Morocco Prime Minister Abderrahmane El-Youssoufi (C), speaks with Andre Azoulay (R) advisor to Moroccan King Hassan as Kemal Dervis (L), World Bank Vice President for the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region looks on during the closing ceremony of the Mediterranean Development Forum late September 5. Oil exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa will continue to suffer from Asian financial crisis until the economies of importers like Japan recover, a senior World Bank official said.

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