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Focus Report: How Special Economic Zones are shaping Africa's industrial landscape

As Africa embraces the transformative power of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Special Economic Zones (SEZs) emerge as pivotal catalysts for regional economic growth...
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Report: Social and governance considerations in the automotive industry

The rise of connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicle megatrends in the automotive industry are bringing social and governance considerations to the fore of ESG strategic thinking, as innovation...
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Report: How can West and Central Africa use ESG to boost value-added activities in special economic zones?

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Focus Report: How are Libya's free zones incorporating ESG norms into their business practices?

Given the supply chain disruptions since the Covid-19 pandemic, investment in ports and free zones has become more crucial to the global economy and the resilience of trade. With transport one of the...
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Focus Report: Misurata Free Zone positions itself as a gateway to Africa

As a free zone operating outside of Libyan domestic trade legislation, Misurata Free Zone (MFZ) is seeking to leverage its competitive advantages – including complete exemption from national commercial...
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Focus Report: Post-pandemic trends and opportunities on African stock exchanges

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ESG Intelligence Report

Report: The road to a zero-emission automotive industry in the Middle East and Africa

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Focus Report: Understanding the impact of data centres on Africa's digital economy
Report: Shaping sustainable and inclusive resource development in Ghana's mining sector
Focus Report: Exploring the role of women and youth in Africa's agriculture sector
Focus Report: How Special Economic Zones are shaping Africa's industrial landscape
Report: Social and governance considerations in the automotive industry
Report: How can West and Central Africa use ESG to boost value-added activities in special economic zones?
Focus Report: How are Libya's free zones incorporating ESG norms into their business practices?
Focus Report: Misurata Free Zone positions itself as a gateway to Africa
Focus Report: Post-pandemic trends and opportunities on African stock exchanges
Report: The road to a zero-emission automotive industry in the Middle East and Africa
 

The Report: Morocco 2020
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Morocco’s economy is poised to continue along its trajectory of economic growth, but GDP expansion rates will depend on the policy choices made by the government. Although estimates by the IMF...

Special Reports on Africa
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Report: Shaping sustainable and inclusive resource development in Ghana's mining sector

This report analyses the environmental, social and governance (ESG) dynamics shaping Ghana’s mining sector. Large-scale mining has been adopting stricter environmental regulations to address widespread...
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Focus Report: Exploring the role of women and youth in Africa's agriculture sector

The last few years have seen marked developments in the dynamic landscape of African agriculture. The continent’s cultivated land has expanded significantly since 2020, contributing to 52% of the global increase...
Focus Report

Focus Report: How Special Economic Zones are shaping Africa's industrial landscape

As Africa embraces the transformative power of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Special Economic Zones (SEZs) emerge as pivotal catalysts for regional economic growth...
ESG Intelligence Report

Report: Social and governance considerations in the automotive industry

The rise of connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicle megatrends in the automotive industry are bringing social and governance considerations to the fore of ESG strategic thinking, as innovation...
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Report: How can West and Central Africa use ESG to boost value-added activities in special economic zones?

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Focus Report

Focus Report: How are Libya's free zones incorporating ESG norms into their business practices?

Given the supply chain disruptions since the Covid-19 pandemic, investment in ports and free zones has become more crucial to the global economy and the resilience of trade. With transport one of the...
Focus Report

Focus Report: Misurata Free Zone positions itself as a gateway to Africa

As a free zone operating outside of Libyan domestic trade legislation, Misurata Free Zone (MFZ) is seeking to leverage its competitive advantages – including complete exemption from national commercial...
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Focus Report: Post-pandemic trends and opportunities on African stock exchanges

Although stock exchanges on the continent were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, recovery is starting to take shape. The crisis underlined the need to build resilience and diversify the investor base...
ESG Intelligence Report

Report: The road to a zero-emission automotive industry in the Middle East and Africa

Automotive stakeholders are increasingly aware that the business-as-usual scenario that has sustained the industry for more than 100 years is no longer...

