Ali Aarrass & Abderrezak Soumah

King Mohammed VI takes note of Supreme Council of Ulema’s Fatwa on Zakat, approves its public dissemination

The Supreme Council of Ulema affirmed that King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, has taken note of the Council’s Fatwa on Zakat and granted approval for its public dissemination, the Council said in a statement on Wednesday. The Fatwa will be available online on the Supreme Council of Ulema’s website on Friday, October 24, […]

Tunisia : Algeria becomes Tunisia’s ‘big brother’

Tunisia’s financial and economic woes have reached worrying stages forcing the government to curb its expenses. The state will be reducing the salaries of its employees. Algeria will be buffing up the coffers of the Tunisian Central bank foreign currency reserves, offer loans and grants that it will help to cover the expenses of the […]

MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa empowered by EU-funded projects

Some 174 Nigerian Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have benefited from a European Union funded facility to produce high-quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and health-care related products. The MSME companies have been empowered after three years of implementing the EU-funded program which was launched in response to Covid-19 containment measures, aimed to strengthen the […]