Tunisia: 12 November meeting to decide Nidaa Tounes future

Tunisian ruling party Nidaa Tounes is on the verge of losing its majority in parliament after 30 of its 86 MPs suspended their membership to the party and threatened to “leave the parliamentary bloc” ahead of the party Executive Committee’s November 12 meeting. The group had boycotted a meeting of the party’s constitutive authority on […]

Morocco tightens controls on copper alloy exports for two years

Morocco has moved to tighten controls on exports of copper alloy ingots, requiring prior authorization for overseas shipments under new rules aimed at safeguarding domestic supply and curbing market distortions. An order published in the official gazette on May 7 adds copper alloy ingots to the list of goods subject to quantitative export restrictions, amending […]

ECOWAS Sets Committee at Heads of State Level to Study Impact of Morocco’s Membership

The 52nd summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) wrapped up with a political decision regarding Morocco’s membership providing for the setting up of a committee to further study the impact of the admission of the North African Kingdom in the economic bloc. The committee will be presided by the heads of […]