Category: Business

Morocco: Al Amana Microfinance gets $8 Mln funding from IFC to encourage women in business

July 13, 2022

The International Finance Corporation provides al Amana Microfinance, one of Morocco's largest micro lenders, $8 Million loan to support smaller businesses, especially those run by ... Read More

Morocco: AfDB supports generalization of social coverage program with $87 million

July 13, 2022

The African Development Bank Group will lend Morocco €87 million to help the country implement the Support Program for the Generalization of Social Coverage. The ... Read More

EIB, Banque Misr ink two deals to support SMEs in Egypt

July 8, 2022

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banque Misr have signed two technical assistance agreements to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Arab Finance reports citing ... Read More

Morocco spearheads collective efforts in favor of Africa’s financial resilience to global crises

July 7, 2022

Morocco has hosted within four weeks three key events to leverage resources and spur joint action in favor of Africa’s financial resilience in the face ... Read More

African Caucus wraps up meeting with adoption of Marrakesh Declaration

July 7, 2022

The 2022 meeting of the African Consultative Group of Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors of the 54 African Member States of the World Bank ... Read More

Morocco’s economy to grow 0.8% in third quarter

July 7, 2022

Morocco’s economic growth will slow down to 0.8% in the third quarter this year, compared to 8.7% the same period last year, the high commissioner ... Read More

Morocco’s automotive exports gaining momentum

July 7, 2022

The exports of Moroccan automotive sector increased by 24.4% to over $4 billion during the past five months against $3.2 billion recorded the same period ... Read More

Morocco’s King calls for more international support to enhance African economic resilience

July 5, 2022

King Mohammed VI has called for more international support and cooperation to enable African countries to mitigate the impacts of the soaring inflation affecting the ... Read More

Moody’s confirms improvement of Morocco’s financial outlook to stable

July 4, 2022

Credit rating agency Moody’s affirmed Morocco’s outlook to stable from negative while it maintained its long-term issuer at BA1. Moody’s noted the recovery of Morocco’s ... Read More

Tunisia: Talks with IMF for new financing program start Monday

July 4, 2022

Tunisia is starting this Monday formal talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a credit line to be used to prop up the sluggish ... Read More