Tag: World Bank
WB Loans Morocco $160 million to Spur Competitiveness, Green Growth
The World Bank has extended Morocco a $160 million loan designed to support reforms in Morocco’s business environment to spur competitiveness and boost growth and ... Read More
Egypt: reserve recession rate could decline soon
Governor Hisham Ramez of the central bank has said that the foreign cash reserve recession rate may decline by next month. The central earlier on ... Read More
Doing Business in the MENA Region: Going the SMART Way?
Doing business in North Africa seems to be very challenging and still largely for the intrepid. The World Bank’s annual survey ‘Doing Business’ provides data ... Read More
A ‘Home-Made’ Model for the Economic Integration in the MENA Region
After decades of elusive quest for a common Arab economic space and EU-promoted trials with the fluky Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (EU-MFTA), the economies of ... Read More
Moroccan Group Wins Housing Deal in Côte d’Ivoire
Moroccan real estate group Alliances Développement Immobilier (ADI) has won a housing deal under which it will build some 7000 dwellings in Côte d'Ivoire, mainly ... Read More
Tunisia might call on IMF for financing
The minister responsible for investment has voiced out that the country’s actual economic situation might force the government to ask for a precautionary standby credit ... Read More
Algeria: Gap Widening between Regime Favourites and Majority of Population
The gap between the Algerian regime favourites and the majority of the population, which is living in rather difficult conditions, is increasingly widening although the ... Read More
Tunisia reveals financial acquisition plans
Huge financial challenges lie ahead according to Finance Minister Slim Besbes with estimations pegged around 7 billion dinars. The country is struggling to stand on ... Read More
Unemployment in Morocco … Hard Times for Youth
Abdurrahman, 30, graduated from college two years ago. Immediately after graduation he started the grueling job search process. First he applied for the public sector ... Read More
Vienna Hosts North Africa Oil and Gas Summit
Vienna plays host November 6 through 8 to the seventh annual North Africa oil and gas summit that will provide attendees with the opportunity to ... Read More