Spanish PM Pedro-Sanchez

IFAD joins efforts with Bank Al Maghrib to ensure food security in rural areas around the world

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bank Al Maghrib have partnered for the second time to increase financing for food security in rural areas around the world. IFAD has issued a $150 million bond with a tenor of 10 years to Morocco’s central bank to support efforts engaged to transform rural areas to […]

Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week

Kenya’s Defense Ministry and the country’s Space Agency announced Monday the launching on April 10 from California (U.S.) Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, the eastern African country’s first operational satellite. “The mission is an important milestone,” the ministry and the agency said in a joint statement, adding that it would contribute significantly to the country’s […]

Morocco’s Competition Council Calls for Overhaul of Pharmaceutical Distribution Market

Morocco’s Competition Council has issued a wide-ranging advisory calling for structural reforms to the country’s pharmaceutical distribution sector, targeting regulatory bottlenecks, territorial inequalities in pharmacy coverage, outdated remuneration models, and insufficient digitalization across the medicine supply chain. At the heart of the Council’s recommendations is the urgent need to accelerate market authorization procedures. Currently, obtaining […]