En Français This Growth & Recovery Video highlights the important aspects of the recently launched Agriculture in Africa 2021: Focus Report, published in partnership with OCP Group. The video presents — with the use of graphical data — the region’s export potential, food security challenges and how the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and increasing…
While Morocco already benefitted from relatively high internet and mobile penetration, the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in the country thanks to the adoption of innovative solutions across a wide range of industries. In response to the crisis, Morocco’s public and private sectors put in place a number of innovative digital measures to secure economic output, increase productivity and…
Home to 60% of the world’s arable land, Africa has the potential to meet not only its own food needs, but also those of the rest of the world. Agriculture remains one of the most important economic sectors for the continent, employing the majority of the population and accounting for 14% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa. The Agriculture in Africa 2021: Focus Report outlines the region’s export…
– Covid-19 has accelerated the shift from hydrocarbons to renewable energy sources – While investment in oil and gas slumped, renewables remained resilient throughout 2020 – Cobalt, nickel and copper are central to the production of rechargeable batteries – With its vast reserves, sub-Saharan Africa stands to benefit from the surge in demand Covid-19 and the resulting fall in oil prices…
The pandemic has created an urgent need for more patient capital in Africa. With governments across the continent facing budgetary constraints while recognising the importance of investment in essential infrastructure and services, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) offer an attractive avenue for financial support. Covid-19 has also accelerated digitalisation in key African markets, which…
Thanks to swift measures taken by the Moroccan authorities in the early days of the pandemic, the country was able to effectively contain the virus in its first phase. A relatively young population also meant it was less likely to face the high death rates witnessed, for example, in neighbouring European countries. Public and private sector mobilisation helped the country meet its public health needs,…
The Maghreb– which principally comprises Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia – has been hard hit by the coronavirus, but the pandemic has also sparkedinnovation and drivenchanges in the region that many hope will outlast Covid-19. In mid-March Morocco became one of the first countries in the region to implement strict lockdown measures–a move thatearnedpraise…
The Morocco Covid-19 Response Report, produced in partnership with the Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency (AMDIE), provides an in-depth analysis of the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic through key data, infographics and results from a survey conducted with Morocco’s business community. The report provides a timeline of events, a breakdown of the main government…
