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Arab economic conference begins in Cairo on Tuesday
Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri is to inaugurate on September 14 the greatest economic conference witnessed by Cairo this year, organized by the Egyptian government in cooperation with the El-Youromani corporation and titled "The growing Arab economies are the entrance gate to the coming century."
Regional-Egypt, Economics, 9/11/1999

Tunisian - Palestinian economic talks
Tunisia-Palestine, Economics, 9/11/1999

Egyptian businessmen participate in mission to Britain
Sayed El-Tawiel, the head of the Egyptian Businessmen's Association, said the participation is aimed at developing Egypt's commercial and economic relations with Britain and opening channels for Egyptian exports into British markets.
Egypt-UK, Business, 9/11/1999

Egypt warns of importing French beef
Sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Trade warned against importing French beef after a crisis erupted between Germany and France when Germany accused France of exporting animals that have used polluted fodder to Germany, adding that the French companies use drainage water in manufacturing animal fodder.
Egypt-France, Economics, 9/11/1999

EU grants Morocco $ 5.3 million for developing telecom sector
The European Union granted Morocco $ 5.3 Mln to enable the north African country develop and modernize its telecom sector and enhance its liberalization process.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 9/11/1999

Fourth international book show of Tangier
Regional-Morocco, Business, 9/11/1999

Jordan's King Abdullah seeks debt cancelation from the West
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib announced that King Abdullah II of Jordan is due to make an Asian - European tour soon, during which he is to visit Lebanon, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and other capitals having relations to the due debts of Jordan.
Jordan, Economics, 9/10/1999

British business delegation expected in Morocco on Sunday
Representatives from eight British businesses will visit Morocco this September 12 to 18 to explore trade opportunities with Moroccan companies.
Morocco-UK, Business, 9/10/1999

US - Maghreb economic meeting on end of September
Maghreb-USA, Economics, 9/10/1999

Daley to visit region next month
Regional-USA, Economics, 9/10/1999

Sea travel resumed between Bahrain, Iraq
The UN Sanctions Committee has approved the resumption of shipping and travel via the sea between Bahrain and Iraq.
Iraq-Bahrain, Economics, 9/10/1999

Iran calls for raising petroleum prices
Iran-Regional, Economics, 9/10/1999

Volume of sugar production in Arab states reaches 25 million tons
Regional, Economics, 9/10/1999

Italian minister of trade to Egypt next month
Within the framework of activating commercial relations between Egypt and Italy, Italian Minister of Foreign Trade Pirro Fassino is due to visit Cairo in October 99 on the top of a high-powered commercial delegation that includes a group of businessmen.
Egypt-Italy, Economics, 9/10/1999

Japan contributes to upgrading tourism at Aswan
The governor of Aswan, Salah Mosbah, met yesterday with a delegation from the Japanese department for international cooperation, JICA, which is accompanied by Adel El-Gindy, the representative of the tourism development department.
Egypt-Japan, Economics, 9/10/1999

Largest industrial zone in the Middle East built in Suez, Egypt
Construction work has started in an area allocated for the economic development of 223 square kilometres in the northeast of the Suez Gulf, just 200 km east of Cairo. It will include the largest international industrial center in the Middle East, according to statements by the Egyptian authorities.
Egypt, Economics, 9/10/1999

Tunisian - Syrian merchandizing company
The head of the Syrian Trade Chamber, Raeb El-Selah, and the head of the General Union for Trade and Industry in Safates of Tunis, Mohamed Ben Abd Allah Ali, have endorsed the proposed establishment of a commercial merchandising company, to present services and information to businessmen in the two states.
Syria-Tunisia, Economics, 9/10/1999

Gulf petroleum ministers to meet on September 18
The Gulf Cooperation Council member states are to hold a meeting on September 18 in Riyadh to include the ministers of petroleum and energy from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar -- all members of OPEC -- in addition to the petroleum ministers of Oman and Bahrain.
Gulf-Algeria, Economics, 9/10/1999

Egyptian companies take part in reconstructing Turkey
The chairman of Egyptian Arab Contractors Company, Ismael Osman, announced yesterday in his meeting with members of the Arab - German Chamber of Trade and Industry that contacts have taken place with Turkey on the participation of Egyptian contracting companies in reconstructing Turkish areas destroyed by the recent earthquake.
Egypt-Turkey, Business, 9/10/1999

Islamic Development Bank establishes investment corporation with $1 million capital
A report issued yesterday about the Islamic Development Bank said the bank will establish an Islamic investment corporation with $1 million in capital. The new corporation is concerned with supporting the private sector of the member states in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Regional, Economics, 9/10/1999

