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MasterCard, Copal ink partnership agreement to launch family payments mobile app in Egypt

MasterCard has inked a partnership agreement with Copal to launch Egypt’s first family digital payment and expenses management mobile application, Arab Finance reports, citing a press release. The app aims to spread E-banking services by integrating youth into the banking system and the formal economy in a way that achieve Egypt’s financial inclusion goals, the […]

IMF: Outlook for Algeria remains uncertain & challenging

The pandemic has increased Algeria’s “ongoing economic vulnerabilities” following a succession of adverse shocks since 2014, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF), affirming that” the outlook for Algeria remains uncertain and challenging”. Following a visit paid lately to Algeria wherein IMF staff held meetings with officials on the country’s economic developments and policies, the international […]

Sahara: Panama gives cold shoulder to Algerian envoy & his separatist agenda

Panama’s recent decision in favour of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara has dealt another hard blow to the Algerian military regime as the Central American country will take its seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council starting January 1, 2025. This is a major diplomatic setback for Algiers as Rabat has gained […]