Justice Minister Mohamed Ben Abdelkader

Attijariwafa bank Egypt inks cooperation agreement with MoneyGram

Attijariwafa bank Egypt has entered into partnership with U.S-based MoneyGram International in view of supporting the Arab country’s financial inclusion policy, Arab Finance reports. The Moroccan bank in a statement said with the new partnership, MoneyGram’s clients worldwide will be able to transfer remittances to be received at any of its 65 branches in Egypt. […]

EBRD Supports Moroccan Small Businesses With €9.7 Mln Loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has approved a €9.7 Million loan to Fondation Albaraka, one of the largest microfinance institutions in Morocco for on-lending to local micro enterprises. Access to finance through banks remains extremely limited for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Morocco. The EBRD funds will offer much-needed support for […]

Morocco’s diplomatic rise exposes Algeria’s strategy of obstruction on Sahara issue

In a revealing article published on The Conversation, Algerian academic Manel Ismahane Rebbah attempted in vain to justify Algeria’s decades-long costly support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara. Yet, her own analysis inadvertently underscores the growing legitimacy of Morocco’s autonomy plan and exposes the contradictions at the heart of Algeria’s foreign policy. Rebbah’s piece, […]