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Morocco’s growth reaches 4.9% in 2025, according to economic council

By , based on Aujourd’hui le Maroc

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Morocco’s economic growth reached 4.9% in 2025, compared with 4.4% in 2024. The annual report of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) also analyses social and environmental developments in the country, as well as its recommendations, according to the document published by the Council.

Morocco’s economic growth reached 4.9% in 2025, compared with 4.4% in 2024, according to the 2025 annual report of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), which examines the country’s economic, social and environmental situation.

The document also presents the CESE’s activities during 2025 and makes recommendations to guide public policy, according to the report by the advisory institution.

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