Portuguese, Spanish firms eye Moroccan power sector
"Electricidad of Portugal" (EDF) and the Spanish construction firm "Grupo Gragados S.A." are planning to bid for the concession contracts of the Moroccan electricity-water utilities of Fez and Meknes.
Morocco-International, Business, 9/9/1999

London hosts in 2000 major Moroccan exhibition
London will host next January a major Moroccan exhibition, "Morocco-2000," featuring industry, telecoms, investments, tourism and culture.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 9/9/1999

Nearly 32,000 visitors to archeology in Nuba, Aswan in August
Egypt-International, Economics, 9/9/1999

Morocco, Portugal determined to step up partnership
The Moroccan-Portuguese high commission ended Tuesday in Tangier (Northern Morocco) its fifth session with the signing of a package of accords destined to enhance Portuguese investments in Morocco and rev up trade exchange between the two countries.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 9/8/1999

OAPEC seminar coming in Doha
Regional-Qatar, Economics, 9/8/1999

Dubai attracts some 2.5 tourists annually
Dubai has become a source of tourism attraction, bringing in some 2.5 million tourists every year, most of them from the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
United Arab Emirates-Gulf, Economics, 9/8/1999

Israeli- Turkish - Jordanian textile factory open in Amman
Jordan-Regional, Business, 9/8/1999

Hyundai wins contracts in Saudi Arabia, Libya
The Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., which belongs to the Southern Korean Hyundai group on Tuesday won t contracts in Libya and Saudi Arabia, at a total value of US $297 million.
Regional-Saudi Arabia-South Korea, Business, 9/8/1999

Saudi campaign to maintain work and residency compliance a success
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/8/1999

Tourism companies union in southern America to meet in Cairo
Egypt-International, Economics, 9/7/1999

Second session of consultations between Egypt, Uzbekistan postponed
The meetings of the second round of political consultations between the foreign ministers of Egypt and Uzbekistan have postponed a meeting which was to be held on Tuesday in Cairo until September 19 - 20, sources in the Uzbekistani embassy in Cairo told ArabicNews.com today.
Egypt-Uzbekistan, Economics, 9/7/1999

First Italian plane in Algiers since 1995
A plane from the Italian airline company, Alitalia, on Monday made its first flight to the airport of the Algerian capital since 1995.
Algeria-Italy, Economics, 9/7/1999

Japan grants Mauritania $900,000 donation
Mauritania-Japan, Economics, 9/7/1999

Running an aviation line between Luxor, Madrid
Egypt-Spain, Business, 9/7/1999

Morocco helps in training of Palestinian water management executives
Two Palestinian universities have requested the Moroccan drinking water office (ONEP) to help them in various training activities of executives in water management.
Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 9/7/1999

US secretary of energy to visit Turkey
US Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson arrived yesterday in Turkey to hold talks about the expected projects to transport the gas and petroleum from the Caspian region to the Western markets through Turkey.
Turkey-International, Economics, 9/7/1999

Jordan's debts reaches $ 7 billion
A periodical statistics list by the Jordanian Ministry of Planning said on Monday that Jordan's total foreign debt reached this year some US $7 billion, including some US $4.2 billion to the greater industrial states, against the debts of 1998 estimated at US $6.8 billion.
Jordan, Economics, 9/7/1999

Israel to buy Turkish waters
A Turkish daily said on Monday that an Israeli delegation including experts on water started on Monday talks with Turkish officials in Ankara with the objective of studying the possibility of Israel buying water from Turkey.
Turkey-Israel, Economics, 9/7/1999

Jordanian, German water cooperation
Jordan-Germany, Economics, 9/6/1999

Tunisian businessmen pay Arab visits
Tunisian - Syrian joint business council held its fourth meeting according to the call of the Syrian trade chamber union. This meeting comes amid the participation of Tunis in the 46th session of the Damascus International Fair, which is currently being held.
Tunisia-Regional, Economics, 9/6/1999

Jordanian - Israeli transport committee meets in al-Aqaba
Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/6/1999

Moroccan-Portuguese high commission meets
The Moroccan-Portuguese high commission to be held under the chairmanship of Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Portuguese peer Antonio Guterres opens this Monday its 5th session in Tangiers (Northern Morocco) to look into ways of boosting trade exchanges and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 9/6/1999

Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE establish new bank
The director general of the Iranian economic district of Sarkhas, Nasser Waez Tibsi, has announced that an Iranian, Saudi and United Arab Emirates joint bank with an Arab identity will be established.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Economics, 9/6/1999

US economic delegation to visit Cairo in October
An economic and commercial commission from the United States is due to visit Cairo on October 18.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 9/6/1999

Egypt takes part in German trade fairs
Egypt is due to participate in three trade fairs held in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 9/6/1999


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