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Egypt raises an international bid for developing three airports
Egypt, Economics, 5/13/2000

Moroccan authorities to ease land registration procedures for expatriates
The Moroccan administration of real estate registration and cartography has announced a series of measures to ease procedures for Moroccan expatriates.
Morocco, Economics, 5/13/2000

Oil investments in Yemen should be encouraged
Yemen-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 5/13/2000

Oman - Yemen to increase trade as Muscat receives delegation
Deputy President of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jamil bin Ali Sultan received in Muscat today a trade delegation from Yemen (Wadi Hadramout and Desert chamber of commerce and industry). The thirty-man strong delegation is headed by Ahmed al Saqaf, Chairman of the Chamber.
Oman-Yemen, Economics, 5/13/2000

Gulf states threaten end of free trade negotiations with Europe
Arab Gulf Cooperation Council states threatened to stop the commercial negotiations with the European Union and canceling the signed cooperation agreement between the two sides in 1998 if the European side rejects their proposals concerning signing an agreement on free trade.
Gulf-European Union, Economics, 5/13/2000

Poverty alleviation and lasting development in Africa on top of ADB vision
Regional, Economics, 5/13/2000

Morroco prepares consumer protection laws
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi announced the government is currently preparing laws to protect consumers, in coordination with all concerned sides.
Morocco, Economics, 5/13/2000

Egypt: Raises 20 percent of Egyptian communication companies for sale
The Egyptian government agreed on raising 20% of the communications companies and categories from the petroleum refinement and distribution companies as well as some of the business sector companies - for sale till end of the current year.
Egypt, Economics, 5/13/2000

Seminar on gulf joint ventures in Bahrain
A two-day seminar will be organized by the Arab Gulf states AGCC Secretariat-General to encourage Gulf Joint projects and integration
Gulf-Bahrain, Economics, 5/13/2000

Cereal output expected to decline by 50%
Cereal output in Morocco will not exceed 1.85 Million tons this year, recording a 50 % drop compared to the 1999 harvest which was already affected by a severe drought, announced minister in charge of relations with the parliament and acting spokesman of the government, Mohamed Bouzoubaa.
Morocco, Economics, 5/13/2000

Algeria urges the European union to present urgent aids
Algeria, Economics, 5/13/2000

Luxor hosts Italian tourism companies next Wednesday
Egypt, Economics, 5/12/2000

Prime Minister Ebeid address Egypt's major economic challenge on debt
Ebeid said the Cabinet will intensify its activities in order to refer several issues to the People's Assembly to have them passed before the Assembly ends its session.
Egypt, Economics, 5/12/2000

A fair for products of the G-15 summit countries in Cairo
It was decided on organizing a special fair for products of the G-15 summit countries that will be held in Cairo in June that will discuss means of supporting cooperation mechanisms among member countries in the different fields.
Egypt, Economics, 5/12/2000

46 British companies discuss investming in Egypt
Egypt-UK, Economics, 5/12/2000

Saudi Arabia expects three million tourists
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/12/2000

Saudi businessmen delegation to visit U.K to promote investment
The trade, industrial and agricultural chambers union in Saudi Arabia will organize a forum for investment in Saudi Arabia in cooperation with the Arab - British trade forum.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Business, 5/12/2000

A fair for the Emirates industries in Algeria
Algeria-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 5/12/2000

100 companies in the Mediterranean market for tourism in Tunis
Tunisia-Regional, Business, 5/12/2000

Egyptian- Libyan joint committee to be convened within two months
Contacts have been made to convene the meetings of the 3rd session of the joint Supreme Libyan- Egyptian committee under the chairmanship of the two states' prime ministers in Tripoli, within the two coming months.
Libya-Egypt, Economics, 5/12/2000

Italian company purchases the Tunisian Cement Company
Tunisia, Business, 5/12/2000

Increase in traffic of Arab air lines companies
Arab airlines companies achieved a strong increase in passenger traffic in the last year amounting to 8%.
Regional, Business, 5/12/2000

600 million dollars is volume of the Egyptian - Chinese trade
Egypt-China, Economics, 5/12/2000

15 million dinars of foreign investment in Amman stock market
Jordan, Economics, 5/12/2000

British tourism companies to convene in Egypt in 2002
The union of the British tourism companies (ABTA) decided to convene its meeting in Cairo in year 2002.
Egypt-UK, Economics, 5/12/2000

Kuwait asks Iran 's mediation over border disputes
Kuwait has asked for the mediation of countries to settle a dispute with Iran pertaining to a gas field the countries call for having control on.
Kuwait-Iran, Economics, 5/12/2000

An international conference for petroleum industry in Bahrain
Bahrain-Gulf, Economics, 5/12/2000

