مدي 1 تي في : النشرة الاقتصادية - 19/12/2024
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00:00Welcome to Al Akhabar Al Ektosadiya.
00:11The General Manager of the National Electricity and Water-Safe Drinking Office, Tarek Hamman,
00:15and the Director of the Reconstruction Refinance Bank in Morocco,
00:18the German Bank, Jan Rajbar, yesterday signed a loan worth 50 million euros.
00:23This program aims to enhance and secure water-safe drinking facilities
00:27in several areas, including Gafsai, Al Hajab, and Ain Al Jdah,
00:31as well as to improve the performance of water-safe drinking systems in various parts of the Kingdom.
00:35This cooperation between the long-standing partnership between the office and the German Bank
00:39dates back to the 1800s, focusing on the enhancement of water-safe drinking.
00:52The State Secretary of Industry and Trade,
00:55Omar Hijira, said that the trade between Morocco and the African countries
00:59jumped from 36 billion dirhams in 2013
01:03to about 52.7 billion dirhams last year,
01:07which is about 45%.
01:10Moroccan exports to Africa,
01:13which is mainly composed of fertilizers, fish and cars,
01:16amounted to more than 32 billion dirhams last year,
01:19which is more than 100% higher than in 2013.
01:25The State Secretary of Industry and Trade, Omar Hijira,
01:28said that Moroccan exports to Africa amounted to about 20 billion dirhams last year,
01:32which is mainly composed of fertilizers, fish and cars.
01:42The Federal Reserve Bank in Morocco,
01:46as expected,
01:48indicated that it will continue to slow down the rate of inflation
01:51in light of a stable unemployment rate and a slight increase in inflation.
01:55The interest rate dropped by 25 points
01:58to reach a range of between 4.25% and 4.5%
02:02after a similar drop in November.
02:05The Federal Committee for the Open Market,
02:08which determines the interest rates in its latest data,
02:11said that economic activity continued to expand strongly
02:14while the rate of unemployment remained low,
02:17while inflation remained high to some extent.
02:20In a new draft that outlines the possibility of stopping the interest rate
02:23in the coming week, which is scheduled for the end of January,
02:26the committee said that,
02:28given the extent and timing of future adjustments to the targeted area,
02:31the committee will evaluate the data and expectations
02:34in addition to balancing the risks.
02:39In accordance with the decision of the US Federal Reserve Bank
02:42to reduce the interest rate by 25 points,
02:45several central banks in the countries of the GCC
02:48announced similar decisions to reduce the main interest rates.
02:51The Saudi Central Bank announced in a statement
02:54its decision to reduce the main interest rates by 25 points,
02:57and explained to the bank that it reduced the rate of the agreement
03:00to rebuy the interest rate to 5%,
03:03as well as the rate of the reverse interest rate to 4.5%.
03:06Central banks in Bahrain, Qatar and the Emirates
03:09announced that they will reduce the interest rate
03:12to a rate ranging between 25 and 30 points.
03:20Yesterday, the US Department of State announced
03:23the implementation of new penalties targeting a number of Russian entities
03:26involved in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project,
03:29as well as additional measures against the project's operator.
03:32The ministry clarified in its statement
03:35that it reiterated the implementation of penalties
03:38targeting a number of Russian entities involved in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project,
03:41as well as additional measures against the project's operator.
03:44In addition to the new ships, which have already been subject to penalties,
03:47among the entities targeted in this new segment
03:50there are entities specializing in naval services and Russian water transport,
03:53in addition to the service of the state-owned naval rescue,
03:56and more than 12 ships.
03:59Nord Stream 2 AG, the project's operator,
04:02and the Russian insurance company,
04:05will also be subject to penalties,
04:08as well as additional measures against the project's operator.
04:35In September, the rate of inflation was 1.7%,
04:38which is the first time in nearly three and a half years
04:41that inflation has dropped below the 2% target set by the Bank of England.
04:44inflation has dropped below the 2% target set by the Bank of England.
04:47The inflation rate in November has been the highest since March,
04:50which is in line with the expectations of economic experts
04:53in finding out the rates of Reuters.
04:56The rise in inflation has been widespread,
04:59but it was more prominent in the transport sector,
05:02We have reached the end of the economic segment, goodbye.