Business in the Moroccan city of Tangiers is booming due to its location at the nexus of global trade routes. But many locals are failing to reap the benefits. What they crave most is the resumption of international tourism and the attendant influx of revenue. Stefanie Claudia Muller reports from Tangiers
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Economic boom in Tangier leaves a few winners and many losers dw.com 1 day ago Stephanie Müller
Business in the Moroccan city has remained surprisingly robust in the pandemic due to its location at the nexus of global trade routes. But many locals have seen incomes fall as tourism struggles. © Chen Binjie/Xinhua/picture alliance The Port of Tanger Med is a crucial lifeline for Morocco s economy during the pandemic
Anass Bouzid has long held the dream of emigrating to Germany. He d love to go to Frankfurt, because the German financial hub is where some of his family live, he told DW. The 25-year-old Moroccan wouldn t have much to leave behind, he said, as he has been jobless for quite a while.
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