During these talks, Lahlimi and Hentschel expressed their shared desire to deepen cooperation between the HCP and the World Bank in important subjects of common interest and examined the means capable of fostering this bilateral partnership.

"This important meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the cooperation between two long-standing partners, the HCP and the WB, who share strong ambitions for the future", said Lahlimi at the end of these talks.

Together, "we will continue to work in various fields, including employment and the development of the competitiveness of national economy," he said, adding that new areas of cooperation have been identified to further promote the partnership established between the HCP and the World Bank.

The two parties will look into the development of satellite accounts in the various segments relating to the environment sector and work together to succeed in HCP's various re-engineering programs, in particular in the segment relating to the digitization of activities, said Lahlimi.

For his part, Hentschela welcomed the level of cooperation that exists between the WB and the HCP, noting that employment remains one of the most important areas for cooperation between the two parties, given the current situation marked by the pandemic of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

Talks focused on examining new areas of cooperation between the HCP and the World Bank, he noted, lauding the efforts made by the HCP, particularly to shed light on the impact of the pandemic on households and businesses, using modern working tools.