Fitch Ratings has released a note recognizing the impact of the earthquake on Morocco’s fiscal deficit while reassuring remittances from Moroccans abroad and the IMF’s credit lines would offset liquidity concerns. The earthquake that struck late on September 8 killed some 3000 people and destroyed nearly 60,000 homes in the High Atlas Mountains. Morocco has […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has extended from January 1st for one month the state of emergency in place since 2015 after a series of terror attacks hit the country killing dozens of people, mostly foreign tourists. The measure gives the state sweeping power to take action against anyone suspected for terrorism and break any gathering […]
The Tunisian authorities are putting up for auction thousands of luxury items that were once owned by toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ali and his family. They hope to raise at least 10 million euros to fund several development projects. The list of goods put on sale includes a pair of miniature gold sphinxes, a […]
