Morocco, Egypt Sign Cooperation Deal in Insurance Field

Morocco, Egypt Sign Cooperation Deal in Insurance Field
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Morocco, Egypt Sign Cooperation Deal in Insurance Field

Morocco, Egypt Sign Cooperation Deal in Insurance Field

The Moroccan Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (FMSAR) has called on its Egyptian counterpart to resolve the delay in the case of a Moroccan branch in Cairo seeking a practicing license.

This call was made during signing a partnership and cooperation agreement with the Insurance Federation of Egypt, on the sidelines of the 26th Afro-Asian Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance (FAIR) Conference held in Marrakesh.

The conference saw the participation of more than 1,000 directors of insurance and reinsurance companies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Chairman of the Insurance Federation of Egypt Alaa al-Zoheiry said that the agreement aims to reinforce cooperation between the Egyptian and Moroccan insurance sectors and therefore the two countries.

Zoheiry noted that the agreement seeks to exchange expertise in various fields.

Bashir Baddou, the director-general of the Moroccan Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (FMSAR), hailed the Egyptian insurance sector and its position on the regional level.

Baddou added that a Moroccan insurance firm opened a branch in Cairo but still awaits the license to open this headquarters officially and commercially. He expressed hope that this deal would expedite this process.

The 26th Afro-Asian Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance (FAIR) Conference took place in Marrakesh from 15 Sep. till 23 of the same month on the obstacles facing African and Asian insurance firms.



Iraq, Saudi, Russia Stress Need for Stable Oil Market ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Iraq, Saudi, Russia Stress Need for Stable Oil Market ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

OPEC+ members Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed in a meeting in Iraq on Tuesday on the importance of maintaining stable oil markets and fair prices, Iraq's Prime Minister Office said on Tuesday.

The talks come ahead of Sunday's meeting of OPEC+, which comprises the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, where OPEC+ sources say it will weigh a possible further delay to plans to raise oil output.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak attended the meeting.

They discussed "the conditions of global energy markets and matters related to the production of crude oil, its flow to markets, and meeting demand," the prime minister's office said, Reuters reported.

"The importance of maintaining stability, balance, and fair prices was emphasised, while stressing the vital role played by the OPEC+ group in this regard," the office added.

Russian energy minister Sergei Tsivilev and deputy energy minister Pavel Sorokin were also present, according to a photo posted on the X account of the Iraqi prime minister's media office.

OPEC+, which pumps around half the world's oil, has already delayed a plan to gradually lift production by several months this year because of falling prices, weak demand and rising production outside the group.

Despite OPEC+'s cuts and delays to output hikes, oil prices have mostly stayed in a $70-$80 per barrel range this year and on Tuesday were trading below $74 a barrel, not far above a 2024 low reached in September.

Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov told Reuters on Monday OPEC+ may at Sunday's meeting consider leaving its current oil output cuts in place from Jan. 1. The meeting will be held online, OPEC+ sources said.