Moroccan prime minister bans private jobs for ministers

Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi has banned government members from holding posts in the private sector while in public office, the press reported over the weekend.

"Government members suspend during the exercise of their mission all professional or commercial activity in the private sector," Map reported the newspapers as quoting a circular from the prime minister as saying.

The circular bans in particular the cabinet members' participation in the management or administration of any private institution aimed at making a profit.