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Morocco’s Central Bank Partners with World Bank to Promote Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas

Bank Al Maghrib, Morocco’s central Bank has teamed up with the World Bank to promote the use of digital money transfer services for the benefit of the inhabitants in rural zones. The two financial institutions have launched the «Douar Tour» initiative which seeks to inform rural populations about the various financial services available for money […]

Morocco Reaps 96 million Quintals of Cereals in 2017 Crop Year

After abundant rainfall, Morocco produced 96 million quintals of cereals in the 2016-2017 crop year, the Agriculture Ministry said. The production of soft wheat is estimated at 49 million quintals (51%), followed by barley with 25 million quintals and hard wheat (22 million quintals), the ministry added in a statement. Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region came first in […]

Tunisia: UN Human Rights Chief Welcomes Draft on Equality in Inheritance

Despite the strong resistance of the Islamist movements in Tunisia, the cabinet approved last Friday a draft law that provides for equal inheritance rights for women. The Council of Ministers in Tunisia on Friday decided to send a draft law to parliament that would give male and female heirs automatic and full equality, unless there […]