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Morocco steps up efforts to attract foreign investors

Morocco is set to create 12 special economic zones in its 12 regions offering tax incentives and other advantages to attract foreign industrial investors. The special zones are also meant to boost exports and curb imports in order to ease the country’s trade deficit. The decision was made in 2016 in a business charter that […]

Green Financing tops EBRD’s 2021 investments in Morocco

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) injected €211 million in 10 projects carried out in Morocco in 2021. More than half of the total investment funded green projects. Through its Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) and the Green Value Chain Program, the EBRD provided a total of €88 million to partnering banks to […]

Northern Mali: Drone attack claims civilian lives

In a shocking turn of events, the quiet town of Tinzaouaten in northern Mali became the site of a devastating drone strike that claimed the lives of at least 21 civilians, including 11 innocent children. The attack, which occurred on a fateful Sunday, has sent shockwaves through the region and reignited tensions in an already […]