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Morocco Tops North African Countries in Doing Business Rankings

Morocco was ranked the best North African country for doing business and the third in the MENA region in the annual Doing Business rankings. Morocco has slipped one place, in the report published by the World Bank, taking the 69th position globally out of 190 surveyed countries, far ahead of Tunisia (88th), Egypt (128th) and […]

Tunisia’s PM Fires Energy Minister over Graft

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed dismissed his energy minister Khalid Kaddour who is facing a corruption probe, the Premier’s office said. Kaddour was dismissed less than a year after his appointment in September 2017 in a move that will trigger other sackings. Kaddour will stand before justice in November over allegations of “administrative and financial […]

EBRD Enhances its Women Business Program in Morocco

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday the extension of its program “Women in Business” in Morocco to the region of Tangier, Tétouan-Al Hoceima and Oriental in the north of the country. The region has a high concentration of women-led businesses in the medical, retail and service sectors. The expansion of the […]