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World Bank Approves New Partnership Frame with Morocco, Investing in People & Economic Transformation

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with Morocco, which will guide the financial and technical assistance program over the next six years, as well as a $700 million project to promote the country’s digital technology. According to the WB, the North African Kingdom is at […]

Spain: Moroccan arrested for funding IS in Syria

Spanish Interior Ministry Wednesday announced the arrest of a 43 year-old Moroccan man in the province of Girona, in Catalonia, for sending money to the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria. The man living in the village of Arbúcies was an important member of a network collecting money for militants of the terrorist group, with […]

Rio Tinto inks rail and port deal to unlock Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project

Rio Tinto Group’s subsidiary in Guinea has formed an infrastructure joint venture with Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) and the government to develop a railway and port, paving the way for work to resume on the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore project. The joint venture for the Simandou is a milestone for Rio and WCS, whose […]