MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 14/01/2025
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00:00Hello everyone and thank you for joining us in this new edition of the Journal of the Economy.
00:13In Morocco, consumption spending would maintain its dynamics, but gross investment growth
00:20was moderate after the recovery recorded in the third quarter.
00:23According to the High Commissioner for Planning, domestic demand increased by 5.4% in the fourth quarter of the previous year.
00:31During this period, the improvement of household purchasing power would support an increase in consumption spending of 3.2%.
00:40According to the HCP, public companies' investments in infrastructure related to the organization of large-scale sporting events
00:49and the desalination of seawater would maintain their dynamics,
00:53favoring an increase in gross investment of 9.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
00:59and 8.8% in the first quarter of this year, with annual variations.
01:07In Morocco, commercialized products of coastal and artisanal fishing have recorded an increase of 6%
01:15to more than 10.54 billion dirhams as of 2024.
01:21According to the National Fisheries Office, the weight of these products is 1.3 million tons,
01:28a 1% drop compared to 2023.
01:32By port, a total of 14,105 tons of products of coastal and artisanal fishing
01:37were landed in Mediterranean port entrances at the end of December 2024,
01:42with a 17% decline.
01:44In terms of value, these ports have recorded an increase of 8% to nearly 633.5 million dirhams.
01:52As for ports located on the Atlantic, they have decreased in weight from 1% to 1.3 million tons.
01:59On the other hand, their value has increased from 6% to about 10 billion dirhams.
02:06In national economic news as well,
02:08following the announcement of July 2024,
02:11Stellantis confirms today the finalization of the acquisition of the remaining 49% of Sopream,
02:18initially held by Almada.
02:21From this month, all commercial activities of Stellantis in Morocco,
02:25covering the Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Abarth, Jeep and Alfa Romeo,
02:30are now grouped under the legal entity Stellantis Morocco.
02:34At the same time, Sopream will continue to bring through its subsidiary network
02:40the direct distribution activities of Stellantis Morocco.
02:43This new acquisition marks a strategic step in the total integration
02:48of Stellantis' import and distribution activities in Morocco.
02:55Now let's move on to international economic news.
02:58Trade between China and Russia has reached a record level the previous year,
03:04despite the economic sanctions imposed in Moscow.
03:07Imports and exports combined with China and Russia amounted to about 240 million euros in 2024,
03:15an increase of about 2% compared to the 235.3 billion euros recorded in 2023,
03:22according to official figures from Chinese customs.
03:26This is a historic level,
03:28even if the increase in these exchanges has slowed significantly
03:31compared to the strong wave recorded between 2022 and 2023.
03:36Exchanges between China and the United States, the first two world economies,
03:40have also increased in 2024 compared to the year 2023,
03:44progressing from 3.7% to a total amount of about 675.1 billion euros,
03:51according to Chinese customs.
03:54U.S. President-elect Donald Trump promised to increase customs rights
03:58on Chinese imports after his investment is scheduled for next week.
04:05Direction to the United States now.
04:08The government has introduced a new framework for exporting artificial intelligence technologies,
04:15to facilitate the sale of allied countries
04:18and prevent its adversaries such as China from having access to the latest innovations.
04:22The United States is now the first in the world in terms of artificial intelligence,
04:27and it is essential that it remains to declare the Minister of Commerce.
04:31In October 2023, she unveiled new restrictions on the export of the most efficient chips to China,
04:38including the components used for artificial intelligence
04:42to prevent their use by Beijing for military purposes.
04:45This new rule includes a series of exceptions for allied countries,
04:50especially when it comes to limited volume,
04:53meeting the needs of universities, for example.
04:56This is the end of our edition today.
04:58Excellent sequence of programs on Median.