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Akhannouch generation 2.0 joins family business

The daughters of Morocco's agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch have in recent months embarked on a range of e-commerce ventures, a move that will also boost their parents' businesses. [...]

Published on 19.11.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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