Morocco Earmarks 6.85 bln dirhams to Fight Disparities in Rural Areas

Morocco has earmarked 6.85 billion dirhams to a program meant to curb disparities between cities and rural areas in 2018. Speaking at the weekly government meeting Thursday, Agriculture Minister Aziz Akhannouch said the program will be funded by the fund of rural and mountainous zones development with the aim of opening up hard-to-reach areas, developing […]

Egypt to invest $663mln to launch industrial complexes

Egypt plans to invest about $663 million in new industrial projects, Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance said.   The new investment will go to building new industrial complexes across the country to boost exports of Egypt-made products.   According to the minister, more than $300 million will be spent on the construction of 13 new […]

Intra-Africa trade hampered by high costs, cumbersome border procedures — TMA report

Trade among African countries within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is hampered by inefficient border procedures, complex documentation requirements and the lack of harmonization of regulatory regimes, all of which create major business obstacles, a new report by TradeMark Africa (TMA) says. The report, titled ‘Trade Facilitation Report: Driving African Trade through Digitalization’, […]