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Morocco completes 2 bln euro-denominated oversubscribed bond sale

Morocco has sold 2 billion euros in a dual-tranche bond split into four and ten years, as demand exceeded the offer, Bloomberg and Global Capital reported. Morocco gathered some 7 billion dollars in orders for the bond sale, highlighting the attractivity of the country for global investors. The bond would boost the government’s finances as […]

Morocco, Portugal Agree to Set up Maritime Hub

Morocco and Portugal signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a maritime hub with advanced infrastructure and services to boost the two countries competitiveness. The agreement was signed in Lisbon by Morocco’s Equipment, Transport and Logistics Minister Aziz Rabbah and Portugal’s sea Minister Ana Paula Vitorina. Following the example of the successful […]

Comoros to assume Africa Union chairmanship in 2023

Comoros will assume for the first time the chairmanship of the African Union in 2023 as Senegal’s mantle comes to end this month. The island takes the new role after the contender Kenya pulled out its bid, Africa News reports. President Azali Assoumani and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto had been separately lobbying for the […]