By Ahmed Eljechtimi and David Lawder MARRAKECH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morocco insisted on Thursday that Marrakech will host International Monetary ...
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The meetings would bring 10,000 to 15,000 people to the tourist hub, which suffered some damage to its ancient medina quarter and is the main conduit for relief efforts to areas worst-hit by the quake in the High Atlas Mountains. Morocco's central bank governor, Abdellatif Jouahri, told a"Road to Marrakech" central banking conference on Thursday that the meetings would take place as planned, in one of the first official government comments on the matter. The conference was being held in preparation for the meetings, he said.
Spokespeople for the World Bank and IMF declined to comment on the institutions' deliberations over the meetings, referring reporters to a Sept. 10 joint statement expressing solidarity with and financial support for Morocco and a"willingness to support Morocco in the best way possible."
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