A billion dollar renewable energies program revealed by Algeria

Energy and Mining Minister Youcef Yousfi has said that the government will be dedicating more than $1,264 billion to its renewable energies program by 2030. The billion dollar investment is aimed at deriving more than 30% of the country’s energy consumption from renewable energies and to overcome the power outages which occur mostly during summer. […]

Central bank sees automotive sector exports at $20 bln by 2026

Morocco’s central bank gave a promising outlook for Morocco’s current account balance putting emphasis on the growing exports of the automotive sector, seen at a record 20 billion dollars by 2026. Likewise, the bank expects Morocco’s phosphates and derivatives exports would settle at 10 billion dollars, while remittances from Moroccans abroad and tourism receipts would […]

COVID-19: AfDB unveils $10 billion Response Facility

The African Development Bank Group has announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis. It provides up […]