MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 19/03/2025
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00:00Hello and welcome, it's time for your Economic News.
00:12In Morocco, Bancal Marib has decided to lower the CEO rate on Tuesday at the meeting of
00:17its board.
00:18It has decided to reduce for the second time in a row and the third since June.
00:24The CEO rate of 25 base points at 2.25%, a decision that intervenes given the evolution
00:32expected of inflation at online levels with the objective of price stability and in order
00:37to strengthen its support for economic activity and employment.
00:41At the same time, Bancal Marib has maintained its growth projections for this year.
00:47It tabled on a rate of 3.9% in 2025.
00:51In total, the growth of the national economy would be at 3.2% in 2024 and should accelerate
00:58gradually to reach 3.9% this year and 4.2% in 2026.
01:04In 2024, non-agricultural growth would have reached 4.2% and should remain around this
01:11medium-term level, drawn according to Bancal Marib mainly by the output of investment
01:16in infrastructure.
01:17Growth would have fallen by 4.7% in 2024 and should take into account a cereal harvest
01:25which would reach this year, according to a preliminary estimate by Bancal Marib, 35
01:30million cantons.
01:31We still remain with the latest figures from the Central Bank.
01:37After two years of high levels, inflation has experienced a very sensitive slowdown
01:42in 2024, returning to 0.9% on average.
01:47Bancal Marib tabled on an inflation acceleration in 2025 and 2026 while remaining at a moderate level.
01:54The underlying component of inflation came out at 2.2% in 2024 and would also evolve
02:01around 2% in the medium term.
02:05The economic news this Wednesday is also the financial indicators 2024 for the
02:11Port Exploration Society of Marseille-Morocco.
02:14It has achieved a net result by a group of 1.26 billion dirhams the previous year,
02:20an evolution of 49% in annual flows.
02:24In total, the traffic maintained reaches 63.3 million tonnes, or more than 11%,
02:31which has allowed the turnover to cross the 5 billion dirhams bar for the first time.
02:36The Port Exploration Society remains optimistic for the coming years.
02:40It intends to strengthen its strategic position in Mediterranean transbordation
02:45by two terminals at the Nador West Med port, which it will exploit from 2027
02:50with international renown partners MSC Group and CMA CGM, respectively
02:56the world's first and third largest armorsmiths.
03:02Now let's move on to the international economic news.
03:05Italy recorded in January a commercial deficit of € 264 million against an excess of € 2.5 billion
03:14during May of the previous year due to the rise in the energy bill.
03:19According to the National Institute of Statistics, the energy balance deficit reached € 4.7 billion in January
03:27against € 4.2 billion during May of the previous year.
03:31The third economy in the eurozone has seen its exports grow by 2.5% over a year,
03:37despite the fall in car deliveries and refined oil products, as well as sales of fashion items.
03:44Imports recorded in January an increase of 8.8% higher than exports.
03:53We end our news in the United States.
03:56Industrial production has progressed more than expected by analysts in February,
04:01according to the monthly survey of the Federal Reserve.
04:04Last month, industrial production increased by 0.7% over a month, while markets expected a slight increase.
04:12The progression is 1.4% over a year.
04:16This evolution is drawn by a 8.5% increase in motorized vehicles and spare parts over a month.
04:24More details in the monthly survey of the Federal Reserve.
04:27This is the end of today's edition.
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