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EBRD eyes E2.5b investment in Arab area

The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has the ability to invest annually up to 2.5 billion euros ($A3.13 billion) in total across four "emerging Arab democracies," its president says. The EBRD, formed in 1991 to help ex-Soviet bloc nations in...

Morocco: Citrus exports decline 10%

Fresh Plaza Total export decline 5% The export season of fruit and vegetables from Morocco started up and down. First, the export started with very low prices. Second, adverse weather conditions slowed growth of fruit. "The cold snap of December-January-February has...

N.Y. rabbi honored by king of Morocco

(JTA) -- Rabbi Raphael Benchimol of the Manhattan Sephardic Congregation was honored by the king of Morocco. Benchimol received the medal of the Knight of the Order of the Throne bestowed by Mohammed VI at his New York City synagogue. The president of the Jewish...