MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 14/06/2023
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00:00 Welcome to Mediantv, it's time for your daily news of economic news.
00:11 At the beginning of this edition, the tourism sector in Morocco is in good shape.
00:16 The number of tourist activities exceeded for the first time the bar of one million visitors in May.
00:22 It's an increase of 55% compared to 2019 according to the Minister of Tourism Fatem Zahra Amor.
00:30 The number of tourists who visited Morocco during the first five months of the year reached for the first time 5.1 million,
00:38 an increase of 20% compared to the same period in 2019.
00:43 On the other hand, national tourism has achieved this year revenues of about 32 billion dirhams,
00:51 an increase of 40% compared to 2019.
00:55 The revenue in currency was calculated for their part at 93 billion dirhams for the first time,
01:01 an increase of 16% compared to 2019.
01:05 As for the number of nights, it reached 19 million, a progression of 109% compared to the year 2021.
01:14 In Morocco, the departure of commercialised products of coastal and artisanal fishing reached more than 422,000 tonnes at the end of May.
01:23 It's a decline of 11% compared to the same period in 2022 according to the National Fisheries Office.
01:29 In value, these landings show an increase of 6% to more than 4.4 billion dirhams.
01:37 At the ports, a total of 7,767 tonnes of products of coastal and artisanal fishing
01:44 were landed in the Mediterranean ports at the end of May,
01:48 a decline of 9% compared to the same period in 2022.
01:52 In terms of value, these ports recorded an increase of 6%.
01:57 For their part, landings at ports located on the Atlantic decreased by 11% and increased in value by 6%.
02:07 We continue with this figure, 1.3 million dollars.
02:11 This is the amount of donation that the African Development Bank has just approved for the benefit of Madagascar.
02:17 The goal is to support the integration process of the Great Island in the area of African Continental Free Trade, Zlekaf,
02:25 in order to allow it to fully benefit from the potential of intra-African trade.
02:32 In addition, a second agreement was signed between the two parties
02:36 concerning an emergency donation of 500,000 dollars from the Special Aid Fund.
02:43 The goal is to contribute to the efforts of the Malagasy government
02:47 aimed at helping the populations affected by Cyclone Freddie.
02:51 In international news and precisely in the eurozone,
02:55 industrial production recorded an increase of 1% in April compared to March.
03:01 In the European Union, it experienced an increase of 0.7% in April,
03:06 in line with expectations according to the estimates of the European Union's Office of Statistics.
03:12 In March, industrial production had fallen by 3.8% in the eurozone and by 3.2% in the EU.
03:22 Over a year, industrial production progressed in the eurozone by 0.2% in April compared to April 2022,
03:31 and by 0.1% in the European Union.
03:34 As for the production of investment goods, it recorded a notable increase of 14.7% in the eurozone in April,
03:43 while that of energy progressed by 1%.
03:47 Still in Europe, this time in Sweden, inflation continued to slow down in May at 9.7% over a year.
03:56 This decline is due to a drop in food prices and electricity, according to the Swedish Statistics Agency.
04:03 This is the first time in six months that consumption prices have fallen below 10%.
04:10 Inflation, which had reached 12% over a year in February, has since receded,
04:15 falling to 10.6% in March and 10.5% in April.
04:21 In an attempt to slow down the price increase, the Swedish Central Bank has repeatedly raised its director's rate,
04:28 which has gone from 0 in April 2022 to 3.5% since the end of April.
04:34 It should be noted that inflation in Sweden is currently at its highest in nearly 30 years.
04:39 This is the end of this edition. Thank you for following it.
04:43 Have a good rest of the program on Mediain TV.
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