MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 28/06/2024
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00:00Hello everyone and welcome to this new edition of the Journal of the Economy.
00:10Morocco continues to attract large-scale international investments.
00:15The Chinese group Telang Autoparts, specialized in the manufacture and distribution of automotive components,
00:21plans to invest 6.4 million dollars, or about 63 million dirhams.
00:27The Chinese assembly line will open a factory to produce components for automotive air conditioning.
00:33Specifically, the future site, whose date of creation and location has not yet been revealed,
00:37will be dedicated to the production of aluminum tubes for automotive air conditioning,
00:42pipe assemblies, air conditioning and connection pipes for thermal exchange systems.
00:48Telang Autoparts, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange,
00:52has among its customers automobile manufacturers such as Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
00:58We continue our journal with the macroeconomic prospects at the national level of Banc al-Marib,
01:04which expects inflation to slow down more quickly than expected this year.
01:09Taking into account the achievements and the resumption of the decompensation process,
01:14inflation should end the year at an average rate of 1.5% and go to 2.7% in 2025, according to Banc al-Marib.
01:24Its underlying component, which translates the fundamental trend of prices,
01:28would evolve to moderate levels, i.e. 2.3% this year and in 2025.
01:34The central bank predicts that the prices of fuels and lubricants should know a drop of 0.3% this year,
01:41then increase by 1.7% next year.
01:45Internationally, African airlines perform excellently in the annual Skatetracks 2024 ranking.
01:54Royal Air Maroc has been ranked the best regional airline in Africa for the 10th time in a row.
02:00On the African continent, the national airline is the second best African airline in the ranking,
02:05ahead of its South African Airways, Kenya Airways and Rwanda Air.
02:10Ethiopian Airlines wins the first position for the 7th time in a row,
02:14and has also won the prize for the best business class in Africa for the 6th time in a row.
02:20In 2023, Royal Air Maroc improved its ranking to the top 100 worldwide by gaining 13 places.
02:25In 2024, however, the company regressed by two places, ranking 55th.
02:32Worldwide, Qatar Airways ranks the best airline in the world, followed by Singapore Airlines and Emirates.
02:40Still in Africa at $570 million, this is the amount that the Ivory Coast will receive from the IMF.
02:48This is an additional support in terms of a review of the economic and financial programs concluded with the IMF in the period 2023-2026.
02:57The Ivorian authorities concluded in May 2023 with the IMF an agreement on two economic programs worth $3.5 billion
03:06aimed at supporting the efforts of the state to preserve macroeconomic stability.
03:11After its evaluation, the IMF estimates that the Ivory Coast economy remains resilient in an ever-difficult global context.
03:19Average prospects remain favorable and growth for this year should be 6.5%,
03:27while inflation should be expected to be between 1 and 3% by the end of the year.
03:33We continue our economy news with the latest statistics from Interpol.
03:38Nearly 4,000 people have been arrested and $257 million seized during a large international police operation against online fraud.
03:49The net cost carried out by the International Police Cooperation Organization, of which 61 countries,
03:54also allowed the freezing of 6,745 bank accounts and the identification of 14,643 other suspects on all contacts.
04:05The operation, called First Light, spread over several months, targeting in particular investment frauds,
04:11fake purchase sites, embezzlement or feelings scams.
04:16The various police forces involved have seized around $135 million in cash and $2 million in cryptocurrency.
04:24Real estate, jewelry and luxury cars have been seized for more than $120 million.