Morocco, April 04, 2017 – Thomson Reuters has been granted the Casablanca Finance City (CFC) status. The step further underscores the organization’s commitment to connecting and enabling the local financial community in North Africa with leading edge information and tools.

Nadim Najjar, Managing Director, Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Thomson Reuters, said: “The step confirms the company’s strategic vision to increase its footprint in the Moroccan Financial Market and the wider North Africa region. It builds on our corporate heritage in North Africa which dates back to 1856 starting with news and expanding to comprehensive news and data coverage. Thomson Reuters offers deep and broad coverage of MENA markets across a wide spectrum of content sets and data types.”

“Our presence in Morocco brings us closer to clients, regulators, and the local community. The step confirms Thomson Reuters role as a key contributor to the growth of local markets through enhancing transparency, offering quality content, helping companies function better, and assisting professionals to make informed business decisions across the MENA market,” he added.

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