Moroccan central bank urges caution in dealing with CBDCs

Morocco’s central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri advocated a cautious approach in adopting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), recalling that the bank set up a working group to look at the matter in 2021. Speaking to a conference attended by IMF chief Kristina Georgieva, Jouahri underscored the urgent character of examining CBDCs which have a role […]

Mali’s ruling junta tightens its grip over politics, media, and lucrative mining sector

Mali’s ruling junta further seeks to tighten its grip over the West African nation, as it has imposed bans on the activities of political parties and media coverage of political life, and it may also be reportedly seeking to use Russia’s mercenary Wagner mercenaries to threaten a take-over of Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine. Repression in […]

Morocco Resolutely Engaged on Path of Tolerance, Religious Coexistence, Newsweek

The efforts spearheaded by King Mohammed VI to preserve Morocco’s religious diversity and traditions of tolerance and coexistence were highlighted by Newsweek. In an article entitle: “Morocco’s Muslim Monarch is Trying to Preserve the Country’s Jewish History- Before it’s Too Late,” Yardena Schwartz points to the centuries-old history of religious diversity and coexistence in the […]