Morocco’s push for an investment-grade credit rating
Morocco is on a mission to regain its coveted investment-grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, despite grappling with extensive...
Economy
Niger: International sanctions lead to budget cuts
Niger’s new regime announced that the budget would have to be revised as international sanctions on the country has weakened...
Tunisian President rejects financial support announced by EU
Kais Saied has turned down financial aid from the EU as he claimed the amount was too lacklustre as well...
Tunisia extends water rationing measures in wake of drought
Tunisia is extending its March 2023 water rationing policy in an attempt to cope with the severe drought that has...
IMF approves 1.3 billion USD loan to Morocco
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that it would give quake-hit Morocco an 18-month loan of 1.32 billion US Dollars,...
UK declares Xlinks’ Morocco energy project ‘of national significance’
Almost a year after Sir Dave Lewis, the Executive Chairman of the Xlinks Project, complained that progress on the Xlinks...
Tunisia’s green energy ambitions threatening food security
Europe’s ambitious Green Deal is making the continent eye Africa as its future source of green energy. Leaders on the...
Peer-to-peer crypto trading thrives in Morocco despite institutional ban
As cryptocurrencies struggle through their longest bear market since the surge in late 2020, young traders are still holding onto...
Morocco: IMF-World Bank meetings will go ahead despite earthquake
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have both agreed to hold meetings in Marrakech despite the recent earthquake,...
Tunisian Leader Seeks Central Bank Funding
In a move that could prove detrimental to Tunisia's macroeconomic stability, President Kais Saied is heading toward involving the country's...
Heat and Crisis Impact Tunisia’s Wine Industry
Tunisia’s soaring temperatures have hit the country’s small wine industry, according to Reuters, September 7. The North African region has...
Morocco’s video gaming industry is booming
As the global gaming industry continues its rapid expansion, emerging economies are actively seeking to leverage this growing market, and...
Tunisia: Food shortages worry coeliac disease sufferers
As Tunisia suffers from a financial crisis and rapid inflation, many basic food items such as bread, milk and rice...
Algeria withdraws all products from Hupp Pharma
The Algerian Ministry of the Pharmaceutical Industry announced the removal of all products manufactured by Hupp Pharma, a pharmaceutical company,...
Tunisia’s Battle with Bread and Circuses
As Tunisia suffers from a bread shortage, the country will once again provide flour to over 1,000 bakeries in an...
