MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 27/09/2024
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00:00Hello and welcome, it's time for your Economy News. We start our edition today in Morocco,
00:14where economic growth should be 2.9% in 2024. According to the European Bank, for the reconstruction
00:22and development in spite of unfavorable weather conditions this year, the resumption of
00:28manufacturing and tourism, supported by a resumption of exports and domestic demand,
00:34should support the national economy. According to the latest report on regional economic prospects,
00:41the deficit has contracted thanks to the drop in imports and the better performance of tourism,
00:47funds and exports of automobiles and electrical equipment.
00:52In the entire region of the south and east of the Mediterranean, growth should be 2.1% for the first half of this year,
01:01a slightly lower figure of 2.7% recorded during the same period of the previous year.
01:08However, growth should accelerate to reach 2.8% this year, less than last May's forecasts estimated at 3.4%.
01:18In the rest of Morocco, the credit to the non-financial sector increased from 2% in the second quarter of 2024 to nearly 2.6% a quarter earlier.
01:29According to Bancal Marib, this evolution is the result of a 0.4% decline in loans to private companies,
01:36after an increase of the same magnitude and slowdowns in the progress of the contests awarded to public companies,
01:42from 22.7% to 17.6% and from 1.2% to 0.8%.
01:50The evolution of the loan to private companies reflects in particular the decline of 6% treasury facilities,
01:57while loans to equipment and real estate have increased from 5.5% to 3.8%, respectively.
02:06Still at the top of national economic news, Morocco has won 4 places in the world innovation index,
02:13ranking 66th among the 133 economies evaluated in the 2024 edition published on Thursday by the World Organization for Intellectual Property.
02:24According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Morocco stands out in the component of the immaterial assets,
02:30placing itself in 11th position worldwide.
02:33In addition to its ranking in the first position for drawings and models by origin and GDP,
02:40Morocco occupies the 30th position for brand deposits by origin and GDP,
02:45and 59th position in terms of patent requests submitted according to the Cooperation Treaty on Patent by Origin and GDP.
02:55In international economic news, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
03:00has revised its growth forecasts for the Russian economy in 2024 to 3.6% against 2.5% in May.
03:09The bank emphasizes that the growth of the Russian GDP should expect 3.6% this year and 1.5% next year,
03:18in line with the potential for medium-term growth, reflecting the constraints of the labor market.
03:24For Ukraine, the bank has not changed its forecasts for this year to 3%,
03:29but has reduced GDP growth expectations for 2025 to 4.7%.
03:36According to the bank's report, the destruction of production and electricity transmission capacities
03:41has an impact on the economy and interrupted four quarters of solid GDP growth,
03:48hence its decision to review its growth forecasts for next year.
03:53In line with international economic news, China is also considering injecting nearly 130 billion euros into its state banks
04:01to restart an activity, which constitutes a first since the 2008 financial crisis.
04:08Beijing is now considering injecting up to 1,000 billion yuan, or 128 billion euros,
04:15into its state banks to increase liquidity in its financial system, according to the Bloomberg Economic Information Agency.
04:22The funding will mainly come from the issuance of new state bonds.
04:27China is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis in its vast real estate sector,
04:31a morose confidence of households and companies, which penalizes consumption,
04:36while geopolitical tensions with Washington and the European Union threaten its foreign trade.