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King Calls for Agricultural Development to Consolidate Rural Middle Class

Morocco is taking measures to develop agriculture as one of the levers of consolidating the rural middle class, creating revenue-generating activities, and promoting youth employment. King Mohammed VI called, in a speech marking the opening of the Parliament’s fall session on October 12, for building up on the achievements in the agriculture sector to create […]

Egypt: Political Parties Disagree on El-Sisi’s Candidacy

Egypt is divided over the candidacy of the retired Marshall Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi after he announced his intentions of becoming the country’s next president. There have been speculations over his candidacy since ousting Mohammed Morsi. Although El-Sisi is expected to win the elections, he could be facing strong opposition during the elections. Liberal parties are not […]

IMF, WB delay Morocco meetings till 2022

The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Kingdom of Morocco announced the postponement of the Marrakech annual meetings for a year until October 2022   The annual meetings are usually held for two consecutive years at the World Bank and IMF headquarters in Washington, and then in a member country every third year. […]