Morocco’s RAM stops operating Boeing 737 Max 8 after Ethiopian crash

Morocco’s flag carrier RAM has temporarily grounded its operating Boeing 737 max 8 airplane after a plane of the same type operated by Ethiopian airlines crashed killing 189 people. Morocco operates one Boeing 737 Max 8 and has received this year another plane of the same type, which is not in service yet. RAM received […]

A ‘Home-Made’ Model for the Economic Integration in the MENA Region

After decades of elusive quest for a common Arab economic space and EU-promoted trials with the fluky Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (EU-MFTA), the economies of the MENA region are facing the challenge of deciding whether to bury or revive the ‘frozen’ regional integration processes. Prior to the events of the Arab Spring, the MENA member […]

World Bank puts growth in Sub-Saharan Africa at 3% in 2024

The World Bank revised downwards economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to 3% instead of 3.4%, citing the impact of the war in Sudan. The forecast is still higher than the 2.4% registered last year, thanks to increased private consumption and investment, the Bank said in a recent report. The report forecasts growth of 3.9% for […]