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Tunisia: World Bank ties release of loan to appointment of a PM with economics background

The World Bank has tied allocation of a loan to Tunisia to a number of conditions including the appointment of an economist as Premier, the Washington-based bank’s Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj, who was on a visit to Tunis this week, has revealed. Tunisia has been without a Prime Minister […]

Israel Opposes French Initiative, Calls for Direct Talks with Palestine

More than 25 foreign ministers mostly from Western and Arab countries are meeting in Paris to revive talks to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the absence of the two conflicting parties. Netanyahu has been against the French approach and he stated ahead of the Paris conference that “the path to peace does not pass though […]

BMCE Bank International teams up with IFC to support inter-African trade

Morocco’s BMCE Bank International Plc UK has sealed a $150 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation to bolster cross-border trade in Africa and prevent shortages of essential goods, including grains and building materials amid the Covid-19 crisis. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, IFC will enter into a risk-sharing facility with BMCE Bank International, a […]