MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 03/10/2024
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00:00Hello and thank you for joining us in this new edition of the Journal of the Economy.
00:13In Morocco, the deposits near the banks are expected to reach 1,202.4 billion dirhams by the end of August,
00:20an improvement of 6% compared to the same period a year earlier.
00:25According to Bancal Marib, household deposits are expected to reach 894 billion dirhams,
00:31an annual increase of 5.9%, with 207.6 billion dirhams held by Moroccans living abroad,
00:39while the deposits of private companies have progressed from 11% to 209.7 billion dirhams.
00:46Regarding the remuneration rates of the deposits in the long term,
00:50an increase of 6 basis points for those at 6 months and a decrease of 21 basis points for those at 12 months,
00:57respectively at 2.73% and 2.53% at the end of August.
01:03The minimum remuneration rate of savings accounts was set at 2.48% for the second semester,
01:11a decrease of 26 points compared to the previous semester.
01:15In national economic news, industrial activity would have recorded an improvement in August compared to the previous month, according to Bancal Marib.
01:24Production would have increased in all branches, with the exception of textiles, leather and electronics, where it would have receded.
01:33The rate of use of capacities would be, for its part, established at 77% after 76% the previous month.
01:41Sales and orders would have progressed in all branches, with the exception of textiles and leather, where they would have rather decreased.
01:48For the next three months, industries anticipate an increase in production and sales in all branches of activity, with the exception of agriculture,
01:57where they expect a decline in production and a stagnation in sales.
02:01However, more than one company out of five indicates uncertainties regarding the future evolution of production and sales.
02:09In international economic news, the unemployment rate in the Eurozone was 6.4% in August, stable compared to the recorded rate in July 2024,
02:20and a decrease compared to the 6.6% recorded rate in August of the previous year.
02:26According to the European Statistical Office, the unemployment rate in the EU as a whole was 5.9% in August,
02:35and a decrease compared to the 6% recorded rate in July 2024 and August 2023.
02:41Eurostat estimates that more than 13 million people were unemployed in the EU, of which 10.9 million in the Eurozone.
02:50Regarding the unemployment of young people, the European Office indicates that 2.7 million young people under the age of 25 were unemployed in the EU, of which 2.2 million in the Eurozone.
03:02Since the spring of 2023, the unemployment rate in the EU has stabilized at an unprecedented level in a quarter of a century,
03:10resisting the conjuncture of crises that have been raging in Europe since the end of 2022.
03:15In Eastern Europe, Spain has recorded a record number of 64.3 million foreign visitors between January and August of this year,
03:25or 11.2% more than the same period of the previous year, according to the National Statistical Institute, which states a strong increase in tourist expenses.
03:37For the only month of August, the number of tourists arriving in Spain reached 10.9 million, or 7.3% more than during the same period in 2023, which is also a record.
03:50In addition, visitor expenses have also reached a new record. They reach more than 86 billion euros over eight months, or 17.6% more than the same period in 2023, with an average of 188 euros per day and per tourist.
04:07By country of origin, the United Kingdom is still in the lead for the first eight months of the year, with nearly 12.7 million tourists.
04:15France comes in second, with nearly 9.2 million, followed by Germany, with more than 8 million visitors.
04:23China has now announced that it has initiated a procedure with the World Trade Organization to contest Canada's decision to overtax electric vehicles, as well as some steel and aluminum products imported from China.
04:39The Chinese government has expressed its opposition to measures taken by Ottawa, claiming that they will have a negative impact on global supply chains.
04:48Like the United States and the European Union, Canada has begun to impose a 100% overtax on electric vehicles manufactured in China.
04:57The Canadian federal government also announced on Tuesday its decision to impose a 25% overtax on some steel and aluminum imports from China as of October 22.
05:11This is the end of our edition today. Excellent continuation of the programs on our antenna.
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