Australian ambassador to Morocco Berenice-Owen-Jones

Three Egyptian banks to launch $83m fintech fund

Three Egyptian banks, including Banque du Caire, will launch this month a fintech fund estimated at around $83 million amid increase in investment in Egypt’s fintech industry. Banque du Caire is joined by National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr to carry out the initiative, Rasha Negm, Assistant Sub-Governor Information Technology at NBE indicated. […]

Proportion of Women in Moroccan Parliament Rises to 21%

Following the October 7 general elections, women’s percentage at the House of Representatives slightly rose to account for 21% of seats compared to 17% in the 2011 elections. The number of seats occupied by women in the Moroccan parliament stands at 81 out the 395 total seats, of whom 71 made it to the House […]

After decades of anti‑Jewish rhetoric, Algeria says ‘why not?’ to normalization with Israel

For decades, Algeria’s foreign policy was built on an unshakable creed: “With Palestine, guilty or innocent.” That slogan has become a tenet of the regime’s quest to gain legitimacy while implementing anti‑Semitism policies that erased Algeria’s own Jewish heritage. The country that still bars Israeli passport holders from entry and which closed and converted synagogues […]