
FILE PHOTO: Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid speaks during an interview with Reuters journalist, during the IMF economic conference in Marrakech, Morocco January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
August 1, 2018
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI sacked the Minister for Economy and Finance, Mohamed Boussaid, according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet on Wednesday.
The decision was taken in consultation with Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani, said the statement carried by the Moroccan news agency.
(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg)