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Background Notes on Countries of the World: Morocco in Business Source Complete [ About ] BU logo
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

Morocco Country Profile in Business Source Complete [About]BU logo
Provides quick access to country data points, trends and analysis including country's political and governmental make-up, economic performance, gross domestic product, the potential for economic development, and detailed market and industry analysis of the country's business environment.

Morocco Country Review in Business Source Complete [ About ] BU logo
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Finance,Trade & Commerce

BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Morocco
http://www.buyusa.gov/morocco/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.

Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Morocco [About]BU logo (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country.

 

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FITA: Morocco Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/morocco.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website includes general information as well as information on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture, media, and more.

Global Edge: Morocco
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countryInsights/country.asp?countryID=115
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

Index of Economic Freedom: Morocco
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?ID=Morocco
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Morocco's trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.

Morocco Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Complete [About]BU logo
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials.

Morocco Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]bu logo
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks.  Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings.  Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.

Political Risk Yearbook: Morocco Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]bu logo
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.

News

Morocco News
http://www.morocco.com/news/

Statistics & Government Resources

Morocco Embassy in Washington D.C.
http://moroccoembassy.com/
Information about business and investment in Morocco. Also contains information about flora and fauna, education, travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography, people and culture.

Central Bank of Morocco
http://www.bkam.ma/
The official Web site of the Central Bank of Morocco includes information on currency rates, monetary policy, statistics and much more.

Directorate of Statistics of Morocco
http://www.hcp.ma/
A Web site from the Directorate of Statistics of Morocco.

Selected Internet Resources: Morocco-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/morocco/morocco.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."

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