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The Head of Government, who was accompanied by members of the National Steering Committee for the organization of these meetings, visited the various spaces that were to host these general assemblies in order to learn on site about the progress of the preparations and to ensure the capacity of the infrastructures put in place to accommodate, in the best conditions, 14,000 high-level participants, including Ministers of Economy and Finance and Governors of Central Banks from 189 member countries.
On this occasion, explanations were presented to Mr. Akhannouch and the members of the National Steering Committee on this site and its various dependencies and infrastructures put in place.
The Head of Government, who also chaired the 3rd meeting of the Steering Committee, highlighted the influence now acquired by the Kingdom by hosting renowned global events, recalling the achievements made in terms of infrastructure and structuring projects, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Mr. Akhannouch also stressed that the choice of Morocco to host a global meeting at the level of the annual general meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, which are held every three years in a different continent, reflects the particular interest that international financial institutions have in the Kingdom, noting that this event offers Morocco the opportunity to make the voice of the African continent heard by the international community.
He further called on the parties concerned, ministerial departments and local authorities of the city of Marrakech, to deploy all necessary efforts to ensure the success of this important event and to guarantee the best conditions for welcoming participants.
For her part, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mrs. Nadia Fettah indicated that this third meeting of the National Steering Committee, which saw the participation of all partners at the central and local levels, was devoted to the progress of work on the site to host these important events, the areas of intervention and the scientific program of this event, noting that these annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF are returning to the African continent after being organized for the first time in Nairobi, Kenya, fifty years ago.
In a statement to the press, the Minister further explained that this global meeting devoted to the examination of various issues related to the financial fields and the private sector offers the opportunity to highlight the major achievements accomplished by Morocco as well as the investment opportunities offered to international investors over the last twenty years, in accordance with the Guidelines of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in order to support the efforts made by the Kingdom in this direction and to shed light on the dynamics that Morocco is experiencing, like the entire African continent.
The steering committee meeting was attended by: Mr. Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, Ms. Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Khalid Ait Taleb, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ms. Fatim Ezzahra El Mansouri, Minister of National Land Use Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy, Ms. Fatima Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Ms. Laila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Mr. Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, as well as Mr. Abdellatif Jouahri, Wali of Bank Al Maghrib, Mr. Karim Kassi-Lahlou, Wali of the Marrakech-Safi region and Governor of the Marrakech Prefecture, Mr. Fouad Yazourh, Ambassador and Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Expatriates, and Mr. Adel El Fakir, Director General of the Moroccan National Tourist Office.
These annual meetings will be structured around six main themes: financial and digital inclusion, sustainable development, reforms of international financial institutions, entrepreneurship and innovation, social safety nets and tolerance and living together.
The World Bank-IMF Group meetings are an annual event that brings together high-level international economic and financial operators, with a view to proposing solutions to the challenges of the future.
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