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Algeria’s Trade Deficit Worsens to Over $ 10 billion

Algeria trade deficit widened to $10.33 billion during the first nine months of 2015, against a $4.09 billion surplus a year earlier, after a sharp fall in energy earnings caused by global drop in crude oil prices. The new figures confirm the deteriorating economic situation in the North African country, member of the OPEC cartel. […]

AfDB Puts $1.7 bln on a Trans-Maghreb Train Feasibility Study

In a bid to revamp rail transport in the Maghreb region, the Secretariat of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) is supervising a feasibility study worth $1.7 billion, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The train aims to link the three countries of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The feasibility studies are launched at a time […]

COVID-19: Extension of state of health emergency in Morocco until May 10, 2021

The Moroccan government Council, held in Rabat this Thursday April 8, has decided to extend the state of health emergency, that was scheduled to expire on April 10, until May 10, 2021.   The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Saturday, April 10 at 6 […]