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WTO warns global economic fragmentation could hit output and trade

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that escalating trade and geopolitical tensions among major economic powers could fragment the global economy into competing blocs, potentially carrying significant costs for global output and international trade. In its latest annual report, the WTO said......

Elon Musk says AI and robots are the only path to universal prosperity

Elon Musk has argued that artificial intelligence and robotics could provide the foundation for higher incomes worldwide, describing the technologies as the only viable route to what he called broad-based prosperity. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the claim in a post on X, where he argued that artificial......

Middle East conflict could leave up to 520 million people facing hunger by 2030

The global food security outlook is coming under renewed pressure as the economic consequences of the conflict in the Middle East threaten to reverse progress in the fight against hunger. According to updated projections cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), between......

Morocco: Nasser Bourita Reaffirms Support for Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks

Morocco has reaffirmed its support for Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks attributed to the Houthis, while calling for a strengthened international response to preserve the security of major maritime routes in the region. This position was expressed on Thursday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African......

Morocco emerges as Africa’s only representative in the Global Public Security Index

Morocco has emerged as the only African country included among the 20 nations highlighted for their public security performance in the Global Public Security Index 2025–2026, according to results presented in Lianyungang, China. The Kingdom recorded an overall score of 76.15 points out of 100,......

Bank Al-Maghrib rate expected to remain at 2.25% as investors favor monetary stability

Moroccan institutional investors are overwhelmingly expecting Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25% at the central bank’s monetary policy meeting scheduled for September 22, according to a survey conducted by BMCE Capital Global Research (BKGR). The expectations......

Strait of Hormuz shipping slowdown raises fresh concerns over global energy markets

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has declined sharply, raising renewed concerns about the stability of one of the world’s most important energy corridors and the potential impact on global oil and gas supplies. Shipping data released Wednesday showed that only four vessels passed......

Nobel laureate Michael Kremer to become World Bank chief economist

The World Bank has appointed Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer as its next chief economist and senior vice president for development economics, placing an influential advocate of evidence-based policy at the center of the institution's global research and development agenda. Kremer, a......

Hormuz disruption puts global fertilizer supplies under growing pressure

Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly affecting markets beyond oil and gas, with fertilizer supplies emerging as another major concern for the global economy. The disruption has reduced the movement of fertilizer cargoes through one of the world’s most important......