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MEDI1TV Afrique : JT Economie - 17/03/2025

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00:005% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to the
00:24European Commission.
00:25According to the European Commission, this increase is mainly attributed to increases
00:29in several sectors, such as the manufacture of computer products of 25.7% and of non-metallic
00:36mineral products of 12.5%.
00:39However, some sectors, such as the manufacture of transport materials and the clothing industry,
00:45have recorded decreases.
00:46For the year 2024 as a whole, production indices showed increases of 21% for
00:53the extractive industries and 5.4% for the manufacturing industry.
01:00In national economic news, the new investment chart
01:06displays a promising balance sheet a year after its launch, with 191 approved projects
01:12representing 326 billion dirhams of investment and 150,000 jobs created.
01:18According to the Minister for Investment, Karim Zidan, quoted by the newspaper Les Inspirations
01:24Echos, among the major projects are 12 strategic initiatives approved by the National Investment
01:30Commission, totaling 78 billion dirhams of investment and planning the creation of more
01:37than 60,000 jobs.
01:39These projects concern in particular the value chain of electric vehicles with the development
01:44of gigafactories.
01:45National investors account for 70% of the total projects, while foreign investors
01:52come from about 22 countries in Europe, Asia and the MENA region.
01:56In August, 128 projects received bonuses in the framework of the chart, with 90% of them
02:03having access to a sectoral bonus and 87% to a general bonus.
02:09We continue our newspaper with the Moroccan imports of Russian wheat, which know a significant
02:18bump at the beginning of this year.
02:21According to recent data, Morocco imported 124,000 tons of Russian wheat between January
02:27and March, marking an increase of 2.3 times compared to the same period in 2024.
02:33This 2.3-fold increase is a growing interest for Russian wheat, especially in a context
02:40of high demand for cereals in the region.
02:42At the same time, other countries such as Nigeria, Lebanon and Cameroon have also
02:47strengthened their imports of Russian wheat.
02:50Russia aims to export 1.5 million tons of wheat to Morocco.
02:57This statement was made during the signing in Casablanca of a protocol of agreement
03:01between the National Federation of Vegetable Cereal Negotiations and the Russian Union
03:06of Cereal Exporters and Producers, aiming to facilitate exports of Russian cereal to
03:12Morocco and to consolidate a commercial relationship already in full growth.
03:17At the international level, the index of food prices of the United Nations Organization
03:24for Food and Agriculture was set at 127.1 points in February, an increase of 1.6% compared
03:32to January and 8.2% more than its recorded value a year earlier.
03:38The overall increase of this index is attributed to the increase in sugar prices, dairy products
03:44and vegetable oils.
03:45In detail, the index of sugar prices gained 6.6% compared to January and reached 118.5
03:54points in February, after three consecutive months of drops.
03:57For vegetable oil prices, it marks a 29.1% increase from a year earlier.
04:04Cereal prices have fallen by 0.7% in February, while world rice prices have dropped 6.8%.
04:13As for dairy products, they have increased by 4% since January and displayed an average
04:19value of 148.7 points.
04:23According to the FAO, prices are progressing due to the strong demand for imports, which
04:28was higher than the production recorded in the main exporting regions.
04:34Internationally, global trade has always had a record expansion to reach $33 billion
04:44the previous year, an increase of 3.7% compared to 2023.
04:50According to a UN report, trade and development, global trade began in 2025 on stable
04:58The document indicates that in 2024, global trade unbalances returned to 2022.
05:05More concretely, the US trade deficit has deepened, China's surplus has increased,
05:10while the European Union has become surplus due to the evolution of energy prices.
05:16These trends, according to the same source, could lead to new customs rights,
05:21or to reinvestment, with more consequences on economic uncertainty.