Here are the main headlines developed by the national press for this Friday, January 10, 2025
The morning
Generation Green 2020-2030: 58 billion DH of investments mobilized in 3 years!
The implementation process of the Generation Green strategy (2020-2030) is on the right track. Despite a difficult climatic context, this roadmap plays the role of a real catalyst for investments in a highly strategic sector for the Kingdom. Thus, between 2021 and 2023, no less than 58 billion dirhams have been mobilized, including 55% investments carried by the public and 45% by the private sector. Subsidies granted under the Agricultural Development Fund rose to 13.7 billion DH. The data provided exclusively to the newspaper “Le Matin” by the Department of Agriculture shows a rather “positive” outcome of this strategy.
Green hydrogen: the PtX Development Fund launches its 2nd call for expressions of interest, Morocco among the eligible countries
On January 8, 2025, the German PtX Development Fund, with initial funding of 270 million euros, launched its second call for expressions of interest to support the development of large-scale industrial projects in the chain. value of green hydrogen. Morocco is among the seven eligible countries. Applications for non-repayable grants must be submitted by March 5, 2025, and a selected project can receive up to €30 million.
L’Opinion
Taxis vs VTC: unions open to dialogue
During their conference in Casablanca on January 7, taxi sector unions called for a national forum to resolve conflicts linked to “unregulated” VTC applications. They insisted on the need to reform a sector faced with the absence of a legal framework, organizational anarchy and the proliferation of foreign platforms. By demanding a review of ministerial circulars and the introduction of national applications supervised by the state, the unions aim to modernize the sector, protect the rights of professionals and guarantee quality service for citizens and tourists.
Right to strike: Younes Sekkouri racing against time to obtain union consensus
The bill on the right to strike is still far from unanimous, although the version adopted by the deputies is the result of a long national consultation. Submitted to Advisors, the text should still be subject to substantial amendments, according to the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri, who is increasing gestures of goodwill to the place of the recalcitrant unions which still oppose the current version against a backdrop of disagreements on technical aspects. Engaged in a race against time, the supervisory authority says it is ready for dialogue. The meetings follow one another in the hope of reaching a consensus before the discussions in plenary session, normally scheduled for January 15.
Eco inspirations
Apple imports explode
During the first ten months of 2024, Morocco imported 9,300 tonnes of apples worth more than $65 million, marking a record since 2011. The dynamics of imports over the last five years show a almost annual increase in the volume of apples brought into the country, with the exception of 2023, when import figures decreased slightly. Compared to 2020, apple imports to Morocco in 2024 increased by almost 50%. Apples are mainly imported from Italy which represents 46% of imports, followed by Spain (27%) and Poland (13%).
Poultry farming: heading towards upstream development
The economic model of the poultry sector is closely scrutinized by players in the sector. All attention is directed towards the development of the upstream part of the ecosystem, namely the grandparents. This solution, although expensive, would make it possible to stabilize a market still prey to speculation by intermediaries. “To reduce our dependence on imported parents, it is important to invest in local production. This is far from being an easy task, as few countries have this upstream part of the ecosystem. The ambition is precisely to install grandparent production units in Morocco, in partnership with these companies,” maintains Youssef Alaoui, president of the Interprofessional Federation of the Poultry Sector in Morocco.
Exorbitant prices of consumer products enter Parliament
The PPS group in the House of Representatives sent a written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests on the excessive prices of consumer products, including those of meat from poultry, considering that despite the assurances given by the government concerning price control and the fight against monopoly and speculation, the prices of basic necessities are reaching record levels in our country. The correspondence also highlighted that the first and last victim is the citizen, noting that poultry meat is among the most consumed meats in the Kingdom.
Al-Ahdath al-Maghribia
Certificate of life: parliamentary concerns and questions
Concern and expectation reign among taxi transport professionals due to the countdown concerning the entry into force of the decision announced by the DGSN to require operators of first and second category taxi licenses to present a recent life certificate of the holder of the approval, or a document attesting to his survival, before January 31, 2025. Given the multiple questions that this question has raised, the RNI group in the House of Representatives took the initiative of writing to the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, emphasizing that although this initiative aims to strengthen transparency to regulate the transport sector and improve its services, it has sowed confusion among professionals and players in the sector.
Al Massae
Doctors and notaries are subject to tax audits
Many doctors, notaries, engineers, lawyers and adouls, in addition to other independent professionals, are subject to tax audits, according to information obtained by Al Massae from informed sources. Reports drawn up by inspectors from the General Directorate of Taxes revealed that the professionals concerned made false declarations about their financial transactions regarding profits and expenses, during regular tax declarations. The DGI recently began compiling a list of names of a significant number of fraudsters, whose banking transactions revealed the truth about the income they obtained and the value of the expenses they made. Those accused of fraud filed returns to tax authorities far removed from actual financial transactions.
