Casablanca continues to reinforce its position as a leading financial hub in Africa, according to the latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). The Moroccan city ranked 49th globally among 120 financial centers, gaining seven places over the past year. This progress highlights......
One month into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the economic shockwaves of the conflict are spreading well beyond the Middle East, pressing households and industries across three continents. Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one fifth of global oil and liquefied......
Four weeks into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, the near-total paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked one third of global seaborne fertilizer trade, triggering a price surge and prompting the United Nations to warn of a "systemic shock" to global food systems as planting......
The war in Iran, now entering its second month, is sending cascading economic shockwaves across Southeast Asia, where surging energy costs are rapidly translating into food insecurity and social unrest. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned Thursday that the conflict in the Persian......
The head of the International Energy Agency has declared that the global energy shock caused by the Iran war is the most severe on record, warning that no country will be spared its effects as oil prices surge and critical supply routes remain severed. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, speaking at......
JPMorgan analysts have concluded that Bitcoin demonstrated safe-haven demand during the Iran war, outperforming both gold and silver as precious metals suffer their worst monthly rout in years. The research note, published Wednesday by managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, provides what some analysts......
The European Investment Fund has unveiled a 15 billion euro fund of funds, the largest of its kind in Europe, as part of a sweeping initiative to address the continent's persistent shortage of late-stage venture capital. The vehicle, named ETCI 2, will back around 100 growth-stage funds and aims......
The Moroccan currency has shown a modest appreciation against the US dollar, reflecting stable conditions in the country’s financial markets. According to Bank Al-Maghrib, the dirham gained 0.5% against the dollar over a one-week period, while remaining broadly stable against the euro. This......
The first quarter of 2026 has proven punishing for the technology sector as investors revolt against the scale of artificial intelligence infrastructure spending. Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Oracle have all seen their shares fall sharply, with the collective capital expenditure plans of the......
Asian airlines are cutting flights heavily from April 2026 as a spike in jet‑fuel prices pushes the region toward what analysts are calling the worst aviation crisis since the pandemic. The war between the United States, Israel and Iran, along with disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz,......
The European Union's Trade Commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, held a “very positive” meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Cameroon on Saturday. The discussions focused on advancing cooperation on critical......
Le dollar américain est en passe de connaître son mois le plus solide depuis juillet 2025, l’indice Bloomberg Dollar Spot ayant progressé d’environ 2,6% en mars. Cette hausse s’inscrit dans un contexte de forte volatilité des marchés, où le conflit......
Morocco’s Conseil de la concurrence has announced stricter monitoring measures to oversee how international fuel price fluctuations are reflected in the domestic market, as global energy volatility continues to rise. The decision comes in response to recent sharp increases in oil and petroleum-derived......
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