Japan contributes $180 Million Loan to promote universal health coverage in Morocco

Japan has granted Morocco a $180 million loan to support the kingdom’s development policy program aimed at achieving universal health coverage. The loan is destined to accelerate progress toward universal health access, with focus on improving maternal and child healthcare services in rural areas. It also marks a significant boost to Morocco’s efforts to strengthen […]

Fitch downgrades Kenya after protests

Fitch Ratings has lowered Kenya’s credit rating from “B” to “B-”, pointing to increased risks to the nation’s finances after the government retracted planned tax measures due to public protests. The Kenyan government, yielding to demonstrators, scrapped a tax proposal intended to generate an additional $2.7 billion in revenue, a move initially advised by the […]

Gulf Countries Reiterate Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity

They renew backing to the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as a compromise solution to the Sahara issue. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain have renewed their backing to Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue, to its territorial integrity, and to its sovereignty over its southern provinces.   In their addresses on Monday before the UN […]