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Morocco: EBRD expects growth to reach 4.2 % in 2025 & 4 % in 2026

Morocco’s economic growth is expected to reach 4.2 % in 2025 and 4 % in 2026, driven by public investment, according to the projections of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. In its latest report on regional economic prospects, the Bank said inflation in Morocco fell to an average of 1.2 % in the […]

Tunisia: Military court sentences runway suspended lawmaker to three years in prison

Tunisia’s military court handed Wednesday a three-year prison sentence to Maher Zid, a lawmaker in the suspended state legislature. Zid, who is uncounted for, was sued by former defense minister Ghazi Jribi after he accused him of corruption in relation to the acquisition of a number of US helicopters for the Tunisian armed forces. Zid […]

Freedom of Expression in Post–Revolution Tunisia, Gains and Pitfalls

In a brief conversation with a taxi driver who was taking me from Cartage international airport to down town Medina, I noticed glimpses of optimism in his speech. He said he was glad about the changes that took place in what he sometimes called “Modern Tunisia,” and some other times “post-revolutionary Tunisia.” “We have lived […]