Morocco’s domestic demand jumped 5.8% in 2024, accelerating from 4.9% in 2023, contributing 6.3 percentage points to GDP growth compared to 5.4 points the previous year, according to provisional national accounts data from the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Household consumption expenditures, including non-profit institutions serving households, increased 3.4%, contributing 2.1 percentage points to economic […]
The Tunisian government has recovered a portion of money stolen by members of late President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s regime, deposited in Swiss banks, the North African country’s lawyer in charge of the State’s litigation has revealed declining to indicate the amount. Ali Abbas told local media Assabah that the sums have been recovered after […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has made equity investment worth $11 million in Luxemburg-based BluePeak Private Capital Fund to support mid-size firms, including in the pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, manufacturing, and logistics sectors, across Africa. The Abidjan-based bank in a statement said BluePeak – a flagship private capital fund – will provide growth capital to middle-sized companies […]
