Economy & Finance Ministry

Putin’s ‘free fertilizer’ for Africa reveals limits of Russian soft power — study

With Russia now considering a withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal and with its offer of ‘no-cost delivery’ of grains and fertilizers to ‘friendly’ African countries, Moscow seems to be recalibrating its African strategy, says a recent Geopolitical Handbook titled ‘Putin’s African Dream and The New Dawn’ published by Modern Diplomacy. While Russian president […]

Morocco Hosts Conference on Arab Inclusive Growth & Job Creation

The city of Marrakech will host next Jan.29-30 an international conference on promoting higher economic growth, job creation, and inclusiveness in the Arab World. Building on the 2014 Amman conference “Building the Future”, which highlighted the need for growth to generate jobs and for its benefits to be shared more widely, the 2018 Marrakech conference […]

Senegal rules out opening telecommunication market to fourth service provider

Abdou Karim Sall, the head of the Senegal’s telecommunication market regulator (ARTP) has brushed aside the possibility for the West African country to open the telecommunication market to a fourth service provider. Senegal’s current telecommunication market is dominated by three firms namely Sonatel, Free (formerly Tigo) and Expresso. During an interview with state-run news agency […]