Category: Finance

Morocco turns to taxes to cut deficit

October 24, 2022

Morocco plans to increase the budget for health, education and social safety nets next year but expects the budget deficit to be reduced thanks to ... Read More

UN ‘urgently’ needs $13 million for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

October 23, 2022

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) appealed Friday for $13 million in funding to support Palestinians in Lebanon, as the country reels from ... Read More

Morocco Donates 25K Tons of Fertilizer for Senegalese Small Farmers

October 21, 2022

Morocco’s OCP has donated Senegal 25,000 tons of phosphate products for the benefit of Senegalese small farmers. The products were handed over, Thursday in Diamniadio, ... Read More

Rabat & Berlin agree on €242 Mln cooperation program for 2023

October 20, 2022

Morocco and Germany have agreed on a €242 million cooperation program to be carried out in 2023, focusing on green energy, sustainable economy, employment and ... Read More

EIB provides Morocco’s exporting SMEs financial backstop to step up competitiveness

October 20, 2022

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged to guarantee loans extended to Moroccan exporting SMEs operating in the automotive, textile, agro-industry and agricultural sectors. An ... Read More

Kenya demands renegotiation of $5bn borrowed from China

October 20, 2022

Kenya wants to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar loan from China that was used to build a major railway because though the country is up to date ... Read More

US pledges additional $44m to Niger to address food insecurity

October 20, 2022

The United States has pledged to disburse additional $44 million to Niger to help the West African country address food insecurity. The announcement was made ... Read More

Morocco: King appoints Mohamed Benchaaboun as head of the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment

October 19, 2022

King Mohammed VI has appointed Mohamed Benchaaboun as head of the Mohammed VI Investment Fund, at a time Morocco assigns particular importance to spurring private ... Read More

World’s worst-performing currencies: Ghana’s cedi, as Nigeria’s naira, SA’s rand also struggle

October 19, 2022

Ghana’s cedi slumped over the last three days to become the world’s worst-performing currency this year as investors continued to squeeze foreign capital into the ... Read More

Morocco’s 2023 budget to foster well-fare state

October 19, 2022

The ministerial council chaired by King Mohammed VI has approved a draft budget that aims at fostering the pillars of the welfare state by focusing ... Read More