In 1999, year of the passing of King Hassan II, some North African analysts were pessimistic about the future of the Moroccan Kingdom. The country, with an ailing infrastructure and a stalling economy, was struggling hard to get out of an IMF -imposed restructuring plan. Yet, fifteen years later, Morocco's current ruler, King Mohammed VI, stated in an official speech on August 20 that his country's "development model has reached maturity and deserves to join the group of emerging nations once and for all. » Read more
