While North Africa is not normally known for acuteness in financial management, lately Morocco’s banks have been earning competitive ratings, as well as partnerships with some of the world’s most …
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Five years ago a snapshot of North Africa’s banking industry would have revealed feeble attempts at changing public perception. Constituents of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia remained hindered from realizing …
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After years of international isolation and embargo, Libya has begun a slow process of opening its economy to the outside world. Foreign players are acquiring stakes in Libyan banks, household-name …
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As the second largest foreign exchange earner behind tourism, and the employer of a substantial amount of Tunisia’s workforce, the textile sector is an engine of economic growth for the …
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Since Algeria’s privatization agenda began in 2005, the process has continued to play a lead role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), paving the way for further liberalization plans after …
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On a swath of coastal land 40 km east of Tangier, a project is underway that bills itself as a revolution for the Moroccan economy and a solution to the …
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In 1988 the leaders of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia gathered to lay the framework for what would later become the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), a regional organization mandated …
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Identifying the commander amongst the mishmash of uniforms that made up the southern rebel army during the years of Sudan’s vicious North-South war was easiest done by finding the man …
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Does American education remain the most popular choice for universities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region? Recently, rumors circulated that Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), Morocco …
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By promoting the right infrastructure development a country might attract capital from foreign firms looking to move the production of goods and services overseas. For Morocco, developing sites for foreign …