Keywords: Public finances


Morocco’s 2030 World Cup investment boom raises fiscal risk concerns

Morocco’s preparations for the 2030 FIFA World Cup are entering a phase of major infrastructure investment, with large-scale projects expected to reshape transport, sports facilities and other strategic infrastructure. But according to Fitch Ratings, the scale of this investment also creates potential......

Morocco faces the challenge of financing its investment ambitions while managing sovereign debt

Morocco is entering a new phase of investment-led development, with major spending commitments in infrastructure, industry and public facilities reshaping the country's economic priorities. The challenge for policymakers is increasingly twofold: maintaining the pace of investment while keeping public......

IMF places Morocco’s fiscal reform agenda among medium-term priorities

Morocco’s fiscal reform agenda has been classified as a medium-term priority by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), distinguishing the country from several major African economies where public finance reforms are considered more urgent. The assessment was included in an IMF report on achieving......

Ukraine: Parliament Blocks Tax Reform Linked to IMF and EU Funding

The Ukrainian Parliament failed on Tuesday, September 1, to adopt a tax reform intended to facilitate the unlocking of international funding, once again placing Kyiv in a delicate balancing act between budgetary constraints and the demands of its partners. The proposed legislation includes the introduction......

US debt could reach $50 trillion earlier than expected

The United States could reach a public debt level of $50 trillion several years earlier than previously projected, according to market analyst Albert Koroyev. The forecast highlights growing concerns over the pace of government borrowing and the rising cost of servicing federal debt. Koroyev, head of......

IMF mission in Senegal to discuss a new financial cooperation program

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting Senegal to resume discussions with the country's authorities on economic conditions and the possibility of establishing a new financial cooperation program. The mission, led by Mercedes Vera Martin, the IMF's mission chief for......

Russian war donations reach $4.5 billion as pressure on state finances grows

Russian donors have contributed billions of dollars to the federal budget this year as the government faces rising costs linked to the war in Ukraine and growing pressure on public finances. According to Russian media reports citing the Finance Ministry, donations to Russia's federal budget reached......

Morocco's budget deficit narrows by 5.5 billion dirhams by July 2026

Morocco’s budget deficit improved during the first seven months of 2026, falling by 5.5 billion dirhams compared with the same period a year earlier, according to figures released by the General Treasury of the Kingdom (TGR). By the end of July, the deficit stood at 48 billion dirhams, down from......

Morocco’s Treasury places 1.5 billion dirhams in surplus cash on the market

Morocco’s Directorate of Treasury and External Finance (DTFE) has carried out two transactions to place a combined 1.5 billion dirhams ($150 million) in surplus Treasury cash on the financial market. The operations, launched on Friday, form part of the Treasury’s management of available......