مدي 1 تي في : النشرة الاقتصادية - 10/02/2025
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00:00The French company Colas announced in a statement that it has won three contracts worth 430 million euros to develop the high-speed line between Morocco and Quneitra.
00:23The French company has announced that it has chosen the GTR branch to implement the third contract worth 180 million euros.
00:38In addition, the French company Colas Rail will implement the northern branch to design and build the high-speed railway and railway stations worth 200 million euros.
00:51The French company will also implement the 1st branch to implement the infrastructure and civil engineering on the lines worth 50 million euros based on contracts signed last January.
01:02These projects will include the expansion of the high-speed railway network to Morocco with infrastructure with international standards in preparation for the 2030 World Cup.
01:15Grand Navi Velocity GNV has announced that it will restart the Almeria-Nador high-speed line starting from 21 June 2025 in order to provide better services to the Moroccans living in Europe during their summer crossing through Spain.
01:37The company stated in a statement that the high-speed line, which was inaugurated in July 2022, will operate daily with scheduled flights between the ports twice a day, three times a week.
01:52The company also noted that it is one of the largest shipping companies in the Mediterranean Sea to open its terminals in the summer of 2025.
02:03The company added that the restart of this line is taking place within the framework of the annual welcome process, which is coordinated with the relevant parties.
02:12The average interest rates on banking loans have fallen by 13 points in the last quarter of 2024 to 5.08%.
02:29Real estate loans have also benefited from this decline, with interest rates falling by 27.28 points on average.
02:41The interest rates on consumer loans and treasury funds have also fallen slightly.
02:48The Bank of Morocco's Bank of Low Interest has also shown loans for individuals and non-financial companies, which reflects a general trend towards reducing the cost of borrowing in the market.
02:58The National Pension Fund in Egypt has raised the minimum wage in the private sector to 7,000 pounds, which is equivalent to about 139.3 dollars per month,
03:13which is equivalent to about 17%.
03:18The minimum wage in the private sector is estimated at 6,000 pounds, which is equivalent to 119.3 dollars.
03:26The National Pension Fund in Egypt has raised the minimum wage in the private sector to 3% for insurance companies,
03:32which is equivalent to about 250 pounds per month.
03:36This is the first time that the National Pension Fund has set a minimum wage for temporary employment, which is equivalent to 28 pounds per hour,
03:45according to the existing definition in the labor law.
03:48The minimum wage in the private sector in Egypt has developed since it was approved for the first time in January 2021,
03:54where it started at 2,400 pounds and then rose several times.
03:58The prices of global food products have receded in January due to a sharp decline in sugar and vegetable oil prices,
04:09according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO.
04:13The FAO index, which follows the highest monthly prices of food products globally,
04:19reached 124.9 points in January compared to 127 points in December.
04:25Despite the monthly decline, the index remained 6.2% higher than its level a year ago,
04:31but it is still less than 22% compared to its peak in March 2022.
04:38U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his commitment to announce his plans to impose a 25% tax on all solid and aluminum resources
04:51in a step to affect the industrial and energy sectors in the United States.
04:56Trump made it clear in a statement to journalists on the plane of the U.S. President
05:01that these plans will apply to imports from all countries without setting an official date for their implementation.
05:08He also indicated his commitment to impose tax exemptions on U.S. exports.
05:15It is clear that the details of these measures will be announced later in the coming weeks.
05:19The U.S. administration has previously postponed the imposition of tax on Canadian and Mexican imports until March 1,
05:26after measures taken by Ottawa and Mexico City to limit the flow of illegal immigrants and smuggling drugs across the United States.
05:36Washington also increased its trade war with China by 10% on Chinese commodities,
05:42which prompted Beijing to take similar measures.
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