Moroccan & Saudi FMs in Rabat July 29 2020

Morocco successfully sells 1 billion euro in dual-tranche bond

Morocco has completed a successful sale of a 1 billion euro two tranche bond with 5.5 year and 10 year maturity at a rate of 1.375% and 2% respectively, in a deal that reflects the trust enjoyed by the country among international financial institutions despite the difficult context of the pandemic. Demand on the bond […]

African Union endorses Morocco’s candidacies to international system

The Executive Council of the African Union has endorsed, during its 42nd session held on February 15-16 in Addis Ababa, in prelude to the Union’s Summit, Morocco’s candidacies to the international system. Thus, the Council decided to support Morocco’s candidacy to the Council of the International Maritime Organization for the period 2024-2025, during the elections […]

Former French ambassador to Algiers, Algerian Journalist call for radical break

Former French ambassador to Algeria Xavier Driencourt and Algerian journalist Daoud Imoulayen urged, in a tribune published in the Journal du Dimanche, France to implement a “radical break” in its relationship with Algeria in 2027, accusing Algiers of persistent hostility and Paris of maintaining an increasingly untenable posture of weakness. The authors sharply criticize the […]