Othmani at UNGA sept 2018

Morocco: October sovereign bond

A sovereign bond worth almost a billion dollars could go on sale by the end of this month although it could be pushed back to latter date depending on the advice the central bank receives. The bond is likely to be of medium term maturity. The governor of the kingdom’s central bank, Abdellatif Jouahri, was […]

Algeria Greenlights its Soccer Legend to Be Morocco’s 2026 Bid Ambassador

Algeria has officially endorsed Morocco’s bid for 2026 world soccer cup as former soccer legend and star Lakhdar Belloumi joins the Moroccan organizing committee as one of its ambassadors. The Algerian presidency has responded to Morocco’s request to have Belloumi joining its pool of ambassadors, local media reports. The 59-year old man known by many […]

ECOWAS worried by Guinea Bissau’s escalating political crisis

The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday urged Guinea-Bissau’s army to remain neutral in the country’s deepening political struggle.   The ECOWAS said it “firmly condemned” the latest developments in the country, which it was “following with great concern”.   Those developments include the “successive investiture of two heads of state […]