Morocco wants IMF-World Bank meetings to proceed despite earthquake
- The death toll from the Friday’s devastating earthquake reached nearly 2,900 on Monday
- The IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Marrakech were scheduled for October 9-15
The Moroccan government wants to proceed with International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings scheduled for October in Marrakech despite Friday’s devastating earthquake, two sources familiar with the meeting planning said on Monday.
“From the viewpoint of the Moroccan authorities, the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank will take place as scheduled: October 9-15, 2023. There is no change of plan as of now,” one of the people, a source close to the Moroccan government, told Reuters.
The people were not authorised to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Both institutions had said their immediate focus was on the initial response to the disaster.