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The Ministry of Economy and Finance participates in a special meeting at the head office of the (ADB) in Abidjan

06/03/2018
The Ministry of Economy and Finance participates in a special meeting at the head office of the (ADB) in Abidjan

The Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Mohammed BOUSSAID, accompanied by Mrs. Faouzia ZAABOUL, Director of Treasury and External Finances, took part, Tuesday, March 6th ​​​2018, in a special meeting that Mr. Akinwumi A. ADESINA, President of the African Development Bank (ADB), organized at the headquarters of this institution, at Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, with Governers of the Bank of the North African region (Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania and Egypt).

This meeting was devoted to discuss mainly ,the seventh general increase of the capital of the (ADB) which should increase the financing capacity of this Bank to achieve its goals within the framework of its five areas of focus « High5 » :

Enlighten Africa and supply it with energy, feed Africa, industrialize Africa, integrate Africa and improve the living conditions of African populations.

This meeting is part of a series of special meetings held by the president of the (ADB) with Governers of different African regions.

​During this meeting, Mr. BOUSSAID reaffirmed Morocco's support in principal to the ADB's actions aiming to strengthen its financial capacities to enable it to better meet the development requirements of Africa and the needs of  its countries members.