MOROCCO PRIME MINISTER ELECT WITHDRAWS FROM FAMILY BUSINESS INTERESTS
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Morocco's billionaire prime minister-designate Aziz Akhannouch said Monday he will cut ties with his family's businesses, a move apparently aimed at heading off charges of mixing business with politics.
Akhannouch, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at over $2 billion, has been tasked with forming a new government after his National Rally of Independents (RNI) thrashed incumbent Islamists in elections last week.
He served as agriculture and fisheries minister since 2017, during which time he faced accusations of collusion between business and politics.