Title: World Bank Official: Working with Libya and Morocco on Disasters

The World Bank’s Country Director in Turkey, Humberto López, indicated today, Thursday, that "the bank is working with the authorities in Morocco and Libya to prepare the necessary funding to address the two disasters that recently struck the countries." In a conversation with Reuters, López stated: "The bank is working with the authorities on how to respond to the earthquake. But the response also depends on the requests from the authorities." He added: "I don’t know where the discussions are taking place with Morocco and Libya at the moment. I know that teams are working."