The king has been trying to open up the Moroccan court
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A Moroccan magazine has taken the unprecedented step of publishing details of King Mohammed VI's salary.
The French-language magazine Tel Quel says the monarch earns less than a typical company director in the developed world, under $45,000 a month.
The annual expenses of the royal court are said to be around $250m.
Correspondents say the publication of such figures is a unique event in the Arab region, whose unelected leaders are some of the richest in the world.
King Mohammed has been spearheading a drive to modernise his society and introduce a culture of accountability, correspondents say.
He has made the fight against poverty in Morocco one of his priorities, earning him the name "guardian of the poor".
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