Tag: IMF

Tunisia: UGTT charges IMF of  pressuring it to endorse government-pushed reforms

June 17, 2022

UGTT, Tunisia’s mighty labor union, Thursday slammed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for exerting pressure on the organization to back reforms proposed by the government ... Read More

Morocco’s social protection program to curb informal sector

June 10, 2022

Morocco has adopted an ambitious program to generalize social protection and mandatory health coverage to all citizens, in a move conducive to the government’s efforts ... Read More

Morocco-IMF cooperation relations reviewed in Rabat

June 9, 2022

Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, met, Wednesday in Rabat, with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by the ... Read More

Morocco, one of quickest responders to Covid-19 Crisis – IMF

May 4, 2022

Morocco is among the countries that reacted the fastest to the Covid-19 crisis, said Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department ... Read More

Morocco: IMF welcomes “targeted measures” seeking to mitigate impact of soaring energy prices

April 27, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday hailed the “targeted measures” adopted by Morocco to mitigate the impact of soaring energy prices on economy. “The ... Read More

IMF to send team to Tunisia for further talks about credit facility

March 18, 2022

An International Monetary Fund team of experts will travel to Tunisia late this month to continue talks with authorities about the North African country’s request ... Read More

World Bank lends Tunisia $400m for social reforms

February 16, 2022

The World Bank Tuesday announced the intent to provide $400 million to Tunisia in view of backing social reforms. Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Vice President ... Read More

World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Marrakech Postponed to 2023

January 31, 2022

The World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings, initially scheduled to take place in Marrakech in October 2022, will take place in 2023, the two financial institutions ... Read More

Tunisia to freeze salaries, recruitment in public sector for next three years – local NGO

January 5, 2022

Tunisia has pledged to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to freeze salaries and recruitments in public sector from next three years until 2024, local powerful ... Read More

Morocco to post MENA region’s highest growth rate in 2021 at 6.3% – IMF says

December 11, 2021

The IMF expects Morocco’s economy to grow 6.3%, the highest rates among its MENA peers, as the country continues its fiscal and monetary stimulus. Morocco’s ... Read More