مدي 1 تي في : النشرة الاقتصادية - 04/01/2025
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00:00Welcome to the weekly economic segment, starting with the latest economic news this national week.
00:17The high-profile report on the planning between the results of the national accounts in the third quarter of 2024
00:23showed that the national economic growth recorded an improvement of 4.3% to 3% over the same period of 2023.
00:34Al-Mandubia highlighted in a press release on the national economic situation during the third quarter of 2024
00:42that the domestic demand was a catalyst for economic growth in a context that was governed by the need to finance the national economy.
00:51In addition, non-agricultural activities recorded an increase of 5.1% in their size, while agricultural activity decreased by 5.2%.
01:04Al-Sarf office noted that the turnover of Moroccans living abroad reached 108.67 billion dirhams in November 2024
01:15compared to 105.68 billion dirhams during the same period a year ago.
01:21The office highlighted in its latest article on monthly indicators that foreign exchange rates rose by 2.8% compared to what was done in November 2023.
01:34It also pointed to a slight decline in the balance sheet of services by 0.5%, as a result of the increase in the supply of services, which exceeded the increase in exports.
01:45The Central Bank, as one of the world's most prominent banks, was ranked third in the list of global performance indicators for banks in 2024
02:01according to the annual report issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on Marine Transport.
02:08According to this indicator, which was prepared by the International Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence,
02:15the port of Tanja Al-Mutawasit is the best port for ports in all of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea.
02:21The port scored 159.6 points, which is a big difference from the port of Al-Khaziras Al-Isbani, which came in 12th place with 142.3 points,
02:33and the port of Bursaid in Egypt, which took 16th place.
02:37The global ranking that takes into account the performance of ports in 2023 is issued by the port of Yangcheng in China, followed by the port of Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman.
02:47The Kingdom was ranked as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world,
02:54with a record number of 15.9 million visitors since November 2024,
03:02with a 20% increase of 2.6 million visitors compared to the same period in 2023.
03:11This is an increase of 23% in the number of foreign tourists,
03:17as well as an increase of 17% in the number of Moroccans living abroad.
03:22In addition, the domestic tourism recorded 30 million nights in all types of foreign institutions.
03:31We conclude that the United States has reduced the number of Americans applying for a new job in order to obtain unexpected unemployment benefits last week,
03:38which indicates a decline in the number of applications, with an end in 2024,
03:43in a sign of the continuation of the strength of the labor market.
03:46The Ministry of Labor announced that the primary applications for unemployment benefits have declined to 9,000,
03:52reaching 211,000 applications after the seasonal adjustment in the final week of December 28.
03:58Despite the usual fluctuations in data by the end of the year,
04:02applications have remained consistent with the labor market,
04:05slowing down gradually without reflecting a decline in economic conditions.
04:10Last month, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the third time in a row,
04:14while the U.S. Central Bank expected to lower the interest rates for 2025 to only twice,
04:23compared to four declines expected in September.
04:31We have reached the end of the weekly economy segment, goodbye.