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Algeria wants to apply new investment code in archaic business climate

The Algerian government has made much fuss about an incoming investment code which analysts see as a cosmetic measure that fails to address the real issues that make Algeria a very unfriendly foreign investment destination. A copy of the draft of the new code was unveiled last week copying much of a similar code that […]

COVID-19: Moroccan schools remain closed till September, no exams except Baccalaureate

Morocco’s Minister of Education Saïd Amzazi announced that schools will remain closed until next September and that all final exams of the 2019-2020 academic year will be cancelled, except for the first and second years of the baccalaureate levels. Addressing the House of Councilors this Tuesday, May 12, Amzazi said only Baccalaureate levels students (First […]

EU supports Morocco’s health sector with €100 million

The European Union will extend Morocco €100 million (1.1 billion dirhams) to support the financing of the health sector in the context of the Covid-19 crisis The related agreement was signed Tuesday by Economy & Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun, Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb, and ambassador of the EU in Morocco, Claudia Wiedey, The […]