Moroccan Women Mules at Bab Sebta

Morocco spurs industrial investments worth $1.1 billion to cut trade deficit

Morocco launched 52 investment projects worth 1.1 billion dollars with a capacity to employ up to 12.583 people in a bid to narrow its budget deficit. The projects are designed to cover goods that Morocco imports and will cut by 820 million dollars Moroccan imports. Part of its industrial acceleration plan, the new projects will […]

Tunisia turns to domestic banks to fund national budget over lack of foreign lending

The Tunisian government has been mounting pressure on local financial institutions to fund the 2022 national budget as the country struggles to land foreign loans to close the project’s $2.8 billion budget deficit. The move is revealed by Ahmed El Karm, member of the executive board of Tunisia-based independent think-tank Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises […]

Morocco gets US support to protect its cultural heritage from smuggling

The United States has pledged to help Morocco protect its cultural heritage from smuggling and step up the strategic partnership sealed between the two countries. An agreement was inked on Thursday in this regard by American ambassador to Morocco David T. Fischer and minister of Culture Othmane El Ferdaous while US Assistant Secretary of State […]