An Egyptian week in Japan
Egypt-Japan, Economics, 5/12/2000

A tour for Saudi crown prince in Latin America
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/11/2000

Jordanian apology to Syria for the leakage of waste waters
Syria-Jordan, Economics, 5/11/2000

Egypt participates in Baghdad international fair in coming November
Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 5/11/2000

Algerian government council's adopts bills relating to post and telecommunications
The government council examined and adopted a bill fixing the general rules relating to the post office and telecommunications presented by Mister the minister of post offices and telecommunications.
Algeria, Economics, 5/11/2000

Moroccan home minister says strong economy is solution to illegal emigration
Moroccan home minister, Ahmed El Midaoui, talking at the House of Representatives' question time, the minister said a strong economic performance provides jobs to unemployed persons. He argued that the solution does not lie in repression but through giving to the youth an adequate training meeting the job market needs.
Morocco, Economics, 5/11/2000

Bahrain - Saudi Arabia financial sector cooperation
Bahrain-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/11/2000

Egyptian economy minister deny problems due to computer virus
Egypt, Economics, 5/11/2000

Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire probe cooperation in energy
Morocco-Cote D'Ivoire, Economics, 5/11/2000

Value of UAE Reexports to Iran over $ 6 million in 1st Quarter Abu Dhabi
The value of the UAE reexports to Iran in the first quarter of 2000 is six million dollars according to a report released by the Abu Dhabi Customs Office on Thursday, IRNA reported, ranking Iran third after Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
United Arab Emirates-Iran, Economics, 5/11/2000

Seven foreign companies want to buy into the Moroccan Communication Company
Seven foreign companies expressed interest in purchasing a majority share in the Moroccan Communication Company, which is owned by the state as the Moroccan government partially raised the company for privation.
Morocco, Economics, 5/11/2000

Moroccan- Spanish forum on wind power held in casablanca
A Moroccan-Spanish forum on was held Casablanca May 9-10 to explore partnership opportunities between Moroccan and Spanish industrialists in wind power
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 5/11/2000

ADB chair, king Mohamed behind African unanimity
Outgoing chairman of the African Development Bank (ADB) group Omar Kabbaj said the unanimous decision of 77 African member countries to keep him on top for another five years is the result of king Mohammed VI's personal involvement.
Regional, Economics, 5/11/2000

Trade relations boost between Saudi Arabia, Ireland
Saudi Arabia-Ireland, Economics, 5/11/2000

Protex maroc signs agreement with french firm socafix
Morocco, Business, 5/11/2000

UN releases latest figures on oil-for-food programme for Iraq
Iraq, Economics, 5/11/2000

Egyptian oil minister: Plan to attract $20 billion in Arab and foreign investments
Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi stated that the petroleum sector is currently studying a new plan to attract Arab and foreign investments of $20 billion to establish major petroleum projects during the coming 10-15 years.
Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 5/10/2000

Slump in Moroccan exports due to weaker euro against US dollar
Morocco, Economics, 5/10/2000

Egyptian economy picture is not dim
In a three-hour panel meeting with Middle East News Agency (MENA) staff, Gamal Mubarak, National Democratic Party General Secretariat member, reflected on current status of Egyptian economy against the backdrop of a highly competitive world economy.
Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2000

A seminar on Syrian- Turkish trade relations
Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi on Tuesday in Damascus stated the he hopes that the Syrian- Turkish joint committee currently in session will consolidate fruitful cooperation between the two countries.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 5/10/2000

Egypt's external debts dropped to $28,192,000,000
Egypt¹s external debts dropped to$28,192,000,000 at the end of last January against $28,761,000,000 by the end of last December and against $32,965,000,000 in the fiscal year 1994/1995,according to the the monthly economic periodical issued by the ministeryof Economy and Foreign Trade.
Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2000

Moroccan artisans to form their professional association
Morocco, Economics, 5/10/2000

92 Egyptian governmental companies to be raised for sale by end of year
Egypt, Economics, 5/9/2000

Iran says will help rebuild damaged Lebanese power plants
Lebanon-Iran, Economics, 5/9/2000

Egypt asserts difficulty of establishing joint Arab market
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said in press statements today that reaching a joint Arab market is currently difficult regarding the different trends among the Arab states.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 5/9/2000

Syrian -Turkish joint committee meets on economic trade cooperation
Under the chairmanship of Syrian Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi and Turkish Minister of State for Economic Affairs Recep Onal, the joint Syrian- Turkish committee on trade, technical, scientific and economic cooperation started on Monday in Damascus its deliberations at the central bank.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 5/9/2000

