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Morocco and Egypt to triple trade as a start
Meetings of the joint Moroccan - Egyptian commercial committee are commencing today under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Economy Boutros Ghali and Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Alami Tazi.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/8/2000

2.2 billion euros to develop the private sector in Africa
Regional-European Union, Economics, 4/8/2000

Cairo: 2000 participants in meetings of Latin American tourism organizations
Cairo is getting ready to host conference of the union of tourism organizations in Latin America during May, in which 2000 members in this union will participate.
Egypt-International, Economics, 4/8/2000

Royal message to Tangier rehabilitation national council
In this respect, the Wilaya of Tangier holds a special position with a budget of more than six hundred and thirty million dirhams for the financing of forty important projects, particularly in basic sectors, such as tourism, housing, roads, drinking water, urban and rural electrification, agriculture, irrigation, fishing and healthcare. Important funds are made available for the further equipment of the industrial zone, including the export free zone. Likewise, support is given to small companies with the consideration that they represent one of the most promising suppliers of new jobs.
Morocco, Economics, 4/8/2000

Algeria to supply gas to northern Spain
Algeria-Spain, Economics, 4/8/2000

Emirates airline starts a development plan
United Arab Emirates, Business, 4/8/2000

Morocco, Turkey sign handicraft agreement
The Moroccan Handicraft Association signed in Rabat Friday with its Turkish counterpart an agreement on handicraft.
Morocco-Turkey, Economics, 4/8/2000

$24 million to establish a resort in Tunisia
The International Tourism Company Robinson Club decided to establish a luxury resort in Tebrka tourism area 170 kilometers north of the Tunisian capital.
Tunisia, Business, 4/8/2000

Increasing Kuwaiti air trips to Beirut
Kuwait-Lebanon, Business, 4/8/2000

Egypt highly committed to developing technology
The US Administration renewed faith in the Egypt's Government serious willingness to making inroads into advanced technology. Egypt is highly committed to developing and applying advanced technologies. "The evidence can be found in numerous statements made by President Mubarak since July 1999," Chery Shavers, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology said.
Egypt, Economics, 4/8/2000

UNICEF grants Morocco water supply equipment
Morocco-UN, Economics, 4/8/2000

Joint company between EgyptAir and Lufthansa for airplane maintenance
The EgyptAir company and the German airline Lufthansa started the executive steps to establish a joint company for maintaining airplanes using EgyptAir's workshops, which EgyptAir started establishing in 1997.
Egypt-Germany, Business, 4/7/2000

Egyptian plan to train 50,000 young persons to use computers
Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000

Meetings of Egyptian - Moroccan committee - tomorrow
The meetings of the Joint Egyptian - Morocco committee are to start tomorrow in Cairo ,Egypt.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/7/2000

Establishing new industrial zones in Syria
The Syrian government decided to specify a million Syrian liras for establishing industrial zones in Damascus, Halab and Homs in the first step by the new government headed by Mohammed Mustafa Miro toward economic reform.
Syria, Economics, 4/7/2000

Union of Austrian tourism companies to convene in Cairo
Egypt-Austria, Economics, 4/7/2000

$650 million in Saudi investments in Alexandria
The Saudi Jihan holding group finished the procedures for establishing the Egyptian - Saudi Company for petrochemicals (Sibco), aiming at establishing the largest industrial assembly for producing polyester in Middle East.
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Business, 4/7/2000

IBM cooperates with Egyptian companies to produce computer software
Egypt-USA, Business, 4/7/2000

Morocco to increase its exports to Iraq
Morocco will increase its exports to Iraq to $150 million under the oil-for-food agreement.
Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 4/7/2000

Tunisia, India sign cooperation agreements
The Tunisian-Indian joint commission wound up in Tunis Wednesday its 8th session with the signing of a set of cooperation accords and action programs.
Tunisia-India, Economics, 4/7/2000

Inter-Arab cooperation, appropriate means to face up globalization
Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Fathallah Oualalou has stated that the upgrading of inter-Arab cooperation is the appropriate means to take up the challenge of globalization and face up regional groupings.
Morocco-Regional, Economics, 4/7/2000

Economic delegation from South Africa visits Cairo
Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 4/7/2000

One billion L.E from European Union to develop Egyptian industry
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 4/7/2000

Cooperation between Egypt and Belarus to manufacture agricultural tractors
Egypt-Belarus, Economics, 4/7/2000

Establishing an Egyptian - Russian company for the automotive industry
A contract to establish the Egyptian - Russian company for Jeep cars industry is to be signed on April 10 with a capital of 100 L.E with the start of production of this factory to begin in six months.
Egypt-Russia, Business, 4/7/2000

