MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 11/09/2024
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00:00Hello and welcome to this new edition of your Média1 newspaper.
00:14We start our edition today in Morocco.
00:17For the first time, the kingdom ranked second among the tourist destinations in Africa,
00:23ahead of South Africa, according to a new report published by the Spanish company
00:28Bloom Consulting, specialized in the analysis of national brands.
00:32According to the ranking, Morocco has advanced one place compared to the previous edition,
00:36which dropped South Africa to third place.
00:40These progresses result from an effective digital strategy, which has allowed Morocco
00:45to significantly improve its performance, while maintaining stability in other areas.
00:51Bloom Consulting emphasizes in its report that this digital growth reflects
00:56the growing attractiveness of the kingdom on the international tourist scene.
01:01The report also highlights Morocco's ability to resist,
01:05especially in the face of recent challenges such as the September 2023 earthquake.
01:10Still in Morocco, industrial activity recorded an improvement in July compared to the previous month,
01:16according to Bancal Maripa.
01:18Production and sales have progressed in all branches except in electricity and electronics,
01:24where production has remained stable and the rate of use of capacities has reached 76%.
01:30Orders have increased in most sectors, although order books remain lower than normal,
01:36especially in agri-food and metallurgy.
01:40On the other hand, books are considered higher than normal in textiles and leather.
01:45For the coming months, industrialists anticipate an increase in production in most sectors,
01:51with the exception of textiles and leather, as well as in electricity and electronics,
01:56where stagnation is expected.
01:59In national economic news as well,
02:02aggregate revenues from listed companies have reached 157 billion dirhams
02:08in the first half of the year.
02:12A 4.4% increase compared to the same period a year earlier.
02:17According to Tijeri Global Research,
02:19this growth is mainly due to the banking sector,
02:23which displays a 13% increase in its net banking product.
02:27Outside the banking sector,
02:29growth in the rate revenues barely reached 1.2% in the first half.
02:35The quarterly payments of the rate come out in line with growth forecasts for this year,
02:41i.e. a performance rate close to 50%.
02:44As a result, experts at Tijeri Global Research maintain their unchanged growth forecasts,
02:51i.e. an increase in revenues of 5.3% in 2024 and 8% next year.
02:58Before closing the page,
03:00know that a budget of 1 billion dirhams will allow the construction and maintenance of rural roads
03:06in the region of Tangier-Titouan-Al-Houseima.
03:08The envelope is allocated by the Regional Council of the order of 700 million dirhams,
03:13while a budget of 300 million dirhams will be mobilized by the Minister of Equipment and Labor.
03:20This program, approved by the majority by the Regional Council,
03:23aims to improve the economic attractiveness of the regions,
03:27attract investments and reduce social and territorial inequalities.
03:32Direction to France or the Central Bank has confirmed its forecasts for the third quarter,
03:39with an economic activity growth estimated at around 0.4%.
03:45This is a significant progress attributed to the positive decline of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
03:52After a 0.2% growth in the second quarter,
03:56the gross domestic product would record a 0.1% to 0.2% increase from the Olympic Games,
04:04to which the temporary impact of around 0.25% would be added,
04:09generated by the largest sporting event in the world,
04:12hosted in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
04:16In international economic news,
04:18oil prices have also accelerated their fall on Tuesday,
04:22the Brent barrel falling below $70 for the first time since December 2021,
04:28plagued by fears about the prospects of demand.
04:32The price of the Brent barrel from the North Sea for delivery in November recorded a drop of 3.74% to $69.15,
04:42while that of its American equivalent for delivery in October dropped from 4.09% to $65.90.
04:52In China, the first importer of oil, the index of production prices in August fell by 1.8% compared to the previous year,
05:01worse than the 0.8% drop recorded in July according to official data.
05:07Another more modest contribution to the fall of prices,
05:11the revision to the drop in demand estimates of L'Eau Pays Place,
05:15yet usually optimistic.
05:17In its report published Tuesday,
05:19L'Eau Pays Place estimates that the world will now consume an average of 104.2 million barrels per day in 2024
05:27and 105.9 million barrels per day next year.
05:31This is the end of our edition today.
05:33Thank you for following it.
05:35See you next time.