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Morocco showcases public enterprise reform success at World Bank meeting

Morocco’s public enterprise reform experience took center stage at the World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington Wednesday, with Economy and Finance Minister Nadia Fettah highlighting the sector’s pivotal role in national economic development and job creation during a panel on employment-generating public enterprise reforms. The kingdom’s 60 commercial public enterprises contribute significantly to economic vitality, […]

Morocco garners international support after its Guerguarat move- Crisis Group

Following Morocco’s move to secure once and for all the Guerguarat border crossing with Mauritania, most international reactions have been to Rabat’s favor, wrote Crisis Group, an international conflict prevention NGO. “Despite Polisario’s mobilization, most international reaction to the events in Western Sahara has either reflected support for a swift return to the ceasefire and/or […]

A quarter of Morocco banks activities made in Africa- central bank governor

Moroccan banks operate in 30 African countries where they generate 23% of their revenue, Moroccan central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said while speaking about investments by Moroccan firms in the continent. Speaking at an event on the Atlantic initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI to bolster regional integration, Jouahri highlighted the monarch’s win-win approach in […]