Insuring two million Egyptians abroad
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry finished making a special study of insuring the Egyptian workers abroad who number 2.9 million in the Gulf states and 100,000 in other countries, as all those workers will be insured against their sudden return home and death as well as incapacity and any other problems that might happen to them abroad.
Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000

French secretary of state for industry in Libya
The secretary of state for industry is going to Libya on April 9 and 10 for the international trade fair in Tripoli.
Libya-France, Economics, 4/7/2000

World Gold Council delegation visits Egypt
A delegation from the World Gold Council headed by Moaz Barakat, the regional manager of the council, is due to arrive in Cairo on Saturday.
Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000

Egypt: 109 million L.E in compensation for early pensions
Egyptian Minister of Social Affairs and Insurance Amina El-Gendi asserted that 109 million L.E was paid in compensation for the early pensions for workers in the governmental public sector and the public business sector due to the privatization policy and sale of Egyptian public companies.
Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000

Meeting between Egyptian and Hungarian businessmen
A meeting is due to be held on Sunday in Cairo between Egyptian and Hungarian businessmen in the headquarters of the general union of the Egyptian trade chamber.
Egypt-Hungary, Business, 4/7/2000

Bahraini, Dutch and Iranian corporations discuss purchasing Misr - Iran Bank
Many Arab and foreign financial and investment companies, including the Bahraini Ahdaf, which is in an financial alliance with the Iranian Foreign Investment Company, started new procedures to purchase 80% of the shares of Misr - Iran Bank for Development, which are scheduled to be raised for sale during the coming period in the program to privatize the Egyptian government's share of the joint banks and corporations.
Egypt-International, Business, 4/7/2000

Hartford University organizes a conference in Cairo on the social insurance and pensions
Egyptian Minister of Economy Yousef Butrous Ghali is due to open at beginning of coming week the 7th conference of Egypt's Fullbright organization and Hartford University named "Systems of social insurance and pensions through the international experiments."
Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000

Oman sends LNG shipment
Oman-South Korea, Business, 4/7/2000

Fair for Egyptian products in Iran
Egypt-Iran, Economics, 4/7/2000

Morocco says it will generate 17,500 new jobs by year end
Morocco said it will generate 17,500 new jobs, part of a transition appropriation bill that will cover the second half of this year.
Morocco, Economics, 4/7/2000

Maroc-Telecom passed agreement to sell Internet packs
Maroc-Telecom passed Wednesday an agreement with computer and consumer-credit firms to provide Internet packs.
Morocco, Business, 4/7/2000

Egypt participates in fair of textile industry technology in Germany
Egypt will participate in May in the international fair for industrial machines for ready-made clothes, textiles and leathers in Koln, Germany.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 4/7/2000

Algerian private airline joins ATIA
Algeria, Business, 4/7/2000

US increases Palestinian aid
Palestine-USA, Economics, 4/7/2000

Bahraini hotels promote off season visits
Bahrain, Business, 4/7/2000

Establishing joint navigation company between Syria and Sudan
Sudan-Syria, Economics, 4/6/2000

300 cities participate in conference of Arab cities in Kuwait
300 Arab cities will participate in the 12th conference of the Arab City organization in Kuwait between 24th - 26th of current April under the slogan 'the Arab cities and over population'.
Regional-Kuwait, Economics, 4/6/2000

Exporting the first shipment of Omani gas to South Korea
Oman Natural Gas Company decided exporting the first shipment to South Korea today.
Oman, Economics, 4/6/2000

Government council probes transition finance bill
The transition appropriation bill covering the second half of year 2000 topped a government council meeting, held in Rabat under the chairmanship of Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi.
Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2000

Car exhibition in Casablanca
Morocco, Business, 4/6/2000

VETMA show in London and Paris, a success says association
The moroccan textile and garment industry association "AMITH" chairman Mohamed Lahlou described as a "real success" the two "VETMA" exhibitions staged in London and Paris.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 4/6/2000

WFP aid for Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Sudan
The World Food Program (WFP) has earmarked $15 million in food aid for Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees living in Sudan, according to a memorandum of understanding signed between Sudan and the program Tuesday.
Sudan-Regional-UN, Economics, 4/6/2000

Morocco's oldest industrial zone to be restructured
The industrial zone of Sidi Bernoussi-Zenata, Casablanca, the oldest in Morocco, will be refurbished to become environment-friendly.
Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2000

