Maghreb Insider may publish data-based rankings, country comparisons, company and market comparisons, infrastructure and project comparisons, energy and trade comparisons, strategic-asset comparisons and related analytical formats.
The purpose of this methodology is to explain how comparative editorial formats should remain understandable, evidence-based and distinct from commercial visibility.
What Our Rankings Are For
Rankings and comparisons are intended to organize relevant data and help readers understand differences between countries, companies, projects, markets or strategic assets.
They may be useful where a structured comparison communicates relative scale, status or characteristics more clearly than a series of unrelated descriptions.
Generic consumer-product reviews are not a core Maghreb Insider format.
Data Sources
Depending on the subject, sources may include:
- Government data;
- National statistics agencies;
- Central banks;
- Ministries and regulators;
- Company filings and disclosures;
- Public records;
- International institutions;
- Academic and specialist research;
- Industry organizations;
- Project and infrastructure documentation;
- Credible market datasets;
- Reputable media or trade publications for secondary context.
The relevance of a source depends on the comparison being made. A single source type may be insufficient where definitions, periods or project classifications differ.
Methodology
The relevant criteria should be disclosed where they materially determine the ordering or comparison.
Not every ranking requires a single numerical score. Some comparisons may be ordered using transparent data criteria or a disclosed editorial framework.
Readers should be able to understand what is being compared and which information materially affects the resulting order or conclusion.
Comparability
We aim to compare like with like wherever practical, including comparable dates, definitions, currencies, units and project stages.
Articles should distinguish between announced, planned, under-construction and operational projects where status affects the comparison.
Actual, estimated, provisional and forecast data should not be presented as though they are identical.
Commercial Independence
Paid visibility does not determine editorial ranking position.
Advertisers or commercial partners cannot purchase a higher independent ranking, favorable editorial score or predetermined recommendation.
Maghreb Insider does not currently sell paid ranking positions.
Corrections and Updates
Rankings may be updated when datasets change, project status changes, errors are identified or a new comparison period becomes appropriate.
An update should preserve the distinction between changed underlying information and a correction to information that was previously wrong.
Possible errors can be reported to corrections@maghrebinsider.com.
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