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Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir, Tuesday August 1, as he began a trip to Turkey announced that the North African country plans to increase the volume of bilateral trade with Turkey. From $10 billion to $15 billion over the next five years. Samir’s visit (August 1-3) is the first for an Egyptian […]
Morocco’s trade deficit contracted by 6.8% in the first six months this year, thanks to a rise in car exports and a drop in energy imports, the foreign exchange office said. Imports dropped to 358 billion dirhams, while exports rose to 221 billion dirhams leaving a deficit of 138 billion dirhams. Morocco has prepared the […]
The number of Singaporean companies doing business in Africa has soared from only 60 in 2018 to more than 155 companies today, which demonstrates that the wealthy city-state increasingly views Africa as a very important market that should not to be ignored. In a sign of this deepening connection, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong […]
Africa’s position on the global stage needs to be strengthened to allow the continent to fully participate in discussions on G20 initiatives such as the Common Framework, according to Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The Africa High-level Working Group on Global Financial Architecture […]
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB Egypt) has named Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation as a member of the board of directors. Al-Mashat, Ahram Online reports, received a special waiver from Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to serve in the new position while maintaining her portfolio in the Egyptian Cabinet. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank […]
After spending more than US$1 billion to acquire mining sites in Zimbabwe over the past two years, massive Chinese investment could help catapult Zimbabwe to become the world’s fifth biggest primary producer of the material that’s vital to battery electric vehicles and the green revolution, mining consultancy CRU said. The investments by Chinese companies, including […]
Banknbox, a financial technology (fintech) firm based in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, announced the opening of its $10 million regional headquarters in Egypt to provide an integrated platform of banking solutions, electronic payments, smart transportation tech, and digital government payment solutions, among others. Banknbox CEO and Managing Director Basem Mahmoud said the company chose […]
North African countries are projected to see a slight increase in economic growth to 4.6% in 2023 and 4.4% in 2024, and should make green growth an urgent priority, according to the latest North Africa Economic Outlook report published by the African Development Bank (AfDB). In the report titled “Mobilizing Private-Sector Financing for Climate and […]
Morocco’s economy showed resilience to external shocks thanks to the diversification strategy and the reforms undertaken over the past two decades, said Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib in an address he made Saturday before King Mohammed VI. The Moroccan economy, suffering from a challenging global context and a particularly severe drought, grew by 1.3 pc in […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $70 million risk-sharing agreement with Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) to develop foreign trade. This agreement is the second with BCP and is part of a program entitled “50/50 risk-sharing agreement for Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire”. It takes place in a context of tightening capital adequacy and […]