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Investment opportunities in Morocco outlined during US-Africa Business Summit

Investment opportunities in Morocco and the strength of the strategic partnership binding the Kingdom and the United States were highlighted during a roundtable discussion held in the city of Arlington, Texas (South), on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit which runs through May 9 in Dallas. Addressing the panel, Morocco’s ambassador to the United […]

OCP Gleans $ 1.5 billion to Finance Large-Scale Investment Programs

L’Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP,) the Moroccan State-owned phosphates company, said last week it raised $ 1.55 billion in the first international bond issue having a solid emitter notation organized by an African company outside South Africa. OCP thus sold 10-year bonds to yield 5.625 percent for $1.25 billion and $300 million worth bonds that […]

Japan vows to boost private sector investment in Africa

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said his country will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa. Abe made the statement at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development opened in Yokohama on Wednesday. The meeting attended by a few dozen African leaders and representatives of […]