The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is providing a loan of up to US$ 2 million to the Microfund for Women (MFW) for on-lending to female entrepreneurs in Jordan. Access to finance through banks remains extremely limited for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Jordan, a country that is also particularly exposed to […]
Morocco’s agricultural exports were boosted thanks to abundant rainfall this year, the agriculture ministry said. Some 4.9 million hectares have been sowed mostly with cereals, the main staple for the Moroccan population. although the accumulated rainfall remains 5% below an average year, it stood at 271 mm far better than last year auguring well for […]
The European Investment Bank has invested €2.5 billion in Morocco over the last five years, making the North African Kingdom the 2nd largest recipient of EIB funding in the southern Mediterranean region. Speaking at a press conference held Wednesday in Rabat, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, EIB Vice-President said the bank’s investment supported Morocco’s development and its […]
