Egypt
Women’s football gains ground in Egypt
Once sidelined in Egypt’s male-dominated football scene, women are finally stepping into the spotlight. In 2024, a historic milestone
Economics
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Egypt
Egypt nears $300m loan from China-led AIIB as debt swaps accelerate
Egypt is close to securing $300 million in budget support from the Beijing-based, China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with
Morocco
Mauritania, Morocco set to update 1986 trade agreement
According to local media, over the weekend, Mauritania and Morocco began negotiations to update their almost 40-year-old trade agreement during
Algeria
Algeria set to impose stringent sentences on financial speculation
Algeria’s Justice Minister Lofti Boudjemaa has stated that prison sentences for financial speculation and market manipulation will now range
Algeria
Algeria, Turkey discuss deeper ties on economic and regional issues
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Monday, during a visit to Algiers. According to
Libya
Turkey eyes oil and gas exploration in Libya to boost regional gas hub ambitions
Turkey has expressed strong interest in exploring and developing Libya’s oil and gas resources, following a showcase of 22
Opinion
Libya’s Fiscal Fiction
Fixing Libya’s economy will require undoing the racket, not cosmetic consensus Libya’s economy is in free fall, and
Morocco
Morocco deepens economic ties, defense cooperation with South Korea
During a recent official visit to Seoul, Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour met with key South
Libya
Libyans reel from dinar devaluation
Libyans are facing rising prices and eroded purchasing power following April’s decision by the Central Bank to devalue the
Morocco
Morocco inflation jumps to 2.2% in Q1 2025 on rising food prices
Morocco’s inflation surged to 2.2% in Q1 2025, up from 0.7% in Q4 2024, driven by higher
Libya
UN Envoy warns of Libya's volatile security, economic Crisis
The new UN envoy to Libya, Hannah Tetteh, warned the Security Council on Thursday of the country's volatile
Morocco
Morocco weighs legal recognition of unpaid domestic labor, a potential first for the MENA region
Morocco is considering landmark reforms that would formally recognize unpaid domestic labor—primarily carried out by women—as work worthy
Egypt
Trump’s tariffs likely to limit Egypt’s expected interest rate cut
A majority of economists interviewed by Bloomberg anticipate Egypt will announce an interest rate cut this Thursday, as the country