Morocco’s Economy to Grow 3.3% in 2018- Central Bank

Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al Maghrib, said growth will reach 3.3% in 2018 and 3.5% in 2019, down from 4% last year. The bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25%, as the financial conditions look stable since the launch of the gradual dirham float last January. Inflation was expected to reach 1.8% on […]

US removes Cameroon from trade pact

The government of Cameroon last weekend reacted to the United States decision to remove it from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), saying Washington is targeting the wrong country. Cameroon’s minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji told journalists that the United States is targeting the wrong country, considering the professional record and conduct […]

Morocco, UK poised to expand cooperation in defense & security areas

Morocco and the United Kingdom have a shared determination to deepen their cooperation in the areas of defense and security and to expand it, in particular, to the defense industry and cybersecurity. Means to bolster this cooperation were discussed during meetings that the visiting UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, […]