Thursday, 27 March 2008
Moroccan tourism sector generates USD 8Bn in 2007
Moroccan tourism sector generates USD 8Bn in 2007
The Moroccan tourism sector has generated some USD 8Bn in 2007 as around 7.45 million tourists visited the north African country, said, here Wednesday, an official at the Moroccan Embassy in
Speaking at the 3rd session on "the economic and social situation in Africa," the Moroccan diplomat gave a sum up overview on the Moroccan experience in tourism sector, noting that since 2001, the kingdom has made tourism a priority sector in its development strategy through the start of an ambitious plan (Plan Azur), the objective of which is to receive 10 million tourists a year by 2010.
Mr.Semmar called for making tourism a priority sector in the economic choices of African countries to diversify their financial resources.
"Tourist activity is a source of receipts in foreign currency for African countries and an economic sector that generates an important capital gain in terms of economy and employment to improve the quality of life of the continent's inhabitants," he said.
The Moroccan diplomat called on the UN Economic Commission for
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Mr Semmar, my brother-in-law was one of thenicest people you could hope to meet and a superb political scientist. He died this week in rabat follwing a brutal attack in May in Addis ababa.
He will be sorely missed by his family, and will be great loss to his ministry.
Kevin Webb
Justice of the Peace
(England & Wales)
Dear Sirs,
I hope and trust the authorities in Morocco will enquire into the instigators of te cowardly attack on Omar which resulted in his death - only a few dys beofre he was to leave Ethiopia foor good as his tour of duty there was ended.
The matter will not rest until the perpetrator(s) are brought to justice. It will not end here.
Yours
Kevin Webb
Magistrate (And Omar's Brother in Law)
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