Africa at critical juncture: as China slows, continent needs to diversify economic partners

With Chinese lending to Africa shrinking, the continent must focus on increasing its internal trade, diversifying trade-able goods away from commodities, and developing and solidifying its relationships with other global economic partners, according to a senior official at the Asia Business Council. The continent has long had robust economic ties with China, but now faces […]

Security Cooperation: Chief of Morocco’s DGSN-DGST on a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour

Director General of Morocco’s National Security and Territorial Surveillance agencies Abdellatif Hammouchi paid a working visit to Qatar as part of a regional tour to several Middle Eastern countries. Hammouchi and his accompanying delegation met in Doha with several high-ranking Qatari security officials, including the head of State Security. According to a statement from the […]

World Bank: Morocco’s economy to grow by 3.2 % in 2022

The Moroccan economy is expected to grow by 3.2 percent in 2022 against 5.3 pc growth recorded the previous year, says the World Bank in its latest Global Economic Prospects report. Morocco’s output is expected to slow this year from the previous year’s rebound as the Kingdom’s agricultural performance returns to historical averages after the […]