EBRD vice-president alain pilloux

Tax amnesty: Over $10 bln injected in Morocco’s banking system

Moroccan banks were busy treating requests by cash holders and owners of undeclared assets in exchange for a preferential tax of 5% only, in an operation that ended on December 31 with the injection of 100 billion dirhams or 10 billion dollars in the Moroccan banking system. At least 5 billion dirhams went to the […]

Morocco’s King Awarded Highest Distinction of International Organization of la Francophonie

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has been awarded the Order of La Pléiade, the highest honorary order of the International Organization of la Francophonie, in recognition of his determining role in promoting the values of dialogue and tolerance. The Monarch was handed the decoration on Wednesday by President of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie, […]

Europe: ISIS Sympathizers Suspected among EU Drivers

Two EU drivers have been reportedly fired after IS propaganda CDs were allegedly found with them. The discovery prompted the EU to take a recent resolution to create its own team of drivers, reports say. German newspapers “Der Spiegel” relayed by French “l’Express” reported over the week-end that IS propaganda CDs were found with two […]