00:00Hello and thank you for joining us in this new edition of the Economic News Journal in Morocco.
00:14Nearly 22 billion dirhams is the total amount of investments made in the renewable energy sector in the southern provinces of the Kingdom.
00:24According to the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, the total capacity of projects currently in operation exceeds 1.3 gigawatts.
00:37According to the same source, Morocco intends to diversify its sources of renewable energy and bring 52% of its share in the electric mix by 2030.
00:48In addition to the national economic news, the price of 169 additional drugs will be reviewed at a drop.
00:57The announcement was made by the Minister of Health and Social Protection.
01:02Khalid Aytalab specified that the drop will be made after the publication of the list in the official bulletin,
01:09adding that the percentage of the drop in prices will reach nearly 59% for some chronic disease treatment drugs.
01:18The minister also noted that the prices of all drugs have seen a drop following their exoneration of domestic and imported drugs.
01:28Prices of some 4,500 generic drugs have fallen, a measure carried out in concert with manufacturers.
01:37Internationally, the consumption price index has increased by 1.1% over a year in France in September,
01:45marking a sharp slowdown compared to the 1.8% increase recorded in August thanks to energy recovery.
01:53According to the National Statistics Institute, the evolution of the consumption price index has been revised by a drop of 0.1 points
02:02compared to a first estimate published at the end of September, which established it at 1.2%.
02:08Inflation was reduced in September by a 3.3% decline in energy prices after 0.4% and a 2.4% slowdown after 3%.
02:22Prices of manufactured products, food and tobacco have remained relatively stable over a year in September.
02:29Calculated over a month, the consumption price index has even fallen by 1.2%, the strongest monthly drop since 1990.
02:39In international economic news as well, employment and activity rates in the OECD zone have remained globally stable at 70.2% and 74% in the second quarter of this year.
02:54According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, these are the highest levels since 2005 and 2008 respectively.
03:03Records have been recorded for these two indicators in 13 of the 38 OECD countries, including Germany, France, Japan and Mexico.
03:13The employment rate was higher than the average in the OECD zone in two-thirds of the countries, while the rates were particularly low in Mexico and Turkey.
03:23The employment rate increased compared to the previous quarter in 18 countries.
03:28The highest levels have been observed in Estonia, Greece and Iceland.
03:33The employment rate has fallen in five OECD countries.
03:36The biggest drops have been recorded in Costa Rica, Finland and Slovenia.
03:42We continue our daily news in the United States.
03:45Injured by recurring production problems and by a major strike in American factories, the Boeing airliner has announced several measures to inflate its treasury.
03:56In order to achieve this, the company gives itself the opportunity to put on the market various titles, such as obligations or shares up to $25 billion.
04:06The operations could be carried out several times and according to a calendar that will be specified later.
04:12The group also indicated that it had obtained $10 billion in extra credit lines from several banks.
04:19Convalescent after aircraft crashes in 2018 and 2019, which had caused 346 total deaths and the COVID-19 pandemic,
04:28the treasury of the airliner, as the strike of more than 33,000 workers in the northwest of the United States continues.
04:37We come to the end of our edition today. Good luck with the programs.
