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  • 07/03/2025
MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 07/03/2025

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00:00Thank you for joining us on Medihan, and welcome to the Economic News Journal.
00:13In Morocco, the number of nights in tourist accommodation establishments has reached 2.04 million,
00:20a 16% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
00:25According to the Observatory of Tourism, the number of national tourists increased by 6%
00:30against an increase of 20% for international tourism.
00:34At the same time, destinations in Al-Hawz, Fez, Tangier, Casablanca and Sawir Agadir
00:40recorded positive results compared to the end of January 2024.
00:44In total, tourist travel revenues generated by non-residents in Morocco
00:51was 8.78 billion dirhams at the end of January,
00:56compared to 7.98 billion dirhams at the end of January 2024,
01:02a 10% increase.
01:04During the month of January, the volume of arrivals at border posts reached more than 1.2 million tourists,
01:11a 27% increase in annual travel.
01:16Still linked to Morocco, the European Investment Bank announced a record commitment
01:22of 500 million euros for the development of Morocco in 2024,
01:27a figure that represents an increase of 56% compared to 2023.
01:33This investment covers the total financing of the European Investment Bank in Morocco
01:39at more than 10 billion euros, targeting projects in the areas of energy, water, transport and education.
01:46In October 2024, the bank signed a first 500 million euros
01:52for the reconstruction of infrastructures affected by the earthquake in Al-Hawz,
01:56completed by a donation of 225 million euros from the European Union.
02:00In addition, the European Investment Bank also launched a 6 million euro program
02:06to improve access to education in rural areas
02:09and to assist the ECF in the development of a climate resilience strategy for the railway network.
02:18In Morocco, activity in the construction sector has always seen an increase
02:24in the last quarter of the past year,
02:27says the High Commissioner for Planning in his joint investigation.
02:31This evolution would have been mainly due to the increase in activity
02:35in the branches of building construction, civil engineering and specialized construction work.
02:41The order books would have been at a normal level
02:45and employment would have experienced a stagnation in these conditions.
02:48The rate of use of production capacities in this sector would have been established at 65%.
02:54In addition, the investigation shows that 13% of construction companies
02:59would have encountered supply difficulties in the first place
03:03and the Treasury would have been considered difficult by 35% of business leaders
03:09during the same quarter.
03:13In international economic news, the European Central Bank
03:18has recently lowered its main interest rate by 0.25%.
03:25This sixth drop since June reduced the deposit rate to 2.50%,
03:32a level at which monetary policy is becoming significantly less restrictive,
03:37says the ECB, strengthening expectations for a break in rate drops.
03:44At the same time, in the face of the drop in exports
03:47and the persistent weakness of investments,
03:50the ECB has raised its inflation forecasts for 2025
03:55because of the rise in energy prices
03:57and has lowered its growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026.
04:02For this year, the Frankfurt institution is trading at an inflation of 2.3%
04:07against 2.1% previously.
04:10The indicator should therefore reach 1.9% in 2026 and 2% in 2027.
04:16The GDP of the euro zone should grow by 0.9% in 2025,
04:210.2 points less than the December estimate.
04:25It would climb to 1.2% next year and 1.3% in 2027.
04:33Now let's go to the United States,
04:36where the trade deficit that Donald Trump wants to resolve
04:40by imposing customs rights has flown away in January,
04:43both in a month and in a year.
04:45In the first month of the year,
04:47the US trade balance of goods and services
04:50has degraded to a deficit of $131.4 billion,
04:56its highest level since 1992,
04:59an increase of 34% over a month
05:02and multiplied by 2 over a year according to the Department of Commerce.
05:06The increase in the deficit is mainly explained
05:09by a strong increase in imports,
05:11which have progressed by 10% compared to December,
05:14companies visibly anticipating the possible implementation
05:18of customs rights by the new government,
05:20which entered into force at the end of January.
05:22Exports have also progressed,
05:25but in smaller proportions, increasing by 1.2%.
05:29Compared to January 2024,
05:31the US trade deficit has been almost multiplied by 2,
05:35with an increase of 96.5%.
05:39This is the end of our edition today.
05:41Thank you for following it.
05:43Good luck on our program.