Focus Report: Understanding the impact of data centres on Africa's digital economy
Report: Shaping sustainable and inclusive resource development in Ghana's mining sector
Focus Report: Exploring the role of women and youth in Africa's agriculture sector
Focus Report: How Special Economic Zones are shaping Africa's industrial landscape
Report: Social and governance considerations in the automotive industry
Report: How can West and Central Africa use ESG to boost value-added activities in special economic zones?
Focus Report: How are Libya's free zones incorporating ESG norms into their business practices?
Focus Report: Misurata Free Zone positions itself as a gateway to Africa
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Banking Sector & Sustainability

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Interview with Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Bank Al Maghrib (BAM)
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On sustainable banking and increasing financial inclusion

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New banking regulations fuel growth in Morocco
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In recent years Morocco’s banking sector has experienced a period of consolidation at home and expansion abroad following a surge in lending in the decade leading to 2012. The country’s leading banks are now among the largest in Africa, with extensive continent-wide holdings. Despite GDP growth trending lower and the associated slowdown in lending and spike in non-performing loans (NPLs), profitability and capitalisation have remained relatively stable, underpinned by important regulatory changes.

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Kamal Mokdad, CEO and Head of International Global Banking, Banque Centrale Populaire: Interview
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On expanding the local business model throughout Africa

Analysis

Green financing attracts investors to Morocco's banking sector
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As businesses and governments worldwide seek to finance the vast investments required for projects to combat climate change and make the global economic model more environmentally sustainable, green bonds have become a popular capital market vehicle. The products are typically structured like a corporate or sovereign bond and asset-linked, but are used to raise money exclusively for sustainable climate and environmental projects. Interest in the environmental, social and corporate governance agenda has also been...

Green Energy
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Saïd Mouline, CEO, Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency (Agence Marocaine pour l’Efficacité Energétique, AMEE): Interview
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On incentivising companies to increase their energy efficiency
Overview

To expand access to energy in underserved regions, governments must choose between traditional or new sources of power
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The duel aims of rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing greater access to energy for underserved regions of the world are proving to be a complex challenge in need of innovative solutions...
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Morocco turns to renewable resources and natural gas to diversify its energy mix
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Morocco has long depended on international markets to fulfil its energy generation needs. Unlike nearby countries such as Algeria and Libya, Morocco has not had the advantage of large-scale hydrocarbons...
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Powering Africa: Green energy opportunities in a rapidly growing region

In this Growth & Recovery video, powered by technical solutions provider and engineering firm JESA, we explore opportunities to leverage investment and expertise to develop critical power infrastructure...
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Morocco's green bonds supporting a switch to cleaner energy
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With Morocco’s future electricity generation capacity firmly dependant on renewable energy sources, attracting private financing for new projects is critical. Green bonds are an increasingly viable option to...

Saïd Mouline, CEO, Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency (Agence Marocaine pour l’Efficacité Energétique, AMEE): Interview
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Covid-19 response
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The innovations behind Morocco’s internationally praised Covid-19 response
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Covid-19 and the Maghreb: a more collaborative future?
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The Maghreb – which principally comprises Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia – has been hard hit by the coronavirus, but the pandemic has also sparked innovation and driven changes in the region...
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The Report & Key Interviews in Africa
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What's fuelling Libya's steady economic recovery?

In this Global Platform video, Naser Gadad, General Manager, AlSahl Group Holding, talks about the factors driving Libya's economic progress. The country’s recovery is gaining momentum, supported by rising...
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The Report: Ghana 2024
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With robust economic fundamentals and significant export potential, Ghana is set to play a greater role in the economy of West Africa, as well as on the continent. The country expects to benefit from its...
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Driving ESG in Ghana’s mining industry

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How free zones are fostering education, sustainability and prosperity in Africa

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The Report: Misrata 2024
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Recognised as Libya’s commercial capital due to centuries of trade and commerce and its strategic location, Misrata serves as a vital gateway for imports and exports, facilitating trade connections...
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Libya’s economic transition

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Nigeria’s global strategic importance derives from its position as having both Africa’s largest population and economy, a reality undergirded by the entrepreneurial drive of its young population. Despite the lingering...

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