مدي 1 تي في : النشرة الاقتصادية - 14/02/2025
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00:00Welcome to the Economic News from WDN TV.
00:12The African Bank, the leading Moroccan financial institution and the world's leading visa company,
00:19announced in the digital payments field that they are renewing their long-term strategic partnership
00:24to strengthen digital payments in Morocco.
00:26The African Bank and Visa announced in a joint statement that this new commitment is based on a long and successful history,
00:32including the pioneering role played by the African Bank as the first Moroccan bank to join the Visa network in 1982.
00:43Their joint commitment strengthens the availability of advanced services and smooth transactions for customers in all parts of Africa.
00:52Portugal is 49% of the shares of TAP Airlines in the latest attempt to privatize the state-owned airline.
01:03Portuguese media reported that it was decided to start privatization in the coming year.
01:13It may be completed by the end of this year or the following year.
01:16In addition, at least 12 companies are interested in investing in TAP.
01:22Air France, KLM, and AAG announced their interest in the Portuguese company.
01:38The Kivarn Portugal fund has given investors the opportunity to work in the digital currency sector
01:46with the possibility of obtaining a Portuguese citizenship.
01:49To benefit from the fund in obtaining a Portuguese citizenship through the country's golden visa program,
01:56investors must commit to a minimum amount of 500,000 euros and spend at least 35 days in the country within five years.
02:08Investments must be made through a Portuguese bank account.
02:12The fund is a new investment group that resulted from the partnership between the Portuguese Vandobex company
02:23and the European KivarnX platform for digital currency investment.
02:32The Saudi budget has recorded a deficit of 9.9 billion dollars.
02:35The Ministry of Finance issued a deficit of 57.7 billion dollars in the fourth quarter of last year,
02:43ending in 2024 with a deficit of 115.6 billion dollars.
02:52The Saudi Ministry of Finance issued a deficit of 21.1 billion dollars in the fourth quarter of last year,
03:03ending in a deficit of 502.5 billion dollars with a 10% increase from 2023.
03:17Turkey recorded a deficit of 4.65 billion dollars in the fourth quarter of last year,
03:24exceeding the market expectations of 4 billion dollars, according to the Turkish Central Bank on Thursday.
03:32The Turkish Central Bank said in a statement that the current account, in addition to gold and energy,
03:38recorded a profit of 2.466 billion dollars, while the trade deficit reached 6.24 billion dollars, according to the payment balance sheet.
03:50Nissan announced last Thursday that it is studying the possibility of moving its production from Mexico to another location
04:02in the event of the implementation of the 25% quota, which was threatened by US President Donald Trump by imposing on imports from Mexico.
04:10Nissan exports about 320,000 cars annually from Mexico to the United States, making it one of the most affected companies in this possible procedure.
04:21Makoto Oshida, the CEO of Nissan, said during a press conference,
04:28If high GDP is implemented, we must be prepared, and we may be able to move this production to another location.
04:41The number of Americans registered to obtain weekly unemployment benefits has declined after a rise in the following weeks,
04:49indicating the stability of the labor market in the United States.
04:53The US Department of Labor announced last Thursday that the number of weekly unemployment benefits has declined to 7,000,
05:01reaching 213,000 in the final week of February 8. Economists expect the decline to reach 5,000.
05:15This is the end of the economic news. Goodbye.