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Poverty, Inequality and Safety Nets in the MENA Region

By international standards, extreme poverty or destitution is relatively low in the countries of North Africa. According to the World Bank, the number of those living below 2 USD a day was 13.9 percent in 2008, which would make the region of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) the fourth poorest region in the world […]

Morocco posts 74% tax revenue surge as fiscal reform takes hold

Morocco’s tax revenues surged 74% between 2021 and 2025 to reach 291 billion dirhams, the country’s tax chief said on Wednesday, citing the figures as evidence that a five-year fiscal reform plan is now fully delivering results. Presenting the reform’s progress to business leaders at the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) in Casablanca last […]

Morocco’s Next Generation of Startups Could Emerge Far From Its Big Cities, Banker Says

For decades, launching an innovative business in Morocco meant being in Casablanca, Rabat or Marrakech, where investors and major clients were concentrated. That model is starting to shift, according to Ali Kettani, an investment banker specializing in startup and SME financing across Morocco and Africa, who argues artificial intelligence and digital tools are opening new […]