Jordan-based “The Muslim 500” has named Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as the most influential Muslim. Sheikh Tamim tops 50 influential Muslim personalities. Saudi ruler King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei follow respectively 2nd and 3rd. The Jordanian Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, an independent research entity […]
S&P Global Ratings agency maintained Morocco’s ratings at BBB-/A-3 while upgrading its outlook from negative to stable. The stable outlook reflects expectation that fiscal consolidation will continue over the next few years, which will help stabilize debt. “We could raise the rating if budgetary consolidation prospects materially improve or the ongoing transition toward a more […]
Trump has imposed a 31% reciprocal trade tariff on Algeria, the highest levy in north Africa. Algeria, which charges a tariff to the US at 59%, was part of a long list of countries hit by import taxes, which Trump imposed via executive order. Tunisia was targeted with 28%, while it charges the US 55%. […]
