Morocco’s microfinance sector faces significant transformation as proposed regulations dramatically increase lending limits and introduce new deposit frameworks, positioning microfinance institutions as crucial intermediaries for small business financing. The draft decree, implementing Law 50-20 on microfinance, establishes differentiated credit ceilings based on institutional structure and client profiles. For associative microfinance institutions serving low-income populations, limits […]
The Moroccan National Olympic Committee has commended the “bold and responsible decision” made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by one year due to coronavirus pandemic. The move seeks to protect the health of athletes worldwide, said the Moroccan committee, voicing its strong support to […]
Tunisia’s General Directorate of Customs has ordered 300 custom officers to appear before a disciplinary council for “corruption” and other bribery charges,” the spokesman of the General Directorate of Customs, Colonel Major Haythem Zied said. The situation in the North African nation is becoming rampant in recent years. Throughout 2016, Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Commission, an independent […]
