UAE Mohamed-bin-Zayed-& Mauritanian President Mohamed-Ould-Ghazouani

Morocco’s tax revenues surge 19.1% in first half of 2025

Morocco’s tax revenues rose by 19.1% in the first half of 2025, reaching 186.34 billion dirhams (MMDH), driven primarily by corporate income tax (IS) receipts, which soared 34.7% to 55.98 MMDH. This increase is largely attributed to payments linked to the 2024 fiscal year, the reference year for provisional installments. The rise comes despite a […]

Morocco launches power export program for global trade expansion

Morocco has strengthened its export development strategy with “Power Export: One Shop Store Export,” a comprehensive program launched by the Ministry of Foreign Trade in partnership with Maroc PME under the 2025-2027 Foreign Trade Pact for Growth and Employment. Designed as a one-stop-shop, the program supports Moroccan companies—whether already operating internationally or preparing to enter […]

Arab Spring and Burma Transitions: Different Societies but Same Hopes and Aspirations

The transitions away from authoritarian rule in North Africa and Burma (also known as Myanmar) have often been compared to one another, highlighting major challenges but also reasons for hope. When Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of Burmese opposition, addressed the Clinton Global Initiative Conference in New York in 2011, […]