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Casablanca Finance City partners with Hong Kong Financial Center to attract Asian investors

The Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA) and the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) of Hong Kong have agreed to strengthen cooperation and share experiences for the development of financial services industry. The agreement was inked Wednesday remotely by CEO of CFCA Saïd Ibrahimi and Head of FSDC Dr Au King-lun. The two centers will conduct […]

Morocco: More than 3 million people to benefit from microloans by 2020

Morocco, which is already a regional leader in microcredit, is poised to develop its strategy in the sector, the aim being to increase the number of beneficiaries to 3.2 million people and to create some 2 million part time jobs by 2020. The announcement was made last week on the sidelines of the international conference […]

Moroccan railways transport 26.4 million passengers in h1

Some 26.4 million people used Moroccan trains to travel in the first six months this year, up 7% from the same period last year, rail operator ONCF said. Revenue grew 8% to 1.26 billion dirhams as more people use the fastest train in Africa Al Bouraq connecting Casablanca to Tangier. In total Al Boraq passengers […]