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With numerous external and internal headwinds, it is easy to be pessimistic about Africa’s prospects, yet, time and time again Africa has proved resilient and hence also in 2023 many African countries will continue to fare well, despite the odds, says an annual report launched by Brookings Institute launched on Monday (30 January). Since the […]
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy Oliver Varhelyi will visit Morocco during the week of February 20. The announcement was made by the Moroccan foreign department following a phone call Sunday between the European official and Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The ministry described the talks as “productive and constructive.” Varhelyi confirmed the phone call […]
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced the government’s intention to unveil the plan for offering state-run companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in 2023 within two weeks. Madbouly, Asharq business reports, indicated that the Cabinet would soon reveal the names of the companies to be offered on EGX throughout 2023. Egypt has been planning […]
On the occasion of the Dakar 2 Summit, held from January 25 to 27 in Diamniadio, near Dakar, on the theme “Feed Africa: food sovereignty and resilience”, the Moroccan government shared successful experiences in the agricultural field, which are the subject of cooperation with the countries of the continent, said the African Development Bank (AfDB) […]
Morocco has once again emerged as a leader in the Maghreb in matters of climate finance systems and regulation to support climate action, according to the “Climate Finance Readiness Index” report The report, published recently by the Toronto and Casablanca-based consulting firm Green For South, highlighted that Morocco is, in its sub-region which also includes […]
The European Union has reaffirmed, in its 2022 report, the full benefit of the population of Morocco’s southern provinces of the agreements between Rabat and Brussels and their positive impact on the socio-economic development of these regions. The publication of this annual report, by the services of the European Commission and the European External Action […]
Morocco OCP group will “actively contribute” to improving agricultural productivity in Africa, with a commitment to devote to the continent more than 4 million tons of fertilizers in 2023, said the General Manager of OCP Africa, Mohamed Anouar Jamali. This amount represents “more than double that provided by OCP to the continent in 2021 and […]
Morocco and Qatar are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to strengthen further their economic cooperation, investments and trade exchanges which soared during the past four years to $207 million. The second round of FTA talks was held lately in Doha. The Moroccan delegation was headed by Abdelouahed Rahal, Trade Director at the Ministry of […]
Easyjet is planning to increase its seat capacity from several European airports to Morocco to 1.6 million passengers by 2028, up from 800,00 currently, the carrier said. The announcement was made following a deal with Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT. Easyjet already connects different airports in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal […]
South Africa and its neighbors were at the center of a tussle for influence this week when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in turn arrived for a diplomatic visit, offering a rare moment of leverage for regional governments intent at using the opportunity to gain concessions and increase trade […]