WB president David-Malpass

Morocco, IEA sign joint work program for 2020-2021

Morocco and the International Energy Agency (IEA) vowed to deepen their cooperation in the areas of energy security, renewable energy, energy efficiency, capacity building and data and statistics, under an action program for the period 2020-2021. The joint work program, signed Friday in Paris, aims to meet the specific needs of the Kingdom for transitioning […]

19 Tunisian politicians including Speaker of suspended Parliament summoned

The criminal court of the first instant tribunal of Tunis has published a list of 19 politicians including Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of the country’s suspended legislature, former Premier minister Youssef Chahed and Nabil Karoui, the leader of the second largest party in the parliament. All of them accused of electoral crimes including political advertising, illegal […]

Moroccan economy shakes off Covid impact, IMF says

Morocco’s economic activity has recovered most of the ground lost during the severe global recession of 2020 with a growth rate of 6.3% last year and medium-term growth prospects of 3.5%, as the country continues its fiscal and monetary stimulus, the IMF said. Morocco has posted the highest growth rate in the MENA region in […]