MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 12/12/2024
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00:00Hello and welcome to your Economic Bulletin on Média1.
00:12Right away, the main news.
00:14We start in Morocco, where the purchasing power of households improved by 2.4% in 2023.
00:21The available income of households reached 26,903 dirhams per inhabitant in 2023,
00:26instead of 24,791 dirhams in 2022, thus recording an increase of 8.5%.
00:33Following the evolution of 6.1% of the general price index in consumption in 2023,
00:38the purchasing power of households improved by 2.4 points after a drop of 3 points recorded in 2022.
00:46The gross national income available in Morocco experienced an increase of 9.7% in 2023,
00:51to be at 1575.6 billion dirhams.
00:55This evolution is due to an increase of 10.5% of the gross income of financial and non-financial companies,
01:029.7% for households and non-profit institutions, and 8.9% for public administrations.
01:10Still in the kingdom, a new record for tourism with 15.9 million arrivals at the end of November 2024.
01:16The increase in the number of visitors is carried by a strong increase in foreign tourists,
01:21which increased by 23%, i.e. 1.5 million additional visitors,
01:26as well as a robust growth of 17% of Moroccans living abroad, contributing to 1.1 million additional arrivals.
01:34In a context where Morocco is preparing to host the World Cup 2030,
01:38the kingdom consolidates its desire to be among the top 15 world tourist destinations by 2030.
01:45Just for the month of November, the kingdom welcomes nearly 1.3 million tourists,
01:50showing an exceptional growth of 31%.
01:54Another favorable figure for national economic performance,
01:57the OCP group strengthens its presence in the world animal feed sector
02:02by taking indirect exclusive control of Global Feed SLU through an increase in participation of 75%.
02:10Already a 50% shareholder of Global Feed,
02:13following an acquisition made in May 2023 with Fertinagro Biotech,
02:18a major player in fertilizer production in Spain,
02:21the OCP aims to further expand its influence in a strategic sector.
02:26The group has submitted a request to the Moroccan Competition Council
02:29for the acquisition of an additional 25%,
02:32which will give it exclusive and indirect control of Global Feed.
02:36Based in Huelva, Spain,
02:38Global Feed SLU specializes in the manufacture and commercialization
02:42of essential products for animal nutrition,
02:45such as dicalcic phosphate, monocalcic phosphate and iron sulfate.
02:50These components play a crucial role in improving the nutritional quality of animal feed,
02:56a market in full expansion worldwide.
02:59Another notable performance of the Office for the Service of Phosphates,
03:02an ordinary mandatory emission of 5 billion dirhams.
03:06This operation, whose subscription period ranges from 10 to 12 December 2024,
03:11is made up of 5 uncut slices,
03:13indicates the OCP in a statement,
03:16specifying that slices A and B have a maturity of 10 years,
03:19while slices C, D and E have respective maturities of 15, 20 and 30 years.
03:25The facial interest rate of slice A is revised annually,
03:28while that of slices B, C, D and E is fixed,
03:31indicating the same source.
03:33Concerning the maximum number of titles,
03:35it rises to 5,000 ordinary obligations for slice A
03:38and 30,000 for slices B, C, D and E.
03:42And finally for Clore, your economic capsule,
03:44the bank deposits were established at 1,213.2 billion dirhams at the end of October,
03:49recording an annual increase of 7% according to Banc El Mhreb.
03:54Household deposits have recorded, from one year to the next,
03:56an increase of 6.1% to 900.1 billion dirhams,
04:01including 208.8 billion dirhams held by Moroccans living abroad,
04:05Banc El Mhreb specifies, in its recent credit-banking table.
04:10For private non-financial companies,
04:12their deposits have reached 212 billion dirhams,
04:15i.e. an annual increase of 10.4% according to the same source.
04:20The remuneration rate for 6-month deposits
04:22recorded a drop of 24 basic points,
04:24from 2.92% to 2.6880%,
04:29while the remuneration rate for 12-month deposits
04:31recorded an increase of 37 points,
04:33from 2.52% to 2.89%.
04:38The minimum remuneration rate for savings accounts
04:40was set at 2.48% for the second semester of 2024,
04:45i.e. a drop of 26 points compared to the previous semester.
04:49That's all for today.
04:51Enjoy the rest of the program.