Morocco, Mauritius and South Africa are ranked as the most innovative African countries as they have significantly moved up closer to developed economies in the rankings over the past few years. The 15th edition of the Global Innovation Index released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has highlighted Africa’s success in 2022 noting […]
Tunisia has raised monthly minimum wage by 6.5 per cent to help workers weather economic stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the powerful workers’ union, UGTT, has announced. The decision according to the union will soon be made public by the Tunisian government which agreed to implement the hike. UGTT on Dec. 11 asked the […]
Authorities in Libya have renewed efforts to strengthen safeguards against financial crime, as the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing convened its first meeting of 2026 in Tripoli last week. The meeting, chaired by Central Bank Governor Naji Mohammed Issa, brought together representatives from government, judicial, security and regulatory institutions to assess […]
