MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 27/11/2024
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00:00Hello and welcome, it's time for your economic news paper.
00:12In Morocco, the Treasury debt reached 1,071.5 billion dirhams at the end of October,
00:19recording an increase of 7.2% compared to the previous year.
00:24This increase is mainly due to the increase in the previous debt,
00:28which represents 75.9% of the total.
00:32The external debt also increased by 10.4% to reach 258.4 billion dirhams.
00:41As part of the external debt management,
00:44the Treasury observed a net positive flow of 5.5 billion dirhams,
00:49although the withdrawals decreased by 36.6% compared to the previous year.
00:55On the other hand, reimbursements recorded a significant increase of 86.2%
01:02reaching 28.3 billion dirhams.
01:05In Morocco, the OCP boosted its revenues at the end of September.
01:09The world giant of phosphate fertilizers made a turnover of 69.04 billion dirhams
01:17against 61.03 billion dirhams recorded on the same period a year earlier.
01:23This growth is mainly due to an increase in the volumes of exports in all categories of products.
01:31In detail, the turnover of phosphate fertilizers increased by 15% compared to the same period of the previous year,
01:38mainly supported by higher volumes of exports,
01:42in particular triple superphosphates,
01:45whose volumes have seen a strong increase of 54% in annual flows.
01:51As for phosphoric acid revenues,
01:53they rose by 52% from one year to the next,
01:57driven by increased volumes of exports to key regions,
02:01including Europe and India.
02:03Before closing the Morocco page,
02:05know that the Ministry of the Interior announced an investment of 1.88 billion dirhams
02:12for projects to enhance household waste by 2024-2025.
02:17These initiatives cover several cities,
02:20including Kenitra, Tonger and Bnimle,
02:22as part of an ambitious national program.
02:25This includes the creation of a modern center for waste management
02:29and appreciation with an objective of 50 sites in the long term.
02:33In Casablanca, a key project will benefit from a support of 2.03 billion dirhams,
02:39marking a turnaround in urban waste management.
02:43The closure and rehabilitation of 233 old waste
02:47as well as the improvement of sanitation services
02:50are also at the heart of this strategy.
02:53The government plans to reach a 100% professional collection coverage,
02:58thus reinforcing cleanliness and durability.
03:02In international economic news in France,
03:05the reservations for new housing by individuals
03:08have slightly increased in the third quarter,
03:11but remain at a very low level,
03:13according to the statistics of the Ministry of Housing.
03:16Between July and September,
03:1817,456 new homes have been reserved by individuals,
03:23or 4.6% more than in the previous quarter.
03:27Over a year, reservations have risen by 5.8%.
03:32The level of sale of new housing is at its lowest since at least the end of 2018.
03:37The number of homes to be sold is decreasing little by little
03:40given this sales deficit.
03:43More than 121,000 homes are offered for sale at the end of the third quarter,
03:48or 3.4% less than at the end of June
03:51and 9.7% less than at the end of September 2023.
03:56Now to the United States.
03:58Donald Trump has confirmed that his first economic measures
04:02after his investment in January
04:04will be to increase customs rights
04:06on products from China, but also from Canada and Mexico.
04:10Decisions that he justifies by the crises related to OPC and immigration.
04:15On January 20, for one of my many first decrees,
04:18I will sign all the documents necessary to impose on Mexico and Canada
04:2225% customs rights on all products entering the United States,
04:27wrote the elected president in a post on his social network.
04:31This tax will remain in force until drugs and illegal immigrants
04:36stop this invasion of our country, he added.
04:40In a separate post, Donald Trump announced an increase in customs taxes of 10%,
04:45which is added to those already existing
04:48and to those additional that he could still decide
04:51on all the number of products arriving from China to the United States.
04:54In response to these words, Europe must prepare for the increase
04:58of customs rights on its exports to the United States
05:02and show unity in the face of the threat posed by Donald Trump,
05:06declared the German Minister of Economy Robert Abeck.
05:09For him, the European Union must react in a united way
05:13and clearly show that everyone is losing with this type of measure.
05:17This is the end of our edition today.
05:19Good luck with the programs.
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