MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 26/03/2025
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00:00Thank you for joining us on Medias, it's time for your economic newspaper, starting in Morocco.
00:14The country affected by drought will have to import throughout the year.
00:18This is the observation of the National Cereals Office, which indicates that Morocco will extend its current subsidy program for wheat importers until December 31.
00:28According to the office, the new subsidy cycle for importers will extend from May 1 to December 31.
00:35During the last two years, the kingdom has bet on massive wheat purchases in response to prolonged drought.
00:41Last year, Moroccan production of soft wheat, hard wheat and barley rose to 3.1 million tons, a 43% drop from previous harvest.
00:54Not far from Morocco, Spain recorded the highest growth in European patent files over the last decade, with a 44% increase according to the 2024 patent index.
01:08The previous year, Spanish companies and inventors filed 2,192 European patent applications, an increase of 3% compared to 2023.
01:18According to the European Patent Office, in the last ten years, Spain has seen the highest annual growth among the most active member states.
01:27The pharmaceutical sector remains the main driver of innovation in Spain, with an 11.6% increase, followed by medical and biotechnology technologies, showing a 14% increase compared to 2023.
01:44Internationally, Chinese exports of free and rechargeable vehicles to the European Union have recorded a spectacular increase.
01:52During the first two months of the year, they reached 25,903 units, an increase of 892% in annual traffic.
02:01According to Chinese customs, this growth is strongly contrasted with the decline of a third of all-electric vehicle exports, at the same time with only 50,383 units shipped.
02:16Globally, China exported more than 92,000 hybrid vehicles during the same period, an increase of 191.66% for a value of $1.91 billion.
02:30The European Union represents more than a quarter of this export value.
02:36In the same threshold, Tesla sales have plunged in Europe since the beginning of the year.
02:42These registrations have dropped by 49% over a year in January and February, falling to 19,046 vehicles and 1.1% market share, according to the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers.
02:56The registration of electric motor vehicles, the specialty of the American brand, however, has progressed by a total of 28.4% over the same period in the European Union.
03:07In the only month of February, sales declined from 47.1% for Tesla, but with a slightly improved market share of 1.4%.
03:19Direction now to the United States.
03:22The sales of new housing have progressed in February and are almost in line with the expectations of the markets with a sales price that, on the other hand, has declined compared to the previous month.
03:32According to the Department of Commerce, in February, 676,000 new houses and apartments were sold.
03:38The market is benefiting from a slight relaxation of real estate prices, which went from 6.95% at the end of January to 6.63% at the beginning of February, for a fixed price of 30 years, the most widespread in the United States.
03:54This is the end of our edition today. Thank you for following it. Good luck with the program on our antenna.
04:08Transcribed by ESO. Translated by —