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Coronavirus: Morocco’s National Olympic Committee Hails Postponement of Tokyo Olympics

The Moroccan National Olympic Committee has commended the “bold and responsible decision” made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by one year due to coronavirus pandemic. The move seeks to protect the health of athletes worldwide, said the Moroccan committee, voicing its strong support to […]

Egypt concludes deal for the Al Nouran Sugar Project

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and the Egyptian government have reached a financial and initial working capital terms agreement in Cairo. The agreement is essential for works on the Al Nouran Sugar Project, where an amount of $372 million […]

EU post-covid-19 reconstruction hinges on pertinent policy reforms towards MENA – Centre for European Reform

On May 27, 2020, the EU Commission presented its proposal for a post-pandemic recovery plan to help the bloc overcome the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The plan has however failed to include the grouping’s need to policy reforms towards its southern neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), whose economic and political […]