First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco’s external accounts showed strong momentum in the first half of 2026, driven by a recovering tourism sector, steady support from its diaspora and an unprecedented surge of foreign investor interest, according to Foreign Exchange Office data relayed by several media, which described the results as a particularly welcome signal of resilience against a backdrop […]
Foreign investors concentrated their activities in Morocco’s equity market across four primary sectors representing 66 percent of total trading volumes in 2024, according to the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC). The banking sector led foreign investment activity with 31.2 percent of traded volumes, followed by the building materials and construction sector at 13.3 percent. Distribution […]
While Kenya’s government is targeting Chinese investors to establish manufacturing plants in its special economic zones to boost exports, thousands of local traders have protested in the capital Nairobi against the ‘unfair” competition from Chinese traders. The government is offering Chinese investors a value proposition that the East African country is the premier investment destination […]
The Egyptian government is putting the final touches on new foreign direct investment (FDI) council to be launched very soon in a bid to drain more foreign capital needed by the North African country to support its battered economy. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for setting up a Higher Council for Investment. […]
A Maltese business delegation has ended its visit to Tunisia and the meetings of the delegates with their Tunisian counterparts have already been described as a success. The visit which was organized by Malta Enterprise# in collaboration with the Maltese embassy in Tunis gave thirteen Maltese companies operating in a wide range of sectors including […]