Tag: blue economy
Finance Headlines Morocco

World Bank: Morocco Blue Economy Contributes 3.8% of GDP & Supports Nearly Half Million Jobs

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Morocco’s blue economy is a significant national asset of the country, with a diversified structure. The sector contributed 3.8 percent of GDP and supports about 495,000 full-time equivalent jobs, or 4.6 percent of national employment, says the World Bank in a report on the Kingdom’s blue economy contribution to growth and jobs. Aquaculture is Morocco’s […]
Business Europe Headlines Mauritania

Mauritania, Germany sign €35m deal for vocational training, blue economy

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Mauritania and Germany signed a €35 million financial cooperation agreement on Monday to support technical and vocational training, biodiversity protection and the development of the blue economy. The agreement was signed in Nouakchott by Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, and Germany’s Ambassador to Mauritania, Florian Reindel. The financing, equivalent […]