonstrate its commitment to this partnership through actions and not words.
Rissalat Al Oumma
The Director General of National Security (DGSN) and Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Mr. Abdellatif Hammouchi, received the General Administrator of Belgian State Security, Ms. Francisca Bostyn, on a working visit to the Kingdom at the head of a large security delegation. According to a press release from the DGSN-DGST Pole, this meeting made it possible to review and examine various internal security issues of common interest for Morocco and Belgium, in particular the means of countering terrorist threats and risks on the regional and international levels, particularly in the sub-Saharan Sahel region.
Bayane Al Yaoum
OCP’s turnover (CA) reached 69.046 billion dirhams (billion dirhams) at the end of September 2024, compared to 61.03 billion dirhams recorded over the same period a year earlier. This growth is mainly explained by an increase in export volumes in all product categories, explains OCP in a press release.
