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Morocco and France formalized a bilateral financial intelligence cooperation agreement at the 5th edition of the “No Money for Terror” ministerial conference, held in Paris on the margins of the French G7 Presidency. The agreement, signed by Jawhar Nfissi, President of Morocco’s National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF), and Antoine Magnant, Director General of France’s Tracfin […]
The African Development Bank has approved €200 million funding for the implementation of Morocco’s “Cap Compétences 2030” program designed to improve employment opportunities for young people and women. The Bank’s funding will enable the country to strengthen the quality and diversity of vocational training through the digitalization of services, the large-scale rollout of learning systems, […]
Morocco, Kenya and Nigeria are the first countries selected to implement the pilot “Africa Digital Access and Public Infrastructure for Trade Initiative”. ADAPT integrates seamless payments, secure data access, and digital identities into a single digital public infrastructure, enabling African countries to trade with greater security, transparency, and efficiency. The initiative was launched by the […]
Morocco’s budget execution for the first four months of 2026 reflects a broadly positive economic context, anchored by a bumper agricultural season and resilient non-farm activity, against a backdrop of elevated public spending. The Ministry of Economy and Finance’s April bulletin records a budget deficit of 19.1 billion dirhams at end-April 2026, widening from 17.5 […]
Morocco raised 2.25 billion euros through an international bond issuance, according to reports from local media, in a deal that has drawn criticism over the government’s lack of communication with markets ahead of the sale. The euro-denominated offering was split into two tranches with maturities of eight and 12 years, le360 reported citing anonymous sources. […]
The government council adopted on Thursday a decree, opening supplementary budget appropriations to the general budget for fiscal year 2026, to finance a set of protective measures made necessary by the economic spillover from the Middle East conflict. Government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas confirmed the measure at a post-council press conference, framing it as urgent in […]
Morocco’s economy is expected to grow by 5.3% in 2026, Budget Minister Fouzi Lekjaa said, pointing to a solid recovery driven by improved agricultural output and steady macroeconomic conditions. Speaking before parliament, Lekjaa said the projection would mark one of the strongest growth performances in recent years outside of the post-COVID rebound, underpinned by a […]
Morocco’s National Agency for the Strategic Management of State Shareholdings (ANGSPE) is preparing to launch a major technology project to automate the production of consolidated financial statements for approximately 350 state-owned enterprises and establishments under International Financial Reporting Standards. The project, budgeted at 19.3 million dirhams, will deploy an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform capable […]
Tunisia recorded a trade deficit of 7,528.8 million dinars during the first four months of 2026, according to figures released this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The country’s exports reached 22,693.8 million dinars between January and April 2026, marking a 9.5% increase compared to the same period in 2025. Imports also rose […]
Morocco has donated $5 million to Gavi Vaccine Alliance, becoming the first North African nation to provide direct financial support to this public-private global health partnership designed to increase equitable access to new and underused vaccines for children in the world’s poorest countries. The grant agreement was signed in Casablanca in presence of Moroccan health […]