The Moroccan government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak was “swift and decisive,” the World Bank said in its Economic Monitor report for July 2020. However, it noted, the pandemic could set the country’s economic development back amid years of progress. Both public and external debt are projected to rise but will remain sustainable,” the WB notes. It is clear that COVID-19 is making its mark beyond Morocco’s public health sphere. However, the World Bank notes that it projects post-pandemic economic recovery with “unusually large uncertainty.” It is possible that Morocco’s economic growth may not resume on trend until 2022.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2020 15:11 UTC