Burkina Faso launches new “Caisse de dépôt et d’Investissement” to finance major projects

Burkina Faso is setting a new Caisse de dépôt et d’Investissement, CDI-BF, assigned several tasks including financing of State’s major projects. The decision, “Sika Finance” reports, came during a cabinet meeting last week. The CDI-BF replaces Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC) created in 2017 and dismantled in 2022 for lack of results. The CDI-BF […]

Morocco creates 282,000 jobs as employment indicators improve

Morocco’s economy created 282,000 jobs between the first quarters of 2024 and 2025, according to the latest report from the High Commission for Planning (HCP). This marks a significant turnaround after losing 80,000 positions during the same period the previous year. The job growth was primarily urban, with 285,000 new positions in cities offsetting a […]

Morocco’s King Reiterates Condemnation of Israeli Settlements Policy

King Mohammed VI has reiterated condemnation of the Israeli settlement policy, which jeopardizes prospects for achieving the two-state solution. This came in a message to the chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian […]