MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 10/01/2025
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00:00Hello and welcome to Medihan, in the news of the economic news.
00:12On the eve of our edition of this Friday, the Moroccan destination hit hard in 2024.
00:18The kingdom welcomed 17.4 million tourists, which constitutes a new record.
00:24According to the Ministry of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy,
00:28these figures represent a 20% increase compared to 2023,
00:33that is, nearly 3 million additional tourists.
00:37This positive dynamic is reflected both at the level of foreign tourists,
00:42which reaches 8.8 million visitors,
00:45and Moroccans abroad, which represents 8.6 million arrivals.
00:52At the front of the economic news is also the amnesty operation
00:56which on the cash allowed to declare 127 billion dirhams.
01:02An announcement made by the minister in charge of relations with the parliament
01:06and spokesman of the government, Mustapha Beytas,
01:09at the end of the Government Council meeting.
01:12It should be noted that the last days preceding the expiration of the deadline
01:16were marked by a great effervescence of declarants.
01:20Still in Morocco, which has become a key supplier of tomatoes
01:25for the European Union between January and October 2024,
01:28recording an increase of 72.71% of sales over the last decade,
01:35brings fresh places.
01:36With more than 419.8 million kilos exported,
01:41representing 17.63% of total imports of tomatoes from the European Union,
01:47Morocco is approaching volumes of export from Spain,
01:51whose sales have decreased by 12.87%.
01:56In terms of value, the sales of Moroccan tomatoes are expected at 764.76 million euros,
02:03with an average price of 1.82 euros per kilo,
02:07the highest among the first three suppliers,
02:10in this case the Netherlands, Spain and Morocco.
02:14Before closing the page Morocco,
02:16know that Reaner has inaugurated a new air link between Madrid and Dakhla,
02:21with two flights a week, Wednesday and Saturday,
02:24in partnership with the Moroccan National Tourism Office.
02:28The inaugural flight, which transported Moroccans living abroad from international tourists,
02:34comes to strengthen air relations between Morocco and Spain.
02:37This new desert aims to stimulate regional tourism and attract foreign investments.
02:43In addition, another flight between Dakhla and Lanzarote will also be launched.
02:48NORWAY
02:50In international economic news,
02:53the production of natural gas in Norway has become crucial
02:57to replace Russian gas in Europe, reaching a record level last year.
03:02According to the Norwegian Direction of the Continental Plateau in 2024,
03:06the Scandinavian country produced 124 billion cubic meters of gas,
03:11almost entirely exported to Europe,
03:14thus breaking the previous record of 122.8 billion cubic meters established in 2022.
03:21The gas represents more than half of Norway's hydrocarbon production.
03:26In 2025, investments in the Norwegian petrogas sector should reach 264 billion crowns,
03:35or 23.1 billion dollars, their highest level since 2014.
03:42CHINA
03:44We continue our daily in China, where sales of electric and hybrid cars
03:49climbed 40.7% in 2024 compared to 2023.
03:54A record number of 10.8 million hybrid or electric models
03:59have been sold on the Chinese market in the previous year,
04:02according to statistics from the Chinese Federation of Individual Car Manufacturers.
04:07This vitality allows the total number of vehicles sold in 2024 to climb 5.5% compared to 2023.
04:16The Chinese market for electric and hybrid vehicles has seen a flourishing growth in recent years,
04:22facilitated in particular by generous subsidies from Beijing.
04:26These new generation cars represent 47.6% of the total 22.8 million units sold in China in 2024.
04:36This is the end of today's edition.
04:38See you next time.