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Weekly Edition, Economics  -  Week of April 13, 1998
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Businessmen blame governments for moving slow on Arab free trade
The Egyptian assembly for businessmen stated that the process of breaking down barriers to inter-Arab trade and establishing a free trade zone is still advancing slowly.
Regional-Egypt, Business, 4/18/1998

Results of bidding to explore for Egyptian petroleum coming this week
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Hamdi El-Banbi said he will announce the results of international bidding for rights to explore for gas and petroleum this week.
Egypt, Economics, 4/18/1998

Egypt-Indian set prepare for more trade
The participation agreement between the two countries and setting up a cooperation program for medium and smaller industries will be at the top of the agenda that will be discussed within the committee's meeting.
Egypt-India, Economics, 4/18/1998

Arab Industrial Development Organization meeting in Morocco
the executive council would discuss the future reception of the organization perception of its relation to the private industrial sector and Arab investors
Regional, Business, 4/18/1998

Blair in Cairo, Iraq, trade, terrorism on agenda
will tackle six main issues, including finding a settlement for the Lockerbie crisis, the Middle East peace process and methods of activating the European role alongside the US role
Egypt-UK, Business, 4/17/1998

King is serious about improving Aqaba port
Referring to the importance of the sole Jordanian seaport, the king stressed the necessity of scientific plans to improve the situation in the port in all aspects.
Jordan, Economics, 4/17/1998

First meeting for Qatari industrial bank
The contributors in the bank number eight: Qatar's government owns 50%, the Qatari national bank owns 20%, Qatar's company for insurance owns 10%, Qatar's company for navigation owns10%, Doha's bank owns 5%, the Qatari trade bank owns 2.5%, El-Ahli Bank in Qatar owns 1.5%, and the Gulf Company for Insurance owns 1%.
Qatar, Business, 4/17/1998

Arab ministers examine cooperation projects
the conference will discuss several issues, the most prominent of which were international variables and their impact on Arab states, the role of cooperation in enhancing Arab economic integration
Regional, Economics, 4/17/1998

Regaining 60% of the tourists activities in Egypt
Mamdouh El-Beltagi, the Egyptian minister of tourism, said that Egypt has regained 60% of its tourist traffic and that 40,000 British citizens have visited Egypt since the Luxor incident, which confirms British citizens' strong desire to visit Egypt.
Egypt, Business, 4/16/1998

Atef Ebeid speaks on privatization efforts
Egyptian Minister of Public Works Attaif Ebeid stressed that Egypt is "seriously" studying a request to reduce annual aid delivered by the US with civil donations estimated at US $1 billion, but "no tangible decision was so far taken in this respect."
Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/16/1998

Bahrain food processing plant
Bahrain, Business, 4/16/1998

Al-Bassel creativity exposition opens today
Syria, Economics, 4/16/1998

Chinese engineers to Sudan for oil pipeline erection
Sudan-China, Business, 4/16/1998

Yemen, Germany sign cooperation accord
Yemen-Germany, Economics, 4/16/1998

American - Egyptian participation committee meets today at Washington
Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/16/1998

Transportation committee agrees on law granting foreigners and Egyptians right to establish harbors
Egypt, Economics, 4/16/1998

IMF: Foreign investments rising in Egypt
Egypt, Economics, 4/16/1998

Yemen hopes Egypt can help with economic advice
The manager of the Yemeni Central Bank, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, said that this visit comes within a previous invitation directed to the Egyptian official to exchange opinions and experiences in the fields of financial and economic reform in the two countries.
Egypt-Yemen, Economics, 4/15/1998

Jordan, Israel sign aviation cooperation accord
Jordan-Israel, Economics, 4/15/1998

Syrian cultural week convenes in Madrid
Syria-Spain, Economics, 4/15/1998

Israeli tour guides conspire to damage tourism business in Palestine
The British "Independent" reported recently that Israeli tour guides who escort foreign tourists to the city of Bethlehem have been trying to scare them.
Palestine-Israel, Economics, 4/14/1998

Continuation of Algerian custom's employees' striking
A strike by over 10,000 employees of the Algerian Customs Service continued for a second day at the initiative of their union. The striking workers are demanding an increase in their salaries and benefits.
Algeria, Business, 4/14/1998

Prince al-Walid invests in Teledesic
Saudi Arabia, Business, 4/14/1998

Syrian - Kuwaiti follow up committee opens deliberations today
Meetings of the Syrian-Kuwaiti joint higher committee's follow up committee on technical cooperation start today at the Syrian Commercial Bank in Damascus to discuss means of developing and strengthening trade and technical cooperation between Syria and Kuwait.
Syria-Kuwait, Economics, 4/14/1998

Syria, JICA sign accord
Syria-Japan, Economics, 4/14/1998

Lebanese and Iraqi officials meet on cooperation
Sarraf arrived in Baghdad leading an industrial delegation in a visit aiming at contracting with Iraqi companies concerned to sell Lebanese products to Iraq in accordance with the oil-for-food accord.
Lebanon-Iraq, Economics, 4/13/1998

Qatar lowers number of illegal transfers
Qatar, Economics, 4/13/1998

Algeria customs strike
Algeria, Economics, 4/13/1998

Israeli companies are marketing by using Quranic verses says Idris
The chairman of the Egyptian Central Agricultural Cooperation Union also asked Egyptians to resist Israeli goods in Egyptian markets which are not labeled with the source country.
Egypt-Israel, Business, 4/13/1998

Morocco establishes movie studios
Morocco, Business, 4/13/1998

UNDP helps coalition of Jordanian organizations develop recycling project
The United Nations Development Program signed an agreement with the Jordanian Environmental Society, the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature and the Arab Women's Society to provide a $41,000 grant to fund a recycling project.
Jordan, Economics, 4/13/1998


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