Security Council

Tunisia: Tax and customs amnesty in 2025

Many micro and small businesses, as well as ordinary citizens, had been eagerly awaiting this announcement, which came on Monday December 2, from MP Yassine Mami. The elected official confirmed the approval of a bill establishing a tax and customs amnesty for 2025. The Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) passed a series of provisions granting […]

Morocco opens digital payment market, ends CMI’s near-monopoly

Morocco has officially dismantled the near-monopoly held by le Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) over electronic payment terminals, marking a major shift in the country’s digital economy and financial sector. The reform, which took effect on May 1, 2025, allows banks, fintech firms, and independent payment providers to directly offer point-of-sale (POS) services to merchants, a […]

Climate Resilience: Morocco Gets EBRD-GCF Funding for Irrigation Project

Moroccan Saïss Water Conservation Project has gained support from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). EBRD and partners are extending US$ 207 million for irrigation infrastructure projects that will protect agricultural production from the impacts of climate change. According to Craig Davies, EBRD Head of Climate Resilience […]