Morocco’s Casablanca Finance City leads Africa in Global Financial Centres Index 31

Morocco’s Casablanca Finance City topped the continental ranking in the financial centres index, holding the 54th spot globally out of 119, according to a recent report released this March by Long Finance & Financial Centre Futures. Casablanca continues to be the leading African financial centre, while Cape Town and Johannesburg continue to improve their ranking […]

Tunisia: President Calls for National Unity to Withstand Post-Revolution Challenges

Tunisian President Caid Essebi Sunday called for national unity to take up the myriad of challenges, including terrorism, which have gripped the country five years after the 2011 revolution. “Without unity, no action can succeed,” President Essebi said in an address to the nation marking the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence. For the President, […]

Kenya pondering tax reforms to entice hesitant Western investors

Kenya is considering tax reforms, including possible tax breaks, to entice hesitant US and EU investors after Washington complained that corruption and a lack of transparency in tax policy inhibited investment in the East African country. Nairobi is exploring various tax incentives to reluctant Western investors and it also threw out the red carpet for […]