Month: September 2011

(Adds background) LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Jordan has requested membership of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the bank said on Wednesday, a first step to receiving funding alongside North African...

* Seeking to raise 2 bln dirhams * Issue priced 30-50 bps above govt 7-year T-bill (Adds details, background) RABAT, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Moroccan phosphate producer Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) is seeking to raise...

* Aim to set out framework for political, economic help * Deauville partnership has pledged about $80 billion * Help to focus on Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan (Recasts, adds details, quotes) By John Irish NEW YORK, Sept...

* Annual inflation hits 2.2 pct in August on food, education * Inflation is above 2011 f’cast for second straight month * C.bank expected to keep lending rates unchanged (Adds details and background) By Souhail Karam...

By Mahmoud Kassem Morocco’s central bank said it held its benchmark interest rate at the lowest level in more than two years as inflation remains “broadly moderate” and amid concern about worsening growth prospects in developed...