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The Horn of Africa countries should turn to trade as a solution to persistent conflict and political instability, says a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), that suggests that the lack of intra-regional trade, as well as poor infrastructure, has fueled conflict and violence by perpetuating poverty and a sense of marginalization. […]
Morocco continues to make notable progress in economic liberalization, according to 2017 Index of Economic Freedom created by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal. The North African country, which ranked 8th in Africa and 86th globally, is benefiting from a commitment to economic reforms that encourage a dynamically evolving private sector, says the annual […]
Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al Maghrib, said it will launch the gradual float of the Dirham as of June in collaboration with the IMF to reach a flexible exchange rate system. In a statement to Reuters, Governor of Bank Al Maghrib, Abdellatif Jouahri, said that the first stage of Dirham liberalization will start in June, […]