Morocco and the World Bank inked a deal under which the North African country shall benefit from a precautionary line of 275 million dollars in the case of natural disasters. The deal was signed in Rabat by Finance Minister Mohammed Benchaaboun and Maghreb director at WB Jesko Hentschel. The World Bank had said in a […]
It came as no surprise that the outcome of Algeria’s legislative elections maintained the political status quo and registered one of the lowest turnouts in the history of ballots in the country, not exceeding 38%, according to the Interior Ministry. The rate shows the magnitude of young voter apathy in a context overshadowed by an […]
Fitch Ratings has assigned Morocco’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) ‘BB+’ rating with a stable outlook due to the country’s macroeconomic stability, low inflation, a moderate share of foreign-currency debt in total general government debt and comfortable external liquidity buffers. Morocco’s fiscal deficit is expected to narrow to 6.3% of GDP in 2021 from […]
