Egypt
Egypt cracks down on TikTok influencers
Egyptian authorities have detained dozens of popular teenage TikTok creators in recent weeks, accusing them of "violating family values&
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Morocco
Morocco plans second Sukuk issuance since 2018, Central Bank says
Morocco is preparing its second Islamic bond (sukuk) issuance since 2018, Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri said on Thursday. The
Mauritania
AfDB grants $30 million facility to Mauritania’s GBM
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $30 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie
Morocco
Morocco’s VPS & Mastercard team up to enhance digital payments
Morocco’s Vantage Payment Systems (VPS), licensed by Bank Al-Maghrib, has teamed up with Mastercard to advance the state of
Egypt
Egypt sells $1 billion in Islamic bonds to Kuwait’s largest bank
Egypt has sold $1 billion in Islamic bonds to Kuwait’s largest bank, Kuwait Finance House, in the North African
Morocco
Morocco holds benchmark interest rate at 2.25%
Morocco’s central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate at 2.25%, following its quarterly board meeting on Tuesday,
Mauritania
Mauritania secures $2 Bln Arab funding for infrastructure at OPEC forum
Mauritania secured a $2 billion financing pledge from the Arab Coordination Group (ACG) during the OPEC High-Level Forum in Vienna,
Morocco
Two Moroccan banks, one Egyptian, make it onto the Forbes Global 2000 list
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank and Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), alongside Egypt’s International Commercial Bank, have made it onto the
Algeria
Algeria expands trade ties with Libya and Mauritania
Algeria is ramping up non-oil exports by deepening trade ties with Libya and Mauritania, according to the news platform Watan.
Egypt
Egypt remittances jump over 80% to $26.4 billion
Egyptian remittances surged 82.7% year-on-year to $26.4 billion in the first nine months of FY2024/2025, according to
Tunisia
Tunisia holds key rate at 7.5% as inflation eases
Tunisia's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at 7.5% on Friday, maintaining March's cut
Mauritania
Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah is new AfDB president
Mauritania's former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah has been elected to succeed Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina as
Mauritania
EIB evaluates Mauritania rail expansion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is assessing a €461 million railway project linking Zouérat to Nouadhibou to enhance Mauritania’s