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In Morocco, Africa stands united against child soldiers

The African Ministerial Conference on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of child soldiers, held Thursday in Rabat, was crowned with the adoption of a joint statement, pledging to combat the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts. The Rabat Declaration, endorsed by participating African Ministers and Heads of delegations, is a collective African response […]

Fitch Deems Morocco’s Capital Markets Well Developed

Capital markets are reasonably deep and well developed in Morocco wherein institutional investors buy long-term senior and subordinated bonds issued by Moroccan banks, says Fitch Ratings in its latest report on Moroccan retail housing finance market. The introduction of a covered bonds market in Morocco would support continued strong growth of retail mortgage lending, adds […]

King Mohammed VI, French President Macron, First Passengers of TGV

King Mohammed VI of Morocco and French President Emmanuel Macron were the first passengers to board Thursday the brand new Moroccan high-speed train at the revamped railway station in Tangier. The two heads of state have made a journey to Rabat aboard the TGV, baptized “Al Boraq”, inaugurating thus Africa’s first high-speed train, a landmark […]