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Morocco’s Driss Guerraoui elected to management committee of International Council on Social Welfare

The General Assembly of the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), held in Panama City, unanimously elected this week the president of the Open University of Dakhla, Driss Guerraoui, to the Management Committee of the Council. In addition to Mr. Guerraoui, this governing body includes Mr. Sergei Zelenev (President) from the United States, Mr. Antonio […]

Morocco, WB team up to improve business competition

Morocco’s competition council and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation agreed to cooperate to promote the competitiveness of the private sector. The partnership was sealed following an event themed “revitalizing the competition framework in an open Morocco,” held recently in Rabat. Under this agreement, the Moroccan council shall benefit from the technical expertise of IFC […]

KSA: BinDawood takes majority stakes in French company Ykone

Saudi Arabian retailer BinDawood Holding has acquired 80.5% stake in Paris-based marketing agency Ykone through its wholly owned subsidiary Future Technology Retail (FTR), Zawya reports. BinDawood Holding in a statement said the transaction is part of the company’s strategy to boost its e-commerce presence. “The Middle East’s influencer marketing industry is growing exponentially. This investment […]