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AfCFTA calls for streamlined customs processes, visa removal to unleash intra-Africa trade potential

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) needs to remove visas and reduce custom processes to ease movement of goods within the African continent — this is the main appeal voiced by the Pan-African Private Sector, under the umbrella body of the African Business Council (AfBC). During the AfCFTA Business Forum recently held in Cape […]

Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Authority Targets Crypto Asset Holders in Enforcement Move

Morocco’s Office des Changes has initiated formal enforcement proceedings against a number of individuals identified as holding crypto assets abroad, marking the first visible escalation of regulatory action in a sector that has long operated in a legal grey zone. In written notifications sent to the individuals concerned — a copy of which was obtained […]

EBRD & Climate Technology Fund support repowering wind farm in Morocco

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) co-finances the repowering of the Koudia Al Baida wind farm in the north of Morocco. The EBRD is providing a senior loan of up to €44 million to the Koudia Al Baida Energy Company S.A., owned by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and EDF Renewables. […]