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Qatar Increases its Profile with Investment & Job Creation Pledges in Arab World

Qatar Sunday pledged to invest $50 million in the Middle East countries, with youth being the main target, in a move to increase its profile at a time it is boycotted by major powers in the region. The pledge was announced by Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali al-Emadi at the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit […]

Sahara: UN Chief meets Head of MINURSO

UN Secretary General António Guterres meets this Thursday Head of the UN Mission for the Sahara (MINURSO) Colin Stewart, whose mandate ends on October 31, 2021, according to UN sources. This meeting comes as the Sahara talks are at a standstill since the two round-table meetings held in Geneva more than two years ago, while […]

Morocco’s BCP Bank gets $100 Mln loan from EBRD to mitigate COVID-19 impact

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved on Thursday a $100 million loan to Moroccan “Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) to support local small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The loan is the second to the country under the EBRD Solidarity Package, set up to meet the immediate short-term financing needs of existing […]