ECONOMIC HEADLINES
| MOROCCO | E-COMMERCE | The number of online payments up 27% in January 2022
In January 2022, online payments via Moroccan bank cards amounted to 1.9 million transactions, thus showing an increase of 27.3% compared to the same month of the previous year. In value, this is a total amount of MAD 705 Mn, up 5.3% during the same period.
| CAMEROON | INFRASTRUCTURE | A budget of FCFA 179 Bn for the execution of road projects in 2022
The National Steering Committee for Integrative Road Programs and Transport Facilitation Projects in Cameroon approved a budget of FCFA 178.5 Bn for the execution of these projects. These funds will be used for the asphalting of 384.25 km of roads, the development of 370 km of municipal roads and 21.2 km of roadways. Note that the work carried out so far under this program has cost FCFA 987 Bn.
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