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Morocco’s Ambassador to Botswana Hands Credentials to President Mokgweetsi Masisi

Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, received Thursday in Gaborone, Youssef Amrani, who handed him his credentials as Morocco’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Botswana. During the audience, President Masisi expressed the esteem he harbors for King Mohammed VI and the appreciation of the Government and People of Botswana for the Kingdom’s role in promoting South-South cooperation. […]

Intra-Africa trade remains ‘difficult’ amid forex shortage, poor infrastructure — Standard Bank’s report

Intra-country trade in 10 key African countries remains difficult amid currency volatility and international capital flight, as business struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably the dollar, needed to pay for imports, according to the 2023 Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB). The key finding in the study conducted by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest […]

Morocco: Towards a new competitive investment charter fostering participation of private funds; giving incentives to economy driving sectors

Morocco is elaborating a new investment charter meant to foster the participation of private funds in a bid to reverse the current trend as private investment represents only about one third of total investment. In this connection, King Mohammed VI chaired, on Wednesday at the Royal Residence of Bouznika, a working session devoted to this […]