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Morocco: Government to raise its budget by 6.3% in 2024

The Moroccan government has increased its general budget by 6.3% to about 62 billion dollars to meet increasing spending on social safety nets, earthquake reconstruction, job creation, and economic development. Speaking to members of Parliament, Finance Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said the government will also increase its public investment budget by 35 billion dirhams to […]

Algeria: Sahara Solar Breeder project, an end to oil energy dependency?

Algeria which is badly hit by the collapse of oil prices on the international market is trying to end its heavy dependency on oil and to diversify its energy production. One of the alternatives raising Algerian authorities’ optimism is the Sahara Solar Breeder project (SSB) being developed in cooperation with Japanese researchers. Algerian and Japanese […]

E-payment leader in Egypt to launch new digital bank by end of 2023

Fawry, Egypt’s leading E-payment solutions provider, will turn its online payment portal “myFawry” into a digital bank in 2023, the country’s stock exchange market indicated Sunday August 13, in a statement. The future bank will provide a variety of financial services, including payments, consumer lending, savings, and investments, the online payment firm indicated. Downloads of […]