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Nine African countries join Afreximbank’s PAPSS platform in push for ‘de-dollarization’

A pan-African payment system that would allow African nations to trade among themselves, using their own currencies, is gaining momentum, as the platform has recently started commercial operations with nine countries having signed up so far, according to the Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah. The African Export-Import Bank — or Afreximbank — expects 15 to 20 […]

Higher Judicial Council deplores Amnesty’s lack of respect for judiciary independence

The call made by Amnesty International to put pressure on Moroccan authorities to free journalist Omar Radi is an offense to Morocco’s independent judiciary, said the Higher Judicial Council in a statement. The campaign launched by Amnesty International has been decried by independent rights activists who also castigated the London-based NGO for flouting the rights […]

Public Sector’s Payroll Takes 49% of Morocco’s Revenues

The Payroll in the public sector absorbs 49% of state revenues, a percentage that shows the burden placed on the state budget because of an inefficient employment policy, says a study conducted by L’Economiste daily newspaper. The public sector’s payroll is in dire need of restructuring to mitigate its impact on the state budget after […]