Category: Finance

Findev Canada approves €20mln loan to boost agri-food, renewable energy in West Africa

December 26, 2023

Canada's development financial institution, Findev Canada, has approved recently a €20mln loan to the West African Development Bank destined to boost agri-food and renewable energy ... Read More

Burundi, Belgium ink €75 million cooperation deal

December 22, 2023

Burundi and Belgium have sealed a deal worth €75 million covering five cooperation areas namely health, education, agriculture, climate change, and good governance, Cooperation ministry ... Read More

Fitch: Moroccan Banks show resilience despite Macro-economic challenges

December 21, 2023

Moroccan banks continue to show resilience despite challenging global and domestic macro-economic conditions, Fitch Ratings says in a new report focusing on the country’s seven ... Read More

WB Supports Morocco’s Social Protection and Health Insurance with $500 Mln Funding

December 20, 2023

The World Bank has approved a new $ 500 million loan for Morocco which is stepping efforts to improve social protection and expand health coverage ... Read More

Morocco: Bill regulating crypto assets in the pipeline

December 20, 2023

Morocco is drafting a bill to regulate crypto assets in line with the recommendations made during the last G20 Summit, Governor of the central bank ... Read More

Morocco’s special earthquake reconstruction fund hits $2 bln milestone

December 20, 2023

The special fund launched to finance reconstruction efforts in quake-hit areas is about to hit the $2 billion milestone or 20 billion dirhams, central bank ... Read More

Morocco’s central bank keeps key borrowing rate unchanged at 3%, sees growth at 3.2% in 2024

December 19, 2023

Morocco’s central bank kept its key rate unchanged at 3% in a context of easing inflation and improved growth rate. Inflation is seen dropping to ... Read More

Saudi Fund, Mauritania ink $40m loan deal

December 19, 2023

The Saudi Fund for Development, SFD, provided Monday December 18 Mauritania with a soft credit line of $40 million earmarked for the construction and equipment ... Read More

Africa faces looming ‘debt crisis’ and ‘lost decade’, warns World Bank

December 19, 2023

Developing countries are on a "path to debt crisis" and another "lost decade", World Bank warns in its latest annual publication, unless African and other ... Read More

Benin gets €39m loan from AfDB to boost private sector’s contribution to economic development

December 15, 2023

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s concessional window, approved a €38.84 million loan to Benin to help ... Read More