Morocco's Central Bank Revises up Growth Forecasts to 1.4% in 2016


(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Bank Al Maghrib (central bank) revised up, on Tuesday, growth forecasts from 1.2% to 1.4% for the year 2016, while agricultural value added is projected to contract by 9% and nonagricultural growth would reach 2.9%.

This came in a statement by the Bank, issued following its board's third quarterly meeting for 2016. In 2017, the nonagricultural growth is expected to accelerate to 3.2% and agricultural added value would rebound by 10%, assuming a normal crop year, thus leading to an overall growth of 4%, said the same source.

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