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AU observer team to monitor Nigeria poll, as pre-election violence escalates

The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as the West African country warned of increasing election-related violence. The AU said the objectives of the mission were to provide an “accurate and impartial assessment” of the electoral process, offer […]

Portugal to recruit 400 Moroccan workers amid labor shortage

Portugal, which is faced with a labor shortage, is set to recruit 400 Moroccans who will work in the farming sector, under a Memorandum of Understanding signed Wednesday. The MoU was signed, Wednesday in Lisbon, between the Moroccan National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) and the Portuguese Institute for Employment and […]

Fitch Solutions Expects Morocco to Hold Interest Rate at 2.25% in 2019

Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) will hold its key policy rate at 2.25 pc in 2019 due to subdued inflation and a neutral shift in US Fed policy, says Fitch Solutions in its latest report on the North African Kingdom. In a bid to protect foreign exchange reserves and limit imported inflation, BAM will […]