islmic banks in Morocco

Morocco: Attijariwafa Bank Eyes Takeover of Barclays’ Egypt Branch

Morocco’s leading banking group, Attijariwafa bank, has submitted a bid to take over British Barclay’s Egypt branch, a source close to the Moroccan institution told Reuters. The transaction has been estimated at $400 million. Barclay has decided to get rid of its Egypt’s branch as part of structural adjustment policy in a move to generate […]

Mali: MINUSMA opens investigation into ‘allegations of human rights violations’ in Moura

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced last week that it had opened an investigation into “allegations of serious human rights violations” during an anti-terrorist operation launched by Malian armed forces in the Moura region in central Mali. MINUSMA said in a statement that it has formally opened an investigation since […]

Morocco Improving Sustainable Energy Indicator- WB Report

Morocco has been classified among developing countries that notably improved their renewable energies sector and policies since 2010. This came in the recently published World Bank report of the 2018 Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) that listed 133 countries’ renewable energies improvements. Morocco got a score of 74, according to the report of RISE, […]