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Fears of soaring oil prices drive Casablanca market into turmoil

Casablanca’s stock market has endured two weeks of turbulence after the outbreak of the war in the Gulf triggered fears of soaring oil prices and a return of runaway inflation. Casablanca’s reaction has been sharper than in several regional markets with greater direct exposure to the conflict. Between February 20 and March 3, Egypt’s exchange […]

Egypt: Interior Ministry Bashed for Using Children as ‘Informants’

Egyptians have criticized an interior ministry’s cartoon in which the police urges children to report suspicious activities and ‘bad guys’ without referring to parents. A cartoon launched by the interior ministry late last month has drawn criticism from the public that deemed the content dangerous. The call on children to have complete trust and cooperate […]

USDA: Morocco, 15th-largest fruit exporter in the world

Morocco’s fruit exports have more than doubled from $729 million recorded in 2016 to more than $1.5 billion in 2021, accounting for more than a third of the total agricultural exports in 2021. According to latest International Agricultural Report released by the US Department of Agriculture, the North African Kingdom has become the 15th-largest fruit […]