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Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, cited, on Saturday in Marrakech, Morocco’s financial inclusion strategy as an example of a “comprehensive” strategy reflecting the Moroccan government’s determination. “To accelerate the process of financial inclusion, governments need to show more determination by putting in place comprehensive national strategies like the Moroccan financial […]
Morocco and Spain have agreed to mobilize €11.6 million from the Debt Conversion Program to finance reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in the areas hardest hit by the earthquake that struck Al Haouz province on September 8. The announcement of this amount was made during a meeting between Spain’s First Vice-President and Minister of Economy and […]
Moroccan and Indian businessmen highlighted, on Saturday in Marrakech, the business and investment opportunities offered by Morocco and India to operators from both countries in various fields. During a roundtable organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) on the sidelines of the 2023 Annual Meetings of […]
Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, was honored Saturday with an award, recognizing him as one of the world’s top Central Bank Governors. The award, bestowed by the American magazine Global Finance, was handed over to Jouahri at a ceremony on the sidelines of the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank […]
King Mohammed VI received, Friday in Rabat, the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. The audience took place just after the speech delivered by the Sovereign at the opening of the Fall session of the Parliament, to which the chiefs of […]
King Mohammed VI has lauded the resilience and the values of solidarity & social cohesion shown by Moroccans of all walks of life following the earthquake that struck Morocco on Sept.08. In a speech delivered Friday at the opening of the fall session of the Parliament, which was attended by President of World Bank Group […]
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), to be held in Morocco in 2025, will be “the best in the history of the continent”, said, on Friday in Marrakech, Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). “The eyes of the world will be on the continent when the AFCON 2025 will be held, […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, delivered, on Friday, a speech before the Parliament on the opening of the fall session Here follows the full text of the Royal Speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Honourable […]
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office announced on Friday 13 a financial support of up to £1.45 million for Morocco following the devastating earthquake that rattled the region of Al-Haouz on September 8. “The new funding will help address both immediate needs and support longer-term development in the communities most affected, in line with […]
King Mohammed VI has called for strengthening the spirit that drives multilateralism to preserve the world’s stability and peace, stressing the need to boost synergies to address common global climate and socioeconomic challenges. In a message to the main plenary of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that […]