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A security guard walks past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters on April 12, 2024, in Washington, DC, ahead of the IMF/World Bank 2024 Spring Meetings.

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The IMF and Morocco: A 65-year-old story

Marrakech is hosting the annual meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions in October. This is after being unable to convene in Morocco in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The venue choice is a nod to Morocco's impressive economic development and influential role as an Arab, African and Mediterranean country of growing strategic importance.

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The venue choice is seen as a nod to Morocco's impressive economic development and influential role as an Arab, African and Mediterranean country of growing strategic importance.

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IMF and World Bank policies are outdated and need to be reformed. They have only caused more misery and credit addiction in borrowing countries. Al Majalla explains.

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IMF and World Bank need reform to confront today's challenges

IMF and World Bank policies are outdated and need to be reformed. They have only caused more misery and credit addiction in borrowing countries. Al Majalla explains.

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Globalization is an extremely ambiguous term that has been redefined and re-constructed. The champions of globalization define it as the phenomena of increasing integration and interaction among…

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Libya Struggles with Self-Made Oil Crisis

In mid-April, the MENA growth forecast of the World Bank anticipated that the economies of Arab oil exporter countries “are expected to grow by 5.2% in 2022, the fastest rate since 2016, on the back…

Dalia Ziada 29 April 2022

On Tunisia’s Financial Sovereignty

The photo accompanying this text reflects the times when Tunisia, strong in its achievements and its financial reputation, held the vice presidency of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World…

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Are the Bretton Woods Institutions Apolitical or a Mere Tool of Imperialism?

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are intergovernmental institutions founded in 1944 which greatly influence world development and financial order. They are also known as the…

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Bitcoin from Terrorism to El Salvador

World Bank has rejected El Salvador’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, noting that it would have dire economic consequences. It refused to provide any kind of assistance for the country’s…

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A picture taken on December 16, 2020 shows newly constructed towers in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital and main financial hub. (Getty)

MENA Countries Must Diversify Income to Address Deficit

The World Bank has recently warned that economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are suffering a sudden accumulation of public debt owing to challenges caused by the coronavirus …

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