• Mar 11, 2024
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(Mediaterre.org)
Dans un rapport présenté le 21 juin 2012 à Genève devant la 20e session du Conseil des droits de l’homme, le groupe de travail des Nations unies sur l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes a reconnu que le Maroc s’orientait depuis les dix dernières années vers une égalité hommes/femmes qui est autant effective dans la loi que dans les faits.
Visant la pérennisation de cet acquis, le rapport émet quelques recommandations dont la consolidation de l’édifice juridique et institutionnel pour promouvoir l’égalité et la non-discrimination. Il promeut la protection et le renforcement accrus des droits fondamentaux des femmes. Le groupe de travail engage également le gouvernement marocain à promouvoir la participation des femmes dans la vie politique et publique.

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(Commodesk) Comme le prévoyait la FAO depuis deux mois, la récolte de céréales du Maroc ne sera pas fameuse cette année. Le blé d’hiver a été semé tard, il a eu froid en février et manqué d’eau ce printemps, ce qui affecte in fine les rendements. Le ministère de l’Agriculture attend 2,74 millions de tonnes de blé tendre, soit 55% de moins qu’en 2011, 1,13 million de tonnes de blé dur, et 1,2 million de tonnes d’orge (contre 1,45 million de tonnes, soit 18% de moins). Globalement, la récolte de céréales est en recul de 3,3 millions de tonnes, -40% sur un an. Le Maroc est structurellement déficitaire en céréales, ce qui fait du royaume un des principaux importateurs mondiaux. Ses besoins se montent à 7,1 millions de tonnes de blé par an d’après le ministère des Finances, soit 590.000 tonnes par mois. Mi-juin, les stocks recelaient 2 millions de tonnes de céréales, d’après l’ONICL. En 2011-2012, ses importations de céréales atteignaient 5,5 millions de tonnes, dont 2,9 millions de tonnes de blé tendre, mais elles devraient encore progresser cette année, d’après les prévisions de l’association nationale des négociants en céréales. L’Office interprofessionnel des céréales marocain a passé deux appels d’offres pour 600.000 tonnes dans le cadre des échanges libres de droits avec les Etats-Unis et l’Union européenne, restés infructueux à la mi-août. Selon les négociants, le prix offert de 370 dollars la tonne ne couvrait pas la totalité des frais de livraison (coût assurance fret). En Algérie, l’Office interprofessionnel des céréales a annoncé avoir trouvé 500.000 tonnes de blé à un prix discompté de 350 dollars la tonne, mais d’après les négociants, le prix du marché était plus proche de 410 dollars.

  • 11 Marzo 2024
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(Arabnews.com) RABAT: Morocco has become the latest victim of Europe’s debt crisis, as a slump in business with its main export partner and the costs of buying social peace amid Arab world uprisings are forcing the country to impose austerity measures in order to receive international financial assistance. Long a model of relative prosperity in northern Africa, Morocco had to seek help from the International Monetary Fund this month, winning a $ 6.2 billion precautionary credit line. The IMF says it offered the loan to help Morocco cope with fluctuating energy prices and the effects of Europe’s economic troubles. In exchange, the government promised to reform the pension system and a costly program of state subsidies for energy and staples, according to a letter published on the IMF website this week. Morocco’s state spending is at record highs, the deficit is soaring and its No. 1 trading partner — Europe — is flailing. The latest economic figures show that Europe is edging closer to recession, dragged down by the crippling debt problems of the 17 countries that use the euro. Europe’s stumbling economy is making it harder for other economies around the world to recover and policymakers are trying to reach agreement on more decisive action to deal with the debt crisis. Morocco’s tourism income is down 6.9 percent so far this year compared to last. Remittances from Moroccans abroad are down 2.5 percent, according to government figures. A drought and bad harvest this year, along with high oil prices, hurt this country that depends largely on imported energy. State reserves are only enough to buy 4 months’ worth of imports — down from 11 months’ worth in 2005, according to the central bank. Morocco’s government promises to “rationalize spending” and “optimize revenues,” the letter says. It includes measures such as linking public sector salaries to performance, targeting subsidies more efficiently and improving tax collection. Budget Minister Idriss Al Azami Al Idrissi tried to play down worries of major structural cuts. The credit line “is a protection against unpredictable shocks from the international situation, and obtaining it proves the solidity of the national economy,” he said in an interview with the Associated Press. The government pledges to bring deficit to 3 percent of GDP by 2016, compared to an expected 7 percent this year. That will be a challenge. Imposing spending cuts on a populace that saw nationwide protests last year poses social risks. After an uprising in Tunisia set off protests across the Arab world last year, Moroccans too took to the streets and demanded democratic reforms. King Mohamed VI called early elections and made changes to the constitution — and the government spent billions to raise public sector salaries and on subsidies for staples. Then the eurozone debt crisis made things worse. Economist Najib Akesbi says the IMF credit line is prompting long-needed structural reforms. Morocco’s revenues have been covering barely 60 percent of spending, he says. “The trade deficit and the drop in transfers by Moroccans abroad and in tourism oblige Morocco to borrow on international markets,” he said, when in the past the country could rely on domestic sources to raise money. He criticized recent policies of lowering taxes on business, seen as a sop to powerful special interests. “It’s a masochistic policy. Difficult times await Moroccans.” After winning the IMF loan, Morocco announced it will seek $1 billion in a bond issue in September. The finance minister told The AP that the country is tapping dollar bond markets for the first time because Europe’s markets look too risky. “We chose the dollar because we feel that there is a depth on these markets, and the interest rates are more attractive, at a moment when euro markets are preoccupied with the sovereign debt of eurozone countries,” Finance Minister Nizar Baraka said. “Thanks to the IMF precautionary credit line, Morocco is well placed to obtain financing in good conditions,” he added.

  • 11 Marzo 2024
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