MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 03/12/2024
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00:005.2% to 249.83 billion dirhams during the first 10 months of the year 2024, according to the exchange office.
00:25This evolution covers an increase in imports of 5.8% to 623.37 billion dirhams and exports of 6.2% to 373.54 billion dirhams.
00:40The coverage rate has gained 0.2 points to 59.9%. The increase in imports is explained by the progression of 11.6% of finished goods, 9.1% of semi-finished goods, 8.6% of finished goods and 3% of food products, combined with a drop in energy products of 5.5% and raw products of 1.4%.
01:08On top of the economic news, the Mindhats Group, one of the world leaders in urban engineering and strategic advice, has officially settled in Morocco to strengthen its presence in Africa and mark a key step in its strategy aimed at contributing to the sustainable and ambitious development of the Kingdom of Morocco and the continent.
01:28The group plans to collaborate with the public and private sectors of Morocco to develop infrastructure projects that boost economic activity and promote accelerated growth in Morocco, explains the group's management.
01:42The choice of Morocco as a strategic center for its operations in North Africa testifies to the importance of the Kingdom as a gateway to the African continent. Founded in 1955 and present in more than 60 countries, with an international team of more than 6,000 specialists, Mindhats has established itself as a key player in urban design, infrastructure development and technological innovation.
02:09In international economic news, unemployment remained stable in October, with the eurozone at 6.3% of the active population, an unchanged rate since August and which is the lowest in history.
02:23According to the European Statistical Office, for the whole of the European Union, unemployment reached 5.9% in October, an equally unchanged rate since August. Some 12.9 million people were unemployed in October within the 27 member states of the European Union, of which 10.84 million in the eurozone.
02:44Unemployment was 7.6% in France, 5.8% in Italy and 3.4% in Germany. The lowest rates in the European Union were recorded in the Czech Republic with 2.6%, in Malta with 3% and in Poland with 3.1%, while the highest were recorded in Spain with 11.2%, in Greece 9.8% and in Finland and Sweden with 8.3%.
03:13Still in Europe, Italy has seen its gross domestic product stagnate in the third quarter due to a drop in exports and a sharp decline in industry activity. According to the National Institute for Statistics, growth is much lower than the eurozone average, estimated at 0.4%.
03:35Service activity has increased by 0.2%, while that of the industry has dropped by 0.7% and that of agriculture and fishing has remained unchanged. The zero growth in the third quarter risks compromising the government's forecasts, which are still on a 1% GDP rise for this year.
03:55The Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, however, was optimistic at the beginning of November. According to him, the GDP should go up again in the last quarter, thanks to the resumption of foreign demand and the continuation of the rebound of consumption. The Bank of Italy is tabling for its part on a growth of 0.8% this year, while the International Monetary Fund foresees 0.7%, just like the European Commission.
04:22Direction to the United Kingdom now. Real estate prices have increased at their fastest pace since two years last November. An acceleration that continues despite almost record levels that put accessibility to property to the test.
04:38According to the Nationwide-specialized bank, prices have increased by 1.2% from October to November, the strongest monthly bump since March 2022.
04:49This bump brought the price of an average United Kingdom home to £268,144, just 1% less than the record reached in 2022 during the rush to housing that followed the lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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