Bank Al-Maghrib Expected to Hold Key Rate at 2.25% as Macro Indicators Converge

Bank Al-Maghrib’s Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 23 June to set its monetary policy stance for the third quarter of 2026. A review of the latest available macroeconomic indicators points toward a hold on the key rate at its current level of 2.25 percent, with neither an increase nor a cut appearing well-supported […]

AfDB invests $11m in Luxemburg-based BluePeak Private Capital Fund for SME in Africa

The African Development Bank, AfDB, has made equity investment worth $11 million in Luxemburg-based BluePeak Private Capital Fund to support mid-size firms, including in the pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, manufacturing, and logistics sectors, across Africa. The Abidjan-based bank in a statement said BluePeak – a flagship private capital fund – will provide growth capital to middle-sized companies […]

Divides widen among leftist right group AMDH

The accumulation of ethical practices and the conflation of far-left political agendas with human rights has triggered a spate of criticism targeting one of Morocco’s largest rights groups, the Moroccan Association for Human rights (known by its French acronym AMDH) No less than 17 members of the AMDH’s administrative board threatened to leave the NGO […]