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IFC to invest $100m in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank to back SMEs hit by pandemic

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest 12.18 billion shillings ($100 million) in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) impacted by Covid-19, Zawya reports, citing Kenyan Wall Street newspaper. The investment will be in senior debt under its Covid-19 emergency response working capital solutions scheme (WCS FIGE). IFC initiated the […]

Libya to Play Friendlies in Morocco Ahead of AFCON 2027 Qualifiers

Libya’s national football team will face Niger and Benin in Morocco from 23 to 31 March as part of preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The friendlies aim to assess player performance and sharpen both technical and physical readiness.   Fawzi Jaouda, vice-president of the Libyan Football Federation, said the matches will […]

Walking Remains Morocco’s Most Common Commute as HCP Study Reveals Sharp Regional Disparities

More than a third of Morocco’s working population walks to their workplace, according to a new note published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) based on data from the 2024 General Population and Housing Census. Walking accounts for 35.8 percent of commuting modes among employed active persons aged 15 and over, making it the […]