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EBRD signs a €2 million loan with Advans Tunisie, equivalent to 6.5 million Tunisian dinars. The funds to boost Technical assistance will help strengthen credit and operational risk management. The EBRD is helping to increase the availability of funds for small firms in Tunisia through a local currency loan equivalent to €2 million to Advans […]
Morocco and Japan have signed three agreements during the 5th session of their joint commission, held this Wednesday, Jan.8,in Rabat. The agreements include a convention on non-double taxation; an agreement on the protection and promotion of investments; and an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Notes under which Japan will donate a batch […]
Morocco’s National Statistics Agency (HCP) and the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) inked, on Wednesday in Rabat, an agreement aimed at fostering cooperation between the two institutions through the exchange of data and experiences. Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Mr, Gian Carlo Blangiardo, Head of the Italian Institute, said the agreement will broaden […]
Moroccan and Saudi Al Nasr club striker Abderrazak Hamdallah has reportedly signed English Premier League Club Aston Villa and is expected to be presented on January 17. The information, not confirmed neither by the Saudi side nor Villa, is revealed by British football agent John Harriott who is known for a lot of gossip in […]
China has extended Mauritania a $87 million loan to be used for the construction of a fishing harbor expected to generate 800 permanent jobs and handle around 400,000 tons of merchandise yearly. Minister of Finance and Industry Cheikh El Kebir Moulaye Taher told lawmakers Tuesday that the future port will be located 25 km north […]
Morocco’s and Borussia Dortmund’s defender Achraf Hakimi was crowned Africa’s 2019 Youth Player of the Year. The consecration was announced at a ceremony hosted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Hurghada, Egypt, Tuesday. Hakimi expressed pride and happiness to win the “prestigious award.” “Winning the African Youth Player of the Year is a […]
King Mohammed VI is spearheading efforts to safeguard water supply in Morocco through following up a national program in that respect covering 2020-2027 period. To that end, the King chaired a new meeting attended by ministers and top advisors to review the measures taken to ensure regular water supply in the country and address challenges […]
The Togolese ruling party, Union pour la Republique, has chosen incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé as its candidate for elections next month. Togo has been ruled for the past 50 years by the Gnassingbé family, Africa’s most enduring political dynasty. Nearly 95% of Togolese have spent their entire lives ruled by members of the same family. […]
Morocco will scrap the LMD system used mostly in French speaking countries in favor of the bachelor system adopted in English speaking countries as it seeks to improve the efficiency of its education system and help graduates integrate the job market. Bachelor’s will start as of 2020 and are meant to facilitate the enrolment […]
Morocco has voiced its rejection of any foreign intervention in Libya on all grounds and regardless of cited motives, affirming that there is no military solution to the Libyan crisis. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at a press conference held Tuesday in Dakhla on the occasion of the opening of a […]