The Atlantic gas pipeline that will connect Morocco to Nigeria has a potential to boost economic integration across 13 African states, boost energy supply in West Africa and power the region’s economies, head of Morocco’s mines and hydrocarbons agency ONHYM Amina Benkhadra said. The pipeline, to be achieved at an estimated cost of $26 billion, […]
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King of Morocco Kicks off African tour with week-long visit to Senegal
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has kicked off his new African tour, the third in three years, by a week-long visit to Senegal where he arrived on Wednesday. The King’s keenness to visit Senegal whenever he tours the region reflects the importance he grants to the longstanding, historical relations binding the two countries. President Macky […]
Global and Regional Economic Integration and Economic Growth: Lessons from Asia for the MENA Region?
The IMF Deputy Managing Director, Naoyuki Shinohara, pointed out last year that “the most striking trend in Asia’s rise as the world’s leading source of exports has been the growth in intraregional trade. While global trade and Asia’s trade with economies outside the region have doubled since 2000, intra-Asian trade has tripled, and regional trade […]


