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  • 30/01/2025
MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 29/01/2025

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00:00Hello and thank you for joining us in this new edition of Economic News in Commence,
00:13our daily in Morocco, more precisely in Casablanca.
00:16The regional multi-service company Casablanca Stat is showing its ambitions after four months
00:22of activity.
00:23It plans for this year a record investment program of a global amount of more than 5
00:28billion dirhams to serve a population of more than 7 million inhabitants.
00:33These projects will enable to strengthen and secure drinking water supply, in particular
00:38through the realization of 12 reservoirs with an additional storage capacity of 227,000
00:45cubic meters and a system to transfer wastewater from more than 100 km.
00:51The goal is also to ensure the reuse of used and purified water in order to improve
00:56the rate of depollution and to reduce pressure on conventional resources.
01:01In national economic news also, Morocco has generated more than 300 billion dirhams
01:09in tax revenue the previous year, an increase of 14.3% compared to the year 2023.
01:16According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, tax refunds have increased to 23.2 billion
01:22dirhams.
01:23Tax on companies has recorded a realization rate of 117.4%, reaching 70.3 billion dirhams,
01:32while revenue tax revenues have increased with a rate of 114%, an increase of 9.5 billion
01:40dirhams.
01:41The tax on added value has also progressed of 12.4 billion dirhams, supported by the
01:47resumption of consumption.
01:49These revenues, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, have reached a realization rate of 110.8%
01:55compared to the forecast of the tax law.
01:58We continue with the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
02:04The situation of the treasures' charges and resources reveals a need for financing of
02:0855.9 billion dirhams in 2024.
02:13Tax revenues have increased to 50.2 billion dirhams on the domestic market and 19 billion
02:20dirhams in external loans.
02:23The flow of internal debt covers subscriptions for a amount of 187.3 billion dirhams and
02:29principal refunds for 137.1 billion dirhams, while the flow of external debt covers
02:38withdrawals of 40.4 billion dirhams and amortizations of 21.4 billion dirhams.
02:45We are still in Morocco, which has managed to relaunch its orange exports to the United
02:52States after a major drop in 2023.
02:55Between January and November 2024, more than 20,000 tons of oranges were shipped to the
03:01U.S. market, an increase of 3.5 times compared to 2023 and almost 10% more than the record
03:09of 2022.
03:10Export revenues reach $29.6 million, according to the specialized site East Fruit.
03:17The main orange exporters to the United States are Chile, South Africa and Mexico, which
03:23supply nearly 85% of oranges in 2024, while Morocco maintains about 9% of the
03:31market, keeping its fourth position since 2022.
03:35Internationally, in Spain, the employment market recorded remarkable dynamics in 2024
03:42with an unemployment rate of 10.6% at its lowest level since 2008.
03:49According to the National Statistical Institute, unemployment declined by 265,300 people
03:56with a record drop of 158,600 in the fourth quarter, accompanied by the creation of 34,800 jobs.
04:05Unemployment has benefited the entire active population, with a rate of 9.53% among men
04:13below 10% for the first time since 2008 and a rate of 11.83% among women at their lowest level since 2007.
04:23In each sector, services have been the main engine of these dynamics, with 424,600 new jobs created,
04:31followed by construction with more than 44,800 and industry with more than 55,300 new jobs created.
04:40We come to the end of our edition today, good continuation of the program on our antenna.