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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Morocco’s packaging industry with a €15 million loan provided to Multisac SA, local manufacturer of woven polypropylene bags in Morocco. The announcement of the funding coincides with the visit of EBRD chief Renaud Bassu is paying to Morocco. The €15 million loan will support the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing additional loan financing of €100 million to Société Nador West Med (NWM) for the construction of the Nador West Med port in the Oriental Region of Morocco. The loan is a new, second tranche under a €200 million EBRD loan agreement signed in 2015, announced […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union (EU) have agreed to provide a financing package of up to €25million to Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) to support Morocco’s green transition. This is the third facility provided to BCP under the GCF Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Moroccan economic growth to decelerate to 1.1 per cent in 2022, before rebounding the following year thanks to the anticipated agricultural performance and return of other sectors to pre-pandemic levels. In its Regional Economic Prospects report released this Wednesday, the Bank says economic recovery in Morocco […]
Flexibois, a kitchen furniture manufacturer operating in Morocco, has managed to reduce its energy consumption and CO2 emissions thanks to the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, the EU, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Republic of Korea. The company uses wood by-products to make furniture. It offers Moroccan consumers quality […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Friday a €19.2million investment in a certified green bond issue of €95 million by Moroccan national railway company, ONCF. The investment will serve to refinance debt used to build an electrified high-speed rail line in the country. The EBRD is the only international investor in the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides Moroccan Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) a €40 million loan to enable the agency enhance climate resilience of ports of the North African Kingdom. The loan is the first to a Moroccan state-owned entity without a sovereign guarantee. It will comprise two tranches: a €15 million […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is holding its first in-person annual meetings since 2019 in Marrakech with the war in Ukraine expected to dominate discussions. The event will bring together representatives from the Bank’s 73 country and institutional shareholders on May 10-12. King Mohammed VI has given his high patronage to the EBRD’s […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched this week in Casablanca the Green Economy Financing Facility Morocco II (GEFF II), a credit line facility of €163.5 million. Green Economy Finance Facility Morocco II (GEFF II) is a €163 million financing line set up by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved loans totaling €50 million to two Moroccan banks, namely “Crédit du Maroc” and “Société Générale Maroc” (SGMB), destined to boost Morocco’s green transition. The loan agreements were signed at the EU-Africa Business Forum in Brussels, co-organized by the European Commission, the African Union Commission, and African […]