MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 07/01/2025
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00:00Hello and welcome, it's time for your news of the economy.
00:11The Central Bank of Morocco has revealed its weekly indicators for the period of December 26, January 1.
00:18The dirham has depreciated from 0.5% to the US dollar and 0.6% vis-à-vis the euro.
00:26Official reserves were established at 375.2 billion dirhams on December 27,
00:33recording a weekly increase of 0.6% and an annual progression of 4.6%.
00:39The average daily volume of interventions of Bancal Maribat at 156.6 billion dirhams,
00:47distributed between 72.6 billion advances in 7 days and 49.6 billion dirhams of pensions delivered in the long term and 34.4 billion dirhams of loans guaranteed.
01:00We are still in Morocco. According to the High Commissioner for Foreign Trade's notes for the third quarter of 2024,
01:11imports recorded a drop of 1.6% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching a index of 110.8%.
01:21This decrease was mainly marked by the declines in the energy and lubrication categories with 13.1%,
01:28food, drinks and tobacco with 4.5% and raw products of animal and plant origin of the order of 7.3%.
01:36On the other hand, some categories have recorded a notable progression,
01:41including semi-products 7.4%, finished agricultural equipment products 2.3% and finished products of consumption 3.3%.
01:50Regarding exports, a slight rise of 0.4% was observed, however the index at 116.9%.
01:58However, significant drops have been recorded in the categories of raw products of animal and plant origin 11.2%,
02:07raw products of mineral origin 12.5% and food, drinks and tobacco of the order of 4.8%.
02:15On the contrary, semi-products and finished products of industrial equipment have shown a positive evolution.
02:22At one o'clock national news, Morocco also reinforces its trade measures by applying a definitive anti-dumping law of 24.88%
02:33on imports of vinyl polychloride from the United States.
02:38This effective decision, since January 3, aims to protect the local industry.
02:43The Customs Administration and a direct point had announced the provisional maintenance of the anti-dumping law
02:49on imports of vinyl polychloride from the United States with an initial rate of 5.5%.
02:57This measure, in place since February 1, has been revised following an in-depth investigation carried out by the competent services.
03:05The new measure, which applies for a duration of five years, marks an intensification of efforts
03:11to counter the dumping practices affecting this strategic product essential to the local industry.
03:17The importation of Egyptian PVC also in the sights of the Minister of Industry and Trade.
03:23Direction now France, which aims at a public deficit including between 5% and 5.5% of gross domestic product in 2025
03:33in order to protect growth.
03:36In 2024, the deficit will be around 6.1% according to the Minister of Economy, Arik Lombard,
03:43who must urgently prepare a budget for 2025 under the pressure of the opposition and financial markets.
03:49The minister said he was aiming for a budget of 50 billion euros this year,
03:55while Michel Barnier's government is set at 60 billion.
03:59It will be essentially economies, there will be no new tax increases compared to those that have already been announced,
04:06as specified by the Ministry of Treaty.
04:08France displays the worst performance of the 27 countries of the European Union,
04:13with the exception of Romania, very far from the ceiling of 3% authorized by the rules of the European Union.
04:19Still in Europe, it is a black year for the German automotive sector.
04:24Electric car registrations have dropped sharply in the previous year after five years of robust growth.
04:31A total of 381,000 electric vehicles were registered in 2024,
04:37an annual drop of 27.4% according to the Federal Automobile Agency.
04:44Due to a slowdown in demand due to the sustainable effects of inflation,
04:48and the sudden stop, there is a lack of public aid for purchase.
04:51The electric market share fell to 13.5% of total vehicle sales,
04:57after approaching 19% last year.
05:01A total of 2.8 million cars were registered last year in the first European economy,
05:07a 1% decline after two consecutive years of growth.
05:12The only positive point is the latest figures from the Federal Automobile Agency,
05:16the hybrid vehicle segment, which is gaining 12.7% in annual growth,
05:23and is now a 3% registration.
05:26This is the end of our edition today, good luck with the programs on our antenna.