MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 13/11/2024
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00:00Hello and welcome, it is time for your newspaper of the economic news.
00:12At the beginning of our edition today, the installation of a product market, derived
00:16from Morocco, has just taken a decisive step, following the transformation of the society
00:22of the Casablanca stock exchange into a holding company, regrouping the Canton market, the
00:27long-term market and the compensation chamber.
00:29The long-term market offers financial instruments to improve the liquidity of the markets,
00:35to innovate financially and above all to propose cover solutions against risks for
00:41various actors, whether they are companies, banks or institutional investors.
00:46Today we have a platform, an arsenal that positions Morocco in the best standards in
00:54terms of infrastructure for the financial markets.
00:57Why is this important?
00:59Because we need to mobilize more financing, savings, given the very large projects of
01:09reforms, of economic development that we know in our country, in all sectors, the
01:14social sectors, the infrastructure sectors, economy.
01:17According to the general management of the Casablanca stock exchange, the transformation
01:21of the stock exchange into a stock market group combined with new operations, such as
01:26the participation in the central depository, is part of an ambitious vision to modernize
01:33the Moroccan financial sector and the ICC to the best international standards.
01:37We still remain with the data provided by the Royal Treasury.
01:43The net customs receipts from Morocco amount to 76.28 billion dirhams at the end of October,
01:50an increase of 9.8% compared to the same period in 2023.
01:56This progression is attributed mainly to customs rights, the tax on the added value
02:01of imports, as well as the previous tax on the consumption of energy products.
02:08The net customs receipts exceeded 13.35 billion dirhams, marking an increase of 5.3%.
02:17The import VAT recorded a 10.9% increase, reaching 48.06 billion dirhams, while
02:26receipts from the interior tax on consumption of energy products
02:32increased by 10.5%, totaling more than 14.8 billion dirhams.
02:39In national economic news, the situation of Moroccan public finances reveals a budget deficit
02:47of 40.5 billion dirhams at the end of October, against 37.2 billion dirhams at the same period
02:55the previous year.
02:56This deficit takes into account a positive balance of 17.6 billion dirhams from special accounts
03:03of the Treasury and state services managed autonomously.
03:07Ordinary gross receipts recorded an increase of 10.4%, reaching 292.1 billion dirhams,
03:16thanks to a notable increase in direct taxes, with 14.2%, customs rights, with 5.4%,
03:24and indirect taxes with 13.9%.
03:27On the other hand, ordinary expenses increased by 4.1%, reaching 268.55 billion dirhams,
03:37due to the increase in goods and services expenses and interest rates of the debt.
03:42The general budget recorded expenses of 411.8 billion dirhams, with a slight rise of 1.7%
03:51compared to the previous year, which reflects a managed management of operating expenses
03:57and investment.
03:58At the front of international economic news, the price index of FAO food products
04:04recorded a notable rise in October, reaching 127.4 points, an increase of 2% compared
04:12to September and 5.5% compared to the previous year.
04:17This peak, which is the highest since, 18 months, is mainly due to the rise in prices
04:21of vegetable oils, whose index soared by 7.3% due to the rise in prices of palm oils,
04:28soy, sunflower and colza.
04:30The prices of cereals, including wheat and corn, also experienced a rise of 0.9% in October,
04:37while rice made an exception with a drop of 5.6%.
04:43In the dairy sector, prices have climbed by 1.9%, influenced by the increased demand
04:49in cheese and butter, despite a drop in powdered milk.
04:53Sugar prices increased by 2.6% in October, but those of meat recorded a slight decline
05:01of 0.3%, making an exception in a context of increased generalization of food prices
05:08worldwide.
05:09We continue our economy newspaper in the United States, where Bitcoin continues its
05:14race and has broken the record, reaching the threshold of 90,000 dollars.
05:19The most important cryptocurrency in terms of capitalization was fully benefiting from
05:24the return of Donald Trump to power.
05:27Tuesday evening, it went down from 0.71% to 87,391 dollars.
05:35As a comparison, it traded at 70,000 dollars before the presidential election on November 5.
05:43According to analysts, a Trump presidency with a Senate dominated by the Republican Party
05:48also passes to obtain the House of Representatives.
05:52The United States could adopt Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset.
05:57On the stock market, however, it is the rise in customs tariffs promised by the president
06:03elected from the United States that is worrying.
06:05In Asia, the time is also for pessimism, Donald Trump promised to go up to 60% of
06:11customs tariffs for Chinese products, which should not arrange the situation of the second
06:17world economy in tons for several months.
06:20This is the end of our edition today, excellent, follow the programs on our antenna.
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