
Casablanca Bourse Offers Derivatives as Morocco Seeks EM Return
Morocco plans to launch derivatives trading on its local marketsoon as the North African co-host of the 2030 FIFA World Cup seeks to win back emerging-market status.
Centrally cleared instruments, including interest-rate and single-stock futures, will attract a deeper pool of investors as the nation prepares to finance a surge in infrastructure spending, Casablanca Exchange Chief Executive Officer Tarik Senhaji said.
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