Keywords: Informal economy


IAPS: A New Casablanca-Based Initiative to Measure Africa’s Social Progress

The Casablanca-based Observatoire Social has launched the African Social Progress Index (IAPS), a new framework intended to provide a broader reading of social progress across the continent while inviting African institutions and experts to help shape its development. Presented as an initiative designed......

Africa’s Demographic Surge Tests the Limits of Economic Growth

Africa continues to expand economically despite a difficult global environment, but the latest assessment from the African Development Bank (AfDB) points to a growing disconnect between headline growth figures and the realities facing millions of people entering the labour market. The continent has......

Unseen struggles of women in India’s vibrant markets

Beneath the lively colors and constant motion of India’s bustling markets lies a quieter, more complex story of endurance. Women often at the heart of these economic spaces, shoulder immense pressure as they balance livelihoods and family responsibilities while navigating entrenched inequalities. Across......

Morocco’s 2026 finance bill tackles informality and boosts local industries

Morocco’s draft 2026 Finance Bill introduces sweeping reforms designed to strengthen economic sovereignty, modernize customs oversight, and provide targeted support for local industries. The proposals aim to combat informal activities, incentivize sports enterprises, and align the country with......

Moroccan youth squeezed by unemployment, weak services, and rising risks, rights group warns

Morocco’s young generation faces a widening gap between promise and reality, with high unemployment, fragile social protections, and growing exposure to addiction, crime, and perilous migration, according to a new assessment by the Moroccan League for Human Rights (LMDDH). Drawing on recent official......