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King Mohammed VI Building Sound Partnership with South Sudan

King Mohammed VI started Wednesday an official visit to South Sudan, first of its kind in this African country, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011. This historic visit, which reflects Morocco’s attachment to South-South cooperation based on solidarity, mutual respect and win-win partnership, was marked by private talks held in Juba between the Moroccan […]

Moroccan, Japanese Banks sign partnership agreement on sideline of TICAD summit

Two of Morocco’s leading banking groups, Banque Centrale Populaire and Attijariwafa Bank, have signed partnership agreements with Japanese banking institutions, on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VII), currently held in Yokohama. Thus, Banque Centrale Populaire, BCP, and Japan’s second largest banking group Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) signed, on […]

North Africa: IFC Supports SMEs with €15 Mln Investment

The International Finance Corportation, a member of the World Bank Group, is injecting €15 million in a new private equity fund by AfricInvest, a leading private equity fund manager, to help expand access to finance for small and medium enterprises in North Africa. The investment is part of a larger effort to support economic growth […]