Lagarde with Moroccan officials

ATM Fraud: Moroccan Authorities Warn against Card Skimming

Moroccan Central bank and police have urged vigilance after card skimming devices were found lately in cash machines in the city of Marrakech. Skimmers are using tiny hidden cameras planted in ATMs. They are barely visible but allow fraudsters to film people entering their pin number. The skimmers often encase the normal card slot on […]

World Bank: Geopolitical Tensions Affect Growth in MENA in 2019

Economic growth in the region of North Africa and the Middle East is expected to drop to 0.6 pc in 2019 against a 1.2 pc growth posted last year, says the World Bank in its latest report. The growth forecast for 2019 has been revised downwards due to intensified global economic headwinds and rising geopolitical […]

Executive Secretary of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States assumes office in Tripoli

Ado Al-Hajji Abu, the Executive Secretary of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) began Saturday November 25 work from the organization’s permanent headquarters in Tripoli, in Libya. Ado Al-Hajji Abu was received by the Minister of Youth, the Prime Minister’s envoy to Africa, Fathallah El-Zeni, and a number of directors of departments and offices in […]