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IMF hails resilience of Morocco’s economy to recent shocks

The International Monetary Fund has praised the resilience shown by Moroccan economy to challenging external conditions. Despite water scarcity, the September 2023 earthquake, and country’s economic activity picked up to 3 % in 2023 thanks to strong exports and a rebound of domestic demand In a press release issued Wednesday, the Fund’s Executive Board, which […]

Sahara: Spain drops self-determination, calls for mutually acceptable solution

Spain has made-a volte face giving up on a referendum for self-determination in the Sahara in favor of supporting UN efforts to reach a political and mutually acceptable solution to the dispute opposing Morocco to the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stressed in his speech before the UN General Assembly the central […]

Africa: quality data access and decision making

Three North African countries namely Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria will be benefitting from the Open Data Platforms alongside other 17 other African countries  launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Upon completion of the project in July 2013, it is believed that quality data on Africa will be brought to the doorsteps of its users […]