Agenda

As part of the preparations for the opening of diplomatic missions of the Republic of Suriname in Morocco, the Office des Changes received, on Tuesday February 22, 2022, a delegation from this country, composed of the Advisor to the President of the Republic of Suriname, the Secretary General of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) and Madam Head of the Africa, Australia and Oceania Division at the MFA.

A presentation was made to this mission, giving an overview of the Office des Changes, its missions and attributions and outlining the advantages granted by the foreign exchange regulations to diplomatic and consular representations accredited in Morocco as well as to their staff.

During this meeting, the Surinamese delegation and the representatives of the Office des Changes also discussed the various guarantees offered to foreign investors, in particular the freedom to transfer income and proceeds from the sale of foreign investments in Morocco, financed in currencies.

As part of the participatory approach adopted by the Office des Changes, Mr. Hassan BOULAKNADAL participated in a meeting organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), Tuesday, February 8, 2022, on the new exchange rate measures.

This meeting, chaired by the President of the CGEM, Mr. Chakib Alj, was an opportunity for Mr. BOULAKNADAL to explain to the members of the regional representations of the Confederation and the professional federations the new provisions of the exchange regulations.

The Director of the Office des Changes reviewed the main measures introduced by the General Instructions for Foreign Exchange Transactions in its 2020 version,  which aim to support the post-Covid economic recovery and to offer national operators flexibility and support for the development of their international operations.

As part of the constructive partnership between the Office des Changes and the CGEM, this meeting for information and awareness, offered an exceptional framework for stimulating exchanges between the Office des Changes and economic operators and corroborates the interest shown in the understanding the provisions of the foreign exchange regulations.
 

The Office des Changes participated in the annual meeting of The IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics from October 26 to November 1, 2021.

This meeting was devoted exclusively to the process of updating the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual which continues in parallel with the update of the 2008 system of national accounts, with a view to publish the two new manuals in March 2025.

This working session was characterized by the holding, for the first time, of a joint session with the Advisory Expert group on national Accounts in order to point out the importance of issuing foreign exchange statistics in accordance with international standards.