The Conference of Heads of State and Government of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) decided to suspend temporarily the application of the Convergence, Stability, Growth and Solidarity Pact. The decision was made at an extraordinary session by videoconference on 27 April 2020 to address the health crisis in WAEMU countries. According to […]
Moody’s Ratings has revised Morocco’s “Ba1” rating outlook for its long-term foreign and local currency debt from “stable” to “positive,” according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In its assessment report, Moody’s emphasizes that the “positive outlook” reflects the gradual improvement in Morocco’s economic and fiscal strength, which is likely to further reinforce its […]
The former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife have been handed each another 10-year condemnation for corruption, reports say. Ben Ali and his wife Leïla Trabelsi had been convicted in absentia over several charges following the revolution in 2011. The couple fled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The new condemnation follows a […]
