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Mohammed VI orders a special fund to address Covid-19

On 15 March 2020, the Royal Office announces that Mohammed VI has ordered a special fund to manage the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Finance Ministry documents the launch.

Portrait of Mohammed VI photographed in 2004.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.

Initially endowed with MAD 10 billion according to the announcement reported by Reuters, the fund is intended to support health equipment, vulnerable economic sectors and jobs. The initial allocation is separate from later donations and actual spending.

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