Aznar calls for more Spanish investments in Morocco
Spanish Premier Jose Maria Aznar, who is currently on an official visit to Morocco, on Monday called his country's businessmen to invest more in Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 5/9/2000

WTO wants Africa's tourism potentials exploited
Africa should work out a strategy to exploit its rich and diverse tourism resources in order to benefit from the increasing "lucrative" income that global tourism is projected to generate in the next 20 years, a senior executive of the World Tourism Organization said Monday.
Regional-Africa, Economics, 5/9/2000

Visiting Portuguese minister Coelho meets Cabinet members
The visiting Portuguese minister to the presidency and social equipment, Jorge Coelho, met in Rabat Monday Moroccan peer Bouamour Taghouane and several other Cabinet members.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 5/9/2000

700 million FF debt-swap set in motion
The Moroccan and French governments have started implementation of the March 21st agreement swapping a third batch of Moroccan debt worth 700 million FF into private investments in the kingdom.
Morocco-France, Economics, 5/9/2000

UAE invests in Djibouti port
An agreement was signed in Dubai on Monday, giving the Dubai Port Authority the right to administrate and invest in the international Port of Djibouti for 20 years.
Djibouti-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 5/9/2000

International Finance Corporation approves investment in Jordanian bank
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) aims to spur modernization of domestic commercial banking services in Jordan and foster regional banking relationships throughout the Middle East with an investment in Middle East Investment Bank (MEIB).
Jordan-International, Business, 5/9/2000

$21 million US for developing basic Palestinian infrastructure
The Palestinian economic council agreed on the third stage of the basic infrastructure projects for the villages and cities located in the Palestinian Authority's self-rule areas at a total cost of nearly $21 million that includes 17 cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Palestine, Economics, 5/9/2000

Tunis to host Arab conference for communications
The third Arab conference for electronics will be held in Tunis on May 25- 27 under the title, "The electronic industries in shadow of the region." The conference is organized by the Arab organization for industrial development and mining in cooperation with the Tunisian Industry Ministry.
Regional-Tunisia, Business, 5/8/2000

Works of Moroccan - Egyptian commercial committee start in Cairo
The 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, 5/8/2000

Establishing the first Egyptian - Sudanese business council
Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 5/8/2000

Lebanese- Egyptian electricity cooperation
Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 5/8/2000

Urgent economic measures in Syria to shore economy
The BBC's correspondent in Damascus said on Saturday that the new Syrian government is trying to alleviate as much as possible the number of the unemployed and to lessen fears of increased unemployment in an atmosphere of clear economic recession.
Syria, Economics, 5/8/2000

Pushing forward Egyptian economy guarantees Egypt¹s future
"Pushing forward the Egyptian economy poses a basic step, probably the only step, that will guarantee Egypt's future and an effective role in the Middle East region," said Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Sunday.
Egypt, Economics, 5/8/2000

Government discusses activating agreements signed in political, economic fields
A ministerial meeting was held Sunday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Atef Ebeid to discuss activating agreements signed between Egypt and other countries and agreements signed with international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Egypt, Economics, 5/8/2000

Moussa asks business group to be accountable for results of its work
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asked Mohammed El-Ghamarawi, head of the organization for investment, to announce to the public the results of the previous seven investment conferences for Egyptian businessmen abroad.
Egypt, Business, 5/8/2000

Egypt's attractive investment opportunities
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said the government is prepared to shoulder initial costs of preparations for opening foreign markets before Egyptian exports, adding that Egypt is prepared to accept the effective supervision by foreign importation offices on rehabilitating the Egyptian products for exportation.
Egypt, Economics, 5/8/2000

Portuguese equipment minister in Morocco
Portuguese minister of equipment, Jorge Coelho, arrived in Rabat this Monday on a two-day official visit to Morocco.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 5/8/2000

Trade boosted between Iraq, Egypt
An Egyptian official announced on Sunday in Baghdad that contracts valued at US $100 million were signed on the sidelines of the Egyptian trade exposition currently being held in Baghdad.
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 5/8/2000

Egypt's role in achieving peace, praised
Egypt-Denmark, Economics, 5/8/2000

$24 million to establishing resort in Tunis
The international tourism company Robinson Club decided to establish a luxury resort in the Tebrka tourism area, 170 kilometers north of the Tunisian capital.
Tunisia, Business, 5/8/2000

Emirates airline starts development plan
United Arab Emirates, Business, 5/8/2000

Egyptian association for protecting computer users
Egypt, Economics, 5/8/2000

Turkish - Israeli joint water project
Turkey has asked Israeli companies to take part in a large water project to be erected on the southern borders with Iraq.
Turkey-Israel, Economics, 5/8/2000

SABIC official on investing in Iran
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 5/8/2000


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