The Moroccan government expects to cut its budget deficit to 3% of GDP in 2026, from 3.5% this year, as it continues to pursue fiscal consolidation and structural reforms, finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The government expects to narrow the deficit thanks to tax reforms, while maintaining support for strategic investments and social programs, […]
The partnership between Kenya Airways and South African Airways, which want to form a pan-African airline, will be treated as a merger on the back of the effect that the joint venture will have on competition in the region, the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has said. Kenya’s flag carrier operates in countries that are members […]
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a plan to lend Tunisia €500 million on favorable terms to help it reduce its external debt and consolidate its democratic mechanisms. The plan was backed by 561 votes to 76, with 42 abstentions. Rapporteur of the debate Marielle De Sarnez (ALDE,FR) emphasized that it is “a loan which […]
