The World Bank has agreed to provide Morocco a $350 million loan to support its Blue Economy program which will help create job opportunities, support economic growth and enhance food security. Morocco’s Blue Economy program aims to improve the integrated management of natural resources, and strengthen selected sectors for a climate-resilient blue economy in targeted […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has potential to increase cross-border remittances by migrants, according to a new report by World Bank, even as international markets remain the largest sources. The AfCFTA has the potential to make cross-border transactions such as remittance transfers by migrants within Africa cheaper through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement […]
Head of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, who visited Libya this week, said this North African country remains a top priority for the UN agency. Swing, who is accompanied by Vincent Houver, IOM deputy director for Emergencies, Othman Belbeisi, IOM Chief of Mission in Libya and other IOM Libya staff, met with […]
