مدي 1 تي في : النشرة الاقتصادية - 11/09/2024
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00:00The Ministry of Water and Environment has reported that the hydrological situation in the Kingdom has improved since the 22nd of August in six water basins,
00:23of which ten have reached 27.9% since the 10th of September, compared to 26.7% last year.
00:38The Ministry of Water and Environment has reported that heavy rains and strong thunderstorms in several parts of the Kingdom have contributed to the improvement of the water situation in several water basins,
00:52where the water basins have been able to store more than 263 million cubic meters, which exceeds the annual needs of drinking water for the Great White Lake.
01:04The Ministry of Water and Environment has reported that the situation in Morocco still requires caution, and has called on all citizens to avoid waste and to encourage water consumption.
01:15The Ministry of Water and Environment has reported that the security and security monitoring agency has shown a noticeable growth in the security budget for the second quarter of the current year,
01:25where it recorded an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period last year, reaching 15.2 billion dirhams.
01:36It has also shown a strong increase in the security budget for the second quarter of the current year, where it recorded an increase of 8.2 billion dirhams,
01:45while non-life-related securities have recorded a growth of 3.9%, reaching around 7 billion dirhams.
01:53Especially the security on cars, which has had a lion's share, and the figures show a continuous recovery and growth in the security sector.
02:01The Kingdom has managed to surpass South Africa to become the second African country in the tourist list related to touristic landmarks,
02:10between 2024 and 2025, issued by Bloom Consulting,
02:16indicating that Morocco has a strong presence in the digital market and has been able to achieve a historic leap,
02:23surpassing South Africa to occupy a leading position behind Egypt only.
02:28This success also contributes to Morocco's great resilience in the face of crises,
02:33including dealing with the 8th earthquake in September 2023,
02:37at the same time South Africa has returned to the third place due to the continuous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector.
02:48The US House of Representatives has adopted a bill that restricts trade deals with Chinese biotech companies,
02:55including Wuxi App Tech and BGI, in addition to other companies,
03:00based on fears related to US national security.
03:04China described the bill as discriminatory and warned against continuing to protect the rights of its companies.
03:11The bill includes federal contracts with biotech companies,
03:15and has received widespread support for the voting of 306 representatives against 81 representatives,
03:22which will be presented at the vote of the House of Representatives before it becomes law,
03:26while targeting companies do not pose any threat to national security,
03:30considering the measures are misleading and offensive to the competitor.
03:36OPEC regimes have lowered their expectations for the 2024 oil demand to 2.3 million barrels per day,
03:44or 300,000 barrels per day,
03:46compared to previous expectations, which were 2,110,000 barrels per day.
03:54The OECD also reduced its expectations for 2025 to 1,740,000 barrels per day,
04:02pointing to a potential impact on the real estate sector and the use of natural gas trucks and electric vehicles.
04:10In a context related to OPEC, Russia has lowered its oil production by 0.3% compared to July,
04:18which remains the highest percentage of the agreed share among the OPEC-plus countries.
04:25The Supreme Court in the European Union supported Margaret Vissager's measures,
04:29which called for the union to fight the monopolies of Apple and Google in two prominent cases
04:35related to competitive practices and tax evasion.
04:39The ruling yesterday obliges Apple to pay 13 billion euros to Ireland as late taxes
04:46after benefiting from tax benefits for more than two decades,
04:50when the court refused to employ Google against a fine of 2,240,000,000 euros for its monopolies.
04:59Vissager considered these rulings a great victory for tax justice and digital cleanliness in Europe.
05:09We have reached the end of this episode. Thank you for watching.