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Morocco’s GDP per capita more than doubles in twenty years

Morocco’s gross domestic product per capita more than doubled in the last two decades of the reign of King Mohammed VI who made of fighting poverty a priority. The GDP per capita grew from 1460 dollars twenty years ago to about 3090 dollars currently, according to World Bank figures. Poverty rate dropped to 4% of […]

Why Migration Processing Centers won’t Solve EU’s Migration Problem

The EU has been thinking of outsourcing the management of migration and asylum to North African countries where most migrants are taking the perilous sea route to Europe. The idea of setting up migrant processing centers is winning support in the EU but has been met with utter rejection by Morocco, Algeria and tunisia. “Morocco […]

Attijariwafa bank Teams up with IFC to bolster Trade & Investment in Africa

Attijariwafa bank, a leading pan-African banking group, has teamed up with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to boost cross-border trade and investment in Africa and support the continent’s smaller businesses. A cooperation agreement was signed by the two sides to enhance investments in both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The partnership will […]