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Barcelona players refuse interference of politics in sports

FC Barcelona players have collectively refused to wear LaLiga-backed t-shirts promoting a political message on Sebta, drawing a clear line against the instrumentalization of football for colonial territorial claims. The entire squad declined to don the garments carrying the slogans “Todos somos caballas” and references to Ceuta’s “Spanishness” before their match against Racing Santander. Club […]

South Africa takes over G20 presidency amid global polarization due to wars, trade tensions

South Africa became the first African country to take over the G20 presidency on Sunday (1 December), which may also be the most challenging yet amid growing global political instability and shifting world order. As the first African country ever to lead the forum, Pretoria said that while it aims to focus on issues such […]

Fitch Rating expects Moroccan banks profitability to improve in 2023

Fitch Rating highlighted the positive outlook for the seven largest Moroccan banks in 2023 whose profitability is set to improve on the back of a better risk management. “We expect profitability will improve at a faster pace in 2023 as lower impairment charges (LICs) should continue to decline while higher rates will start to feed […]