MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 12/07/2024
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00:00Hello everyone and welcome to your daily economic news.
00:11We start our edition this Friday in Morocco.
00:14In 2023, the country emerged as the 5th largest supplier of fresh blueberries in Southeast Asia,
00:21multiplying by more than 3 its volumes of exports since 2019.
00:26Morocco thus exported 1,500 tons of fresh blueberries to the country,
00:31against a little more than 450 tons in 2019.
00:35For the only four first months of the year in progress,
00:37the kingdom exported nearly 1,300 tons of blueberries in the region.
00:41It would thus be a record this year.
00:46In national economic news, Morocco and the African Development Bank
00:51have signed four financing agreements totaling more than 600 million euros,
00:56or about 6.45 billion dirhams.
01:00These agreements concern various programs,
01:02notably the support for the transformation of Moroccan universities
01:05so that they become more digital and inclusive with 120 million euros,
01:10the improvement of territorial competitiveness with more than 200 million euros,
01:15the sustainable development of forest areas with 84 million euros.
01:19This is added to the Gersif-Nador highway project for a budget of 200 million euros.
01:25Note that these projects aim to strengthen university entrepreneurship,
01:29improve territorial competitiveness, connect the West Med port to the highway network
01:35and develop forestry, while promoting entrepreneurship and ecological tourism.
01:41In international economic news,
01:43the Saudi oil company Aramco raised $12.35 billion following the sale of its shares.
01:51The secondary public offer, launched on May 30, amounted to 1,545 billion shares
01:57at a price of 27.25 Saudi rials per share,
02:00representing about 0.64% of its shares issued.
02:05This operation has allowed the oil giant,
02:07which is mainly held by the Saudi state,
02:10to harvest more than the $11.2 billion initially planned.
02:15We continue our daily with the tax rates on companies
02:19that have stabilized in recent years,
02:21with the world after two decades of declines
02:24according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
02:27The level of tax on companies has constantly receded on the planet
02:31since the early 2000s,
02:33when it was still 28% and even 32% for member countries of the OECD,
02:38shows its latest report.
02:40States have multiplied tax measures favorable to companies
02:44on competition funds between countries
02:46to attract foreign group social housing.
02:49In some states, like Ireland,
02:51which houses many multinational social housing companies,
02:56the level of taxation on companies,
02:59officially at 12.5%,
03:01has also been greatly reduced by optimization mechanisms.
03:05Out of a total of 143 states,
03:07the 25 studied jurisdictions have an equal tax rate
03:12of more than 30% in 2024,
03:14while 11 do not have a tax regime on companies,
03:18or even a zero rate according to the OECD report.
03:22In line with international economic news,
03:25oil demand should continue to increase in 2024,
03:29according to the monthly OPEP report,
03:31the Oil Exporting Countries Cartel,
03:33which maintains its previous projections in June.
03:37The planet should consume 104.5 million barrels per day,
03:41on average, this year,
03:43then 106.3 million barrels per day in 2025,
03:46then 102.2 million in 2023,
03:49according to these new monthly projections.
03:51In 2024, the growth of world oil demand
03:54will be 2.2 million barrels per day,
03:57essentially drawn by non-member countries of the OECD,
04:01for 2.1 million barrels per day,
04:04in particular China, the Middle East, India and Latin America.
04:07The demand for oil from the OECD,
04:09the richest countries,
04:11should only increase by about 0.2 million barrels per day this year.
04:16Industrial, construction and agricultural activities
04:19in non-member countries of the OECD
04:21should also bring their support.
04:24This is the end of our edition today.
04:26Thank you for following it.
04:27Excellent rest of the programs on our antenna.