After Shell, BNP Paribas has ditched its corporate banking business in South Africa, amid a spate of divestments by major multinationals. BNP Paribas, the largest bank in the EU, withdrew from South Africa after 12 years, as it seeks to consolidate its European and Asian business. BNP Paribas is also part of a series of […]
International observers praised the strong turnout of voters at polling stations in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, and lauded the civic mobilization witnessed from the early hours of voting in Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. Raquel Guevara, President of the Salvadoran Office for the Defense of Human Rights, who is taking part in the election observation, […]
The World Bank has hailed Morocco’s initiative to combat over-fishing activities off its coasts. The world institution in its new report on global fishing has estimated the deficit caused by overfishing at $83 billion, Moroccan media leconomiste.com reported. Morocco, the report notes, has done greatly to combat the illicit activities. The report also cites Peru, […]
