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Marrakech to Host IMF-World Bank Meetings as Planned

A view of the damage which was caused by the earthquake in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP)
A view of the damage which was caused by the earthquake in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP)
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Marrakech to Host IMF-World Bank Meetings as Planned

A view of the damage which was caused by the earthquake in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP)
A view of the damage which was caused by the earthquake in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP)

Marrakech will host the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as planned on Oct. 9-15, Morocco's central bank governor said on Thursday.

Morocco was struck by a 6.8 magnitude quake centered on the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday that left more than 2,900 dead, most of them in the region south of Marrakech.

Abdellatif Jouahri was speaking to a conference bringing together participants from central banks in the Middle East and North Africa, saying the event was in preparation for the annual meetings, which would take place as planned.

Giant tents could be seen in the locality where the Moroccan government plans to host the annual meetings.

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Morocco Receives 17.4 Million Tourists in 2024, Up 20% on 2023

FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the Cinema Museum of Ouarzazate, Morocco, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the Cinema Museum of Ouarzazate, Morocco, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo
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Morocco Receives 17.4 Million Tourists in 2024, Up 20% on 2023

FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the Cinema Museum of Ouarzazate, Morocco, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the Cinema Museum of Ouarzazate, Morocco, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas/File Photo

Morocco received a record 17.4 million tourists in 2024, up 20% compared with previous year, with Moroccans living abroad accounting for nearly half the total, the tourism ministry said on Thursday.
Tourism accounts for about 7% of the North African country's gross domestic product and is a key source of jobs and foreign currency, Reuters reported.
The number of arrivals this year was two years ahead of target, the ministry said in a statement. It expects Morocco to receive 26 million tourists by 2030, when the country co-hosts the World Cup, together with Spain and Portugal.
Morocco has opened additional air routes to key tourist markets, while promoting new destinations within the country and encouraging the renovation of hotels.
From January to November, tourism revenue rose 7.2% to a record 104 billion dirhams, according to Morocco's foreign exchange regulator.