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Standard Chartered expects Morocco’s economy to grow 4.5% in 2026

Morocco is poised to enter 2026 in a favorable position, with Standard Chartered forecasting 4.5% economic growth for the year, driven by resilient non agricultural sectors, accelerating investment, and robust domestic demand. The projection was published in Standard Chartered Global Focus 2026 report. It follows an estimated 4.8% expansion in 2025, marking the strongest post […]

African development slowed by sovereign debt

Many African governments, including Kenya and Uganda, are facing unrest due to tax hikes and reduced spending on health and education with the aim to make fiscal spaces for external debt payment. The continent’s foreign debt reached more than $1.1 trillion at the end of last year, according to the African Development Bank, which kept […]

World Bank to leverage guarantees for increased international financing in Morocco

The World Bank plans to utilize guarantees to draw more international financing to Morocco, said Hiroshi Matano, Executive Vice President of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). “We believe that these guarantees can help Moroccan borrowers (corporate and public institutions and non-sovereign risk counterparties) diversify their financing sources with private capital,” Matano said in an […]