Chinese Ali Baba chief sends assistance to Africa

Several international firms competing for $1.5 bln Casablanca Airport expansion

A total of 28 international firms are bidding for the $1.5 billion Casablanca Airport expansion, according to Moroccan press reports. The list of the bidders includes 4 Moroccan companies, 14 Chinese firms, 5 Turkish companies, and 1 company each from Spain, Egypt, India, Greece, and Switzerland. In preparation for the 2030 World football Cup which […]

Algeria Resorts to Printing Press to Fix Budget Deficit

The Algerian government has resorted again to the printing press to inject in the market over 4,000 billion dinars, the equivalent of 20% of the country’s GDP, to deal with the 2018 budget deficit. The situation is likely to get worse in 2019, as the outlook for oil prices is rather pessimistic. Since 2014, economic […]

Sahara: Morocco winning the diplomatic battle on the ground – Atalayar magazine

Spanish magazine specializing in Maghreb affairs “Atalayar” has published a column on the latest developments in the Sahara in light of the Moroccan army’s intervention to secure the free movement of people and goods across the Guerguarat crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania.   Author of the column and director of the magazine Javier Fernandez […]