Category: Finance

MENA Region: Economies expected to grow by 5.5% in 2022 – World Bank

October 7, 2022

The economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to grow by 5.5% this year —the fastest rate since 2016—followed by ... Read More

Afreximbank approves $200 million for Uganda crude pipeline as NGOs denounce the project

October 6, 2022

Afreximbank has approved $200 million toward financing of a contested oil pipeline to export Uganda's crude, while a report released by two environmental NGOs has ... Read More

Energy, commodities imports deepen Morocco’s trade deficit

October 3, 2022

Morocco’s trade deficit deepened 56% to 215 billion dirhams ($20 billion) up to August amid soaring prices of refined energy products, wheat and ammonia in ... Read More

Moroccan banks control 21% of the west African market

October 1, 2022

Thanks to decades of investments, Moroccan major banks increased their market share in the 8 countries of the West African economic community (ECOWAS) to 21%. ... Read More

AfDB Lends Morocco €199 Mln for Climate Resilient Crops

September 30, 2022

The African Development Bank has approved a €199 million loan to finance Morocco’s competitive & resilient cereal development program to help boost food security, nutrition, ... Read More

UNDP loans Cameroon $21m to strengthen SMEs’ resilience

September 30, 2022

The UNDP and Cameroon have inked a loan deal of $21 million earmarked to strengthen the resilience of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the ... Read More

African Stability and Liquidity Mechanism could help avert debt crisis — study

September 29, 2022

The looming debt crisis in Africa can only be resolved with a more stable and liquidity market in African government bonds, argue Daniel Cohen, the ... Read More

Monetary policy by itself not enough to ease inflation – Cent Bank governor says

September 29, 2022

Morocco’s central bank has hiked its key rates by 50 basis points to 2% to tame a soaring inflation, but this measure alone is not ... Read More

EBRD expects Morocco’s growth to slow to 1.1 % in 2022 & rebound to 3.3 % in 2023

September 28, 2022

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Moroccan economic growth to decelerate to 1.1 per cent in 2022, before rebounding the following year ... Read More

Madagascar slams embezzlement of around 12.4 million euros in 8 months in public Administration

September 28, 2022

Madagascar’s State Inspectorate-General (IGE) Tuesday denounced the embezzlement of around 12.4 million euros (MAG51 billion) of state funds in the public Administration over a period ... Read More