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Sudan: Military, opposition (finally) agree to three-year transition

In Sudan, military leaders have announced an agreement with the opposition alliance for a three-year transition period to a civilian administration. The military junta that deposed Omar al-Bashir said the alliance would have two thirds of the seats on a legislative council. The move follows weeks of back and forth over post-Bashir Sudan. At a […]

Fitch Solutions Expects Morocco to Hold Interest Rate at 2.25% in 2019

Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) will hold its key policy rate at 2.25 pc in 2019 due to subdued inflation and a neutral shift in US Fed policy, says Fitch Solutions in its latest report on the North African Kingdom. In a bid to protect foreign exchange reserves and limit imported inflation, BAM will […]

King Chairs Meeting on Implementation of Measures Outlined in Throne Day Speech

King Mohammed VI chaired in Al Hoceima Sunday a meeting on ways to implement the priority measures in the economic and social areas outlined in the Throne Day speech he had delivered earlier, a statement by the Royal Office said. During the meeting, attended by Head of the Government and several cabinet members, the King […]