Morocco managed to protect its public finances in 2024, recovering hundreds of millions of dirhams in stolen money and blocking billions more in financial claims filed against the state.
These results come from court rulings and arbitration decisions handled by the Kingdom’s Judicial Agency, according to its latest annual activity report.
One of the strongest outcomes was Morocco avoiding massive payouts. During the year, courts dealt with thousands of cases involving the state, with total claims reaching more than MAD 10 billion.
In the end, judges ruled that only MAD 3.84 billion had to be paid. This means the state successfully avoided paying around MAD 6.19 billion, or nearly 62 percent of the amounts demanded.
At the same time, Morocco stepped up efforts to recover public money lost to embezzlement and financial crimes. Through criminal courts and civil claims filed on behalf of the state, judges ordered the return of more than half a billion dirhams.
The total value of court rulings linked to misappropriated funds and state expenses reached about MAD 540 million in 2024.
Most of this recovery came from cases where the Judicial Agency acted directly for the Moroccan state in financial crime trials.
Courts ruled in favor of the state, ordering the recovery of around MAD 533 million, a huge jump compared to the previous year, when recovered amounts stood at just MAD 73.7 million.
The figures point to tighter legal follow-up and stronger court action against those accused of wasting or stealing public money.
The agency’s work was not limited to national courts. Morocco also faced international legal pressure, with foreign companies filing financial claims before the arbitration body of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
One major case alone involved demands worth 283 million euros, equivalent to more than MAD 3 billion.
That case ended in Morocco’s favor. The arbitration tribunal rejected 100 percent of the claims, a decision described in the report as a major legal gain for the country and a strong signal in international investment disputes.
Over the course of 2024, the Judicial Agency received nearly 9,000 court rulings from courts across Morocco, reflecting the scale of legal challenges facing the state.
Yet the final results show stronger defense of public funds, higher recovery of stolen money, and better control over financial risks.
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