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Attijari Bank Mauritania partners with Proparco to guarantee loans to SMEs

In Mauritania, Proparco, a Development Financial Institution partly owned by the French Development Agency, has signed an agreement with Attijari Bank Mauritania, the local subsidiary of the Moroccan financial group Attijariwafa Bank, to guarantee up to €5.5 million ($6.1 million) loans to approximately 140 Mauritanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to the MoU signed […]

Morocco-China: Abolition of Visas for Chinese Nationals as of June 2016

King Mohammed VI gave instructions for the abolition of entry visas for Chinese nationals as of June 2016, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar. King Mohammed VI announced his decision to President Xi Jinping during the meeting they held Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Salaheddine Mezouar told […]

Morocco Bans Plastic Bags in a Major Environment-Friendly Move

Morocco, which will host the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) next year, has adopted a major green move translating its attachment to the protection of the environment. Six years ago, the North African country banned black plastic bags. Now the Moroccan House of Representatives (Parliament) has […]