Saudi Arabia opens its doors to foreign tourists
The Saudi dailies stated on Tuesday that the government of Saudi Arabia is close to opening the kingdom to tourists, by approving general rules to issue tourist visas to foreigners.
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/5/2000

Union of German tourism companies to convene in Cairo at the end of this year
The union of German tourism companies will convene its coming meeting in Cairo at the end of the current year.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 4/5/2000

Cairo hosts first conference on international system for cell phones
The first conference of the international system for cellular telephones in North Africa (IBC) is to start tomorrow in Cairo.
Regional-Egypt-International, Business, 4/5/2000

Spanish group to inject 25 billion pesetas in Morocco
Spanish Superdiplo group is projecting to open some 40 supermarkets throughout Morocco over the five coming years for a total investment of 25 billion pesetas, reported the economic supplement of El Pais daily.
Morocco-Spain, Business, 4/5/2000

Unemployment rate jumps to 15.1% during third quarter of 1999
The unemployment rate jumped nationwide from 12.9% during the second quarter of 1999 to 15.1% during the third quarter of the year, the number of persons on the dole having gone up from 1.32 million to 1.53 million.
Morocco, Economics, 4/5/2000

Malaysia to woo more Arab tourists
A Malaysian official delegation will tour Arab Gulf states in a bid to woo Arab tourists
Regional-Malaysia, Business, 4/5/2000

Morocco to build cement plan in Laayoune
Morocco, Business, 4/5/2000

Commissioner Fischler announces Morocco - European fishery meeting
European agriculture and fishery commissioner Franz Fischler announced Monday in southern Portugal he would meet in April Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi to discuss issues related to fisheries.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/4/2000

Tunisian - Indian commission holds meeting
The Tunisian - Indian cooperation commission is to open this Tuesday a two-day meeting to debate ways to enhance bilateral cooperation.
Tunisia-India, Economics, 4/4/2000

Strike obstructs aviation movement in Algerian airport
Algerian officials said that air traffic controllers obstructed many flights in Algeria's main airport due to a strike to demand increases in salaries.
Algeria, Economics, 4/4/2000

King Mohammed calls for solidarity with rural world
King Mohammed VI on Monday called on Moroccans to show solidarity with the rural world, which is facing a second consecutive year of drought.
Morocco, Economics, 4/4/2000

Islamic Bank allocates $225 million for projects
The Islamic Development Bank has allocated $225 million to finance development and inter-trade projects in member states, the bank chairman said on Monday.
Regional, Economics, 4/4/2000

Moroccan businessmen delegation in China
Morocco-China, Business, 4/4/2000

Negotiations between UAE, and Algerian on double-taxation
United Arab Emirates-Algeria, Economics, 4/3/2000

Maritime line between Bahrain and Iran
Bahrain-Iran, Economics, 4/3/2000

Symposium for encouraging Egyptian - Tunisian investment
Tunis will host on April 17th and 18th a symposium for encouraging Egyptian - Tunisian investment with the participation of 25 businessmen in the two states in addition to delegates of ministers of trade, economy, tourism and transportation in the two states and business organizations that wish to enter this field.
Tunisia-Egypt, Economics, 4/3/2000

$2 billion in French exports to Iraq
The volume of French exports to Baghdad reached $2 billion dollars through the oil-for-food program, making France the largest European exporter to Iraq.
Iraq-France, Economics, 4/3/2000

Egyptian business delegation visits China
A delegation of businessmen from Alexandria, Egypt is visiting China today to market Egyptian products and open new markets in China through meeting representatives of the Chinese companies working in the fields of petroleum, construction, and manufacturing car parts.
Egypt-China, Economics, 4/3/2000

Morocco launches agriculture projects in southern provinces
Morocco on Saturday gave the green light for several agriculture projects in the area of Laayoune, major city in the Moroccan southern provinces.
Morocco, Economics, 4/3/2000

Oman to export LNG to South Korea
Oman-South Korea, Business, 4/3/2000

Yemen signs oil exploration cooperation accord
Yemen-USA, Business, 4/3/2000

Road accidents kill one person every three hours
Road accidents kill one person every three hours in Morocco, Moroccan activist and former health minister, Abderrahim Harrouchi, said.
Morocco, Economics, 4/3/2000

RAM targets 8 to 9 million passengers with 2002-2012 fleet plan
The 2002-2012 fleet plan of Royal Air Maroc "RAM" will help the carrier reach 8 to 9 million passengers for regular traffic and charter activity, said a RAM release.
Morocco, Business, 4/3/2000


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