MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 21/03/2025
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00:00Hello and welcome to Medihan, it's time for your economy news.
00:12The Chinese textile giant Sunrise will finally position itself in Fez and the Rabat region.
00:18The group's bosses have signed the investment agreement in the presence of the head of government
00:23and ministers of industry and investment, this investment of a global value of 2.3
00:29billion dirhams envisages the implementation of two industrial units in Srirat and Fez.
00:34The project aims to create an integrated textile supply chain
00:38that will generate 7,000 direct jobs and more than 1,500 indirect jobs.
00:49The kingdom is a doubly strategic country.
00:52The EU and also the United States have a favorable geographical position
00:57close to the European Union and the United States.
01:00The fastest boat only 9 kilometers to reach the Union and the fastest boat 9 days to reach the United States.
01:08This is essential for our industry, the textile,
01:13it must respond very quickly to the needs of its customers.
01:17In this sense, the geostrategic factor has been the major reason behind our investments in Morocco.
01:27This agreement is the result of a series of meetings between the two parties,
01:30the latter held in Shanghai in September 2024,
01:34between the head of government and the president of the group,
01:37who owns subsidiaries in several Asian countries.
01:41In Morocco, territorial collectivities display a global surplus of 3.2 billion dirhams
01:49at the end of February, compared to 2.2 billion dirhams a year earlier according to the Kingdom's Treasury.
01:55This surplus is intended to cover the expenses committed and to be paid during 2025,
02:02specifies the Kingdom's Treasury in its monthly report on local finance statistics.
02:08In detail, territorial collectivities have recorded an average revenue of 5.73 billion dirhams,
02:15up 26.3% compared to the end of February 2024.
02:20As for expenses, they are set at 2.34 billion dirhams.
02:27In national economic news as well,
02:30the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca will have a new hub terminal.
02:35This site, which will be launched by the National Airport Office,
02:38will require an investment of 15 billion dirhams
02:42and is part of the 2030 airport strategy.
02:45With a capacity of 20 million passengers per year,
02:48this project should be completed in 2029.
02:51This new terminal will be connected to the high-speed line between Kenitra and Marrakech,
02:56offering travelers quick and fluid access to the main cities of the Kingdom, says London.
03:02This new infrastructure will enable to strengthen Morocco's welcome capacity,
03:06which will be one of the top countries in the 2030 World Cup.
03:12Back to the report on the monetary policy of Banco Almarrib.
03:17Pencils in France saw an increase of 2.4% in 2024,
03:22with their ratio at 8.3% in the long term.
03:27This increase is mainly due to an increase of 5.9% of households' credits,
03:33while that of private non-financial companies remained almost stable with a ratio of 12.5%.
03:40Banco Almarrib also observed a slight deceleration in the growth of credit in the non-financial sector,
03:46with an increase of 2.6% in 2024 against 2.8% in 2023.
03:52This trend is attributed to a slowdown of public and private credit companies,
03:57while household loans increased by 1.7%.
04:03Internationally, the Bank of England maintained Thursday its main rate,
04:08a 4.5% director, focusing its action on inflation despite the stagnant growth of the United Kingdom.
04:15The British Central Bank therefore opted for a status quo in the right-hand line of the US Federal Reserve.
04:22It maintained Wednesday its top manager in a fork between 4.25% and 4.5%,
04:30and at the same time saw a decline in its forecasts for the US economy.
04:34In the summary of his meeting, the British Central Bank mentioned an intensification of uncertainty
04:40on geopolitical and commercial levels.
04:43Let's quote the German fiscal reform and especially the various announcements of the United States
04:48on customs rights to which certain governments have responded.