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The British government hailed King Mohammed VI’s leadership in making Morocco a key factor for stability, peace and development in the Mediterranean, Sahel-Saharan and West African regions. This recognition came at the end of the 4th session of the strategic Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco delivered, on Sunday, a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the glorious Green March. Here follows the full text of the Royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace Read more
King Mohammed VI has laid out his vision to attract more foreign investment in an unstable environment marked by the continuing impacts of the COVID19 crisis and the effects of major international developments on the national and the global economy. Read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB), a financial arm of the European Union (EU), announced Thursday the provision of €60 billion ($62.58 billion) for economic development in Gaza, Arab News reports. EIB Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti and EU representative Sven Kuhn Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Wednesday ordered companies to pay SAR4,000 ($1,066) from SAR3,000 for Saudi employees, under the “Nitaqat” employment program, reports say. Per the new decision, a Saudi worker with a minimum salary of Read more
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has published the ‘Country Results Brief’ on Egypt. The report, which looks at Egypt’s economic situation, puts a spotlight on Bank’s investments in the energy, agriculture, sanitation, industrial and social sectors. Over the past five Read more
The UAE has been ranked at the world’s largest donor of developmental aid relative to its national income, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a recent report. The UAE donated aid worth $4.24 billion in 2016, Read more
The deputy director general of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Ghouneimane El Ghanem, is on a working visit to Mauritania where he met with Prime Minister Dr. Mohamed Ould Moulaye Laghdaf. EL Ghanem said his visit is in line Read more
Morocco’s time immemorial relations with the rest of African countries are poised to make another stride this week as king Mohammed starts on Friday a continental tour that will successively lead him to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Gabon. This is Read more
The new economic and social development plan for Morocco’s southern provinces that was disclosed this week by the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Chakib Benmoussa, will make of these provinces a regional development hub in north-west Africa. Read more