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Morocco: New US-Morocco agreements seen as boost to trade relations

2012-12-11 13:10:24

The United States and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed new agreements that the top U.S. trade official says will stimulate significant additional commercial activity between the two countries and within the broader Middle East-North Africa region.

Lobbying for the US-Morocco FTA and how it benefits US corporations

2008-09-19 00:00:00

Videos from Morocco TVArchive, uploaded in 2008

Lessons from Morocco

2007-11-16 09:14:28

Bilateral trade accords are driven by politics more than economics, and the US-Morocco free trade agreement, or FTA, is no exception.

Morocco: Trade & liberalisation

2006-07-22 06:54:20

USAID has launched the Morocco New Business Opportunities (NBO) project. NBO is a four-year, $9m programme to help Moroccan firms take advantage of new opportunities for entry or expansion in the US market emerging from the Morocco-US FTA.

UN committee strongly urges Morocco to evaluate impact of the US-Morocco FTA

2006-06-10 03:17:33

Morocco came under review last month by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. During this process, the UN Committee raised concerns about the effects of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on access to affordable medicines and the enjoyment of the right to health in the country.

Morocco textile industry adapting to free trade

2006-04-24 04:59:21

Morocco hopes to create as many textile industry jobs as it loses over a two-year period, the kingdom's trade minister said.

US sorghum sold to Morocco for the first time in six years

2006-02-14 14:16:29

US sorghum has been sold to Morocco for the first time in six years, a testament that the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is working.

FTA to diversify Morocco's foreign partnerships and markets

2006-01-11 17:12:13

"The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States opens the Moroccan economy towards a new world. It is an opportunity for us to diversify our partnerships, our markets and strengthen our means of competition in an increasingly global economy," said Mohamed Benayad, secretary general of the National Council for Foreign Trade (CNCE).

Morocco-US FTA to promote investment in Kingdom, trade advisor

2006-01-07 16:59:54

Increasing trade exchanges and promoting US investments in Morocco are the main objectives of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between Morocco and the USA, affirmed trade Advisor at Moroccan embassy in Washington, Mourad El Ayachi.

Morocco free trade agreement benefits US grain industry

2006-01-07 03:05:58

The agreement eliminates tariffs on US sorghum immediately and phases out duties on US corn over five years.

Morocco becomes 1st MENA country to have free trade with US

2006-01-02 06:49:40

Morocco became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to have free trade with the United States after the two countries' free trade agreement came into effect on Sunday.

Bush moves to implement US-Morocco free-trade pact

2005-12-24 22:29:28

In anticipation of the January 1, 2006, entry into force of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, President Bush issued a proclamation December 22 on adjusting tariffs on imports from Morocco and authorizing the commerce secretary to take actions to support the implementation of the pact.

Statement of National Corn Growers Association on US-Morocco FTA

2005-07-10 00:00:00

The Morocco FTA cuts the tariff on US corn initially in half and then proceeds to zero by year six. This provides a significant advantage to US exporters and could potentially allow them to capture near 100 percent of the Moroccan market.

FTA to allow Morocco export non-Moroccan textile products to USA

2005-06-06 00:21:34

The free trade agreement signed between Morocco and the USA will grant Morocco a waiver from the normal rules of origin and allow the kingdom export textile products from less developed African Sub-Saharan countries.

Foreign Trade Council: accompanying measures are crucial for Morocco-US FTA success

2005-05-14 00:00:00

Although the Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) offers considerable opportunities to Moroccan textile exporters and an outlet to some agricultural produces, accompanying measures are crucial to benefit the most of the accord, believes Mohamed Benayad, head of the National Council for Foreign Trade.

Moroccan officials tout free trade agreement

2005-04-17 15:28:38

It's been deemed the “best market access package of any U.S. free trade agreement with a developing country to date” by the Office of the US Trade Representative. So can the new trade agreement between the United States and Morocco actually live up to such spectacular billing?

Moroccan Ambassador meets with businesses to discuss US-Morocco FTA

2005-02-24 15:11:21

Ambassador Mekouar's stop in Los Angeles is part of an aggressive effort to inform US businesses about the Free Trade Agreement.

US-Middle East Free Trade Coalition congratulates Moroccan Parliament

2005-01-26 00:00:00

As an important lynchpin between Europe, Africa and the Middle East, access to the Moroccan market
is essential for the U.S. banking, insurance and telecommunications industries.

Morocco's parliament approves FTA with US

2005-01-20 14:50:23

Morocco's parliament approved a free-trade accord (FTA) with the United States, paving the way for its implementation in two months and bringing Washington closer to its goal of sealing a free trade agreement covering most of the Middle East and North Africa by 2013.

Adoption par les députés marocains de l'accord de libre-échange avec les Etats-Unis

2005-01-14 00:00:00

L'accord de libre-échange conclu entre le Maroc et les Etats-Unis en 2004 a été adopté le 13 janvier à Rabat par la Chambre des députés.