Despite opposition from Muslim clerics, Tunisia passed a bill allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslims in a bid to secure equal rights for Tunisia’s female population as the country forges ahead with its modernization endeavor. The bill overturned a law that required a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman to convert […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has sealed an agreement with Atlantic Microfinance for Africa (AMIFA), a subsidiary of the Moroccan Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Group, for developing new products and services to boost financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will enable AMIFA to strengthen the development capacity of its microfinance program in Sub-Saharan Africa […]
Morocco extended by five months financial assistance offered to quake-hit households, after the expiry of the first 12-month phase in October, the head of the government’s office said in a statement. Morocco has offered 2500 dirhams ($250) to families who have been hit by the quake of September 8, 2023, that hit the Atlas mountains […]
