Sudan Omar Al Bashir

Morocco government seeks parliament approval for additional budget funding

The Moroccan government needs to increase its 2024 budget by 14 billion dirhams ($1.4 billion) to meet expenditures linked to subsidizing electricity prices and wage hikes, minister delegate in charge of the budget Fouzi Lekjaa said. In a presentation at the finance committee in parliament, Lekjaa recalled that the government has approved a decree to […]

European Commissioner: EU ready to prop up Moroccan SMEs

European Union Commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi has voiced the European bloc’s readiness to support Moroccan small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “We are ready to cooperate with you, especially in green energy transition, trade facilitation, digitalization and support for SMEs,” said Mr. Várhelyi during a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Head of […]

Google’s Black Founders Fund to empower female entrepreneurs in Africa

Unlike in 2021, this year, Google is funding an equal number of men and women-founded startups through its Black Founders Fund, which embodies the tech giant’s commitment to invest in Black entrepreneurs in Africa. Google started its Black Founders Fund following the wave of concern in 2020 after the George Floyd protests in the US […]