ECONOMIC HEADLINES
| MOROCCO | INFLATION | An inflation rate of 2% in January 2025
In January 2025, the Consumer Prices Index rose by 0.8% compared to December 2024, taking into account the increase of 1.6% in the food index and the stagnation of the non-food index. Compared to the same month of last year, the CPI rose by 2.0%.
The annual underlying inflation indicator, which excludes products with volatile prices and products with public tariffs, rose by 0.2% compared to December 2024 and by 2.4% compared to January 2024.
| SENEGAL | PUBLIC FINANCES | Widening of the fiscal deficit in 2024
According to Senegal Department of Forecasting and Economic Studies, overall resources are provisionally estimated at FCFA 3,744.2 Bn at the end of December 2024, i.e. a decrease of 1.3% year-on-year. Meanwhile, public expenditure increased by 13.9% over the same period to reach FCFA 4,871.7 Bn. In this context, the fiscal balance shows a deficit of FCFA -1,127.5 Bn in 2024 compared to FCFA -731.8 Bn a year earlier.
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