MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 15/02/2025
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00:00Hello and welcome to your economic round-up on May 1.
00:15We start in Morocco, where a total of 414 innovative tourism projects have been pre-selected as part of the incubation program launched by the Ministry of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy
00:28and the Moroccan Society of Tourism Engineering, SMIT.
00:32A key initiative of the 2023-2026 roadmap aimed at enriching and modernizing the national tourism offer.
00:39Equipped with an envelope of 156 million dirhams, this program, launched in September 2024, aims to boost tourism investment
00:47by focusing on innovative experiences in three strategic segments, namely gastronomy, leisure and digital gamification.
00:56The selected projects are divided into three categories, 253 in gastronomy, 111 in gaming and 50 in digital.
01:04These start-ups will be evaluated by the funding commissions, which will determine the eligible donors for a grant of 400,000 dirhams
01:12as well as an intensive incubation to facilitate their access to the market.
01:17This initiative is part of Morocco's ambition to welcome 26 million tourists by 2030
01:23and focus on innovative tourism start-ups to create unique experiences, thus strengthening the positioning of the destination on the global tourism scene.
01:32Still in the kingdom, the production of watermelon has experienced a sharp decline in 2023,
01:37showing a significant decrease of 140.23 million kilograms compared to the previous year.
01:44This decline is explained by the persistent drought that affects the country, making the situation even more worrying.
01:51Harvesting is becoming just as difficult due to the scarcity of water resources.
01:55According to data from the specialized platform Horton Info, Morocco ranks 20th in the world of watermelon producers,
02:02having recorded in 2023 a total production of 462.72 million kilograms on an area of 14,582 hectares.
02:13This corresponds to an average yield of 3.17 kilograms per square meter.
02:18Despite a slight increase in the area of 324 hectares, production has nevertheless fallen,
02:24a phenomenon that the report attributes directly to the harmful effects of drought and the scarcity of water resources.
02:31The watermelon season is therefore facing bad omens,
02:34marked by a serious shortage of supplies and growing concerns about the quality of fruits.
02:40In other national news, the artisan sector has an estimated annual turnover of 140 billion dirhams
02:47and contributes 7% to gross domestic product at the national level.
02:52With the various actors in the artisan sector,
02:55this sector generates a turnover of 96.3 billion dirhams in the production artisan category
03:01and 43.7 billion dirhams in the service artisan category.
03:05Indeed, the sector contributes up to 7% to GDP,
03:08while 275,000 artisanal units operate at the national level, in addition to 2,063 companies.
03:15Exports of artisan products rose after 1.11 billion dirhams in 2024,
03:21an increase of 3% compared to 2023.
03:24In the region of Fes-Mknes, the artisan sector employs more than 144,000 artisans
03:29in the artistic and productive artisan category,
03:32with 44,000 units in the region,
03:35which represents about 16% of the number of units produced at the national level.
03:40The sector generates a turnover of nearly 10.6 billion dirhams at the regional level,
03:45or nearly 11% of the sector's turnover in the production artisan category and services at the national level.
03:52Still in the kingdom, exports recorded a growth of 5.8% at the end of December 2024,
03:58according to the Office of Trade.
04:00At their head is that of the automotive sector, which accelerates from 6.3% to 157.6 billion dirhams.
04:07Imports, however, display a slightly more sustained rate,
04:10i.e. 6.4% to 761.44 billion dirhams,
04:15with an energy bill of 6.5% to 114.6 billion dirhams.
04:21The commercial deficit, however, plummeted from 7.3% to 306.47 billion dirhams.
04:27In terms of value, the finished products of equipment are at the head of the list of imports,
04:31with 180.21 billion dirhams, or 12.9%.
04:36This increase is due to the purchase of utility vehicles,
04:39cutting machines or the connection of electrical and resistance circuits,
04:43and machines for the work of rubber or plastic.
04:46The finished products of consumption come second, with 177.44 billion dirhams, or 10%.
04:53Behind this increase is that of the purchase of parts and parts for tourist cars,
04:57tourist cars and medicines.
04:59In third position, half the products have been imported at 163.97 billion dirhams.
05:06This is an increase of 8%, resulting from the increase in the purchase of chemicals,
05:11semi-iron products or non-alloyed steel, and pipes and metal construction accessories.
05:17And finally for Clore, your economic capsule,
05:19direction of the Middle Empire, where the increase in food supplies
05:22linked to the New Year festivities allows China to ward off the spectrum of deflation.
05:27Inflation resumed in China in January, according to official statistics published on Sunday,
05:32carried by an increase in consumption during the Lunar New Year holidays.
05:36Monday, consumption increased by 0.5% last month,
05:40after 0.1% in December, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
05:45This is the highest since an increase in consumption of 0.6% in August,
05:50also superior to the forecasts of analysts interviewed by the Bloomberg agency,
05:54which was talking about a 0.4% increase last month.
05:58Beijing has been multiplying its recovery plans in the last few months,
06:01in the hope of giving a blow to activity to try to definitively ward off the spectrum of deflation.
06:07The government announced a drop in interest rates,
06:09easing of restrictions on housing purchases
06:12or lifting the ceiling of the debt of local governments.
06:16This was the essentials of your weekly economic news.
06:19Good luck with the programs on our antennas.
06:31Transcription by ESO. Translation by —