BAM President Abdellatif Jouahri

ADB urges Japanese companies to invest more for ‘promising returns’ in Africa

There is growing interest in Japan by the government, parliamentarians, mega companies and startups to invest more in Africa, as a delegation from the African Development Bank Group (ADB) found during its recent 5-day visit to Japan. Led by ADB President Akinwumi Adesina, the high-powered delegation aimed to showcase the enormous investment opportunities on the […]

Morocco’s Akdital acquires Tunisia’s Taoufik Hospitals Group

  Moroccan clinic operator Akdital said it signed a protocol agreement to buy 100% stake in Taoufik Hospitals Group (THG), marking its first expansion into North Africa outside Morocco and the Gulf. Founded in 2014, THG operates four private hospitals in Tunisia with a combined capacity of over 600 beds, including 100 intensive care beds, […]

Coronavirus outbreak and the return to strong welfare states

The advent of the coronavirus and its tragic fallout on human lives, social order and the economy have undermined the neoliberal order as a return to the welfare state sounds best suited to deal with such repercussions.     The state has taken health, security, education and the ordinary functioning of the market into its […]