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Egyptian, Syrian, Jordan and Lebanon gas project to be operational before July
Egypt's minister of oil Sameh Fahmi has stressed that the Egyptian gas pipe to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon which is 950 Km length will be operational as from next July.
Regional, Economics, 4/7/2001
French state secretary of SME visits morocco next week
Morocco-France, Economics, 4/7/2001
Morocco regrets European commissioner's charges of Morocco's inflexibility in fishery negotiations
Morocco's maritime fishery minister, Said Chbaatou, on Friday regretted statements made by EU commissioner for fishery and agriculture, Franz Fishler, accusing Morocco of inflexibility in negotiations for a new fishery agreement.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/7/2001
Sanctions on Iraq and the American official
Iraq-USA, Economics, 4/7/2001
Moroccan-Saudi labor commission set up
Morocco and Saudi Arabia convened to set up a technical commission that will deal with cooperation in the field of labor.
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2001
Morocco, Iraq sign $ 150 million-worth of exports contracts
Morocco and Iraq, which convened last week in Baghdad the 9th session of their joint commission, have signed $ 150 million-worth of exports contracts, said Morocco's trade, industry, energy and mining minister, Mustapha Mansouri.
Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 4/6/2001
ADB approves $ 100 million loan to finance development of communication infrastructure in Morocco
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved on Wednesday a loan of $ 100 million to finance the Information Infrastructure Sector Development Program (IISDP) in Morocco.
Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2001
Electronic sector in Morocco counts about 20 enterprises, $ 89.8 million in sales
The electronic sector in Morocco is represented by some 20 enterprises employing 5,192 persons and yielding a turnover of 988 million DH ($ 89.8 million).
Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2001
Dams filled to 59% of capacity
Morocco, Economics, 4/6/2001
Morocco-EU fishery negotiations: standpoints are still diverging, Fischler
European commissioner for agriculture and fisheries, Franz Fischler, conceded in Brussels Thursday in a statement before the European Parliament that the two sides' standpoints are still "very diverging," mainly over financial compensation.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/6/2001
Abu Dhabi commercial bank opens a branch in Syria
Syria-United Arab Emirates, Business, 4/5/2001
World Bank backs Mubarak's efforts to improve Egypt's economy
Speaking to reporters after his meeting with President Mubarak at Blair House in Washington, Wolfenson said that the bank will not delay any collaboration with Egypt in implementing projects and giving advice on other issues, such as direct investment.
Egypt, Economics, 4/5/2001
Chinese officials from control council in Morocco
Morocco-China, Economics, 4/5/2001
Peres to visit Turkey
Israel-Turkey, Economics, 4/5/2001
Egyptian Businessmen expound Investment opportunities in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministers of Economy and Information Technology held a meeting with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night in Washington.
Egypt, Economics, 4/5/2001
Israeli council meets on water crisis
Israel, Economics, 4/5/2001
Flowers exports earned Morocco $ 7.2 million in 2000
Morocco exported 2,132 tons of flowers and flower buds in 2000 for a value of 79.31 million DH ($ 7.2 million), says the Moroccan exchange office.
Morocco, Economics, 4/5/2001
American aid reduction applies to all countries
"Annual reduction of American aid over the coming ten years will not only be confined to Egypt and Israel but also involves all Middle East states," Egyptian Finance Minister Medhat Hassanein said.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/5/2001
Iraq and Morocco sign package of agreements
Iraq and Morocco signed on Tuesday a package of agreements covering cooperation in the economic, trade, cultural, media and scientific realms.
Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 4/4/2001
The Egyptian- Jordanian higher committee
The Egyptian- Jordanian higher committee chaired by the two states prime minister Atif Obeid and his Jordanian counterpart Ali Abu al-Ragheb holds meetings of its 17th session in the last week of this month in Amman in order to discuss means of strengthening bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 4/4/2001
Strengthening relations between Qatar, Bahrain
Well-informed sources said that a delegation including several businessmen from Qatar will head for Bahrain on Friday to hold talks with their Bahraini counterparts in the first step of its kind to strengthen the accelerated positive relations between the two states after closing the file of the border disputes at the International court of Justice in the Hague on March 16.
Qatar-Bahrain, Economics, 4/4/2001
King Mohammed dedicates electronic components assembly plant
Morocco's King Mohammed VI dedicated on Tuesday afternoon a ST Microelectronics' new assembly and test plant at Bouskoura, near Casablanca.
Morocco, Business, 4/4/2001
Spanish group associated in tourism project in Morocco
Morocco-Spain, Business, 4/4/2001
Five major IT companies to set up home in Egypt
Five major American companies working in the field of information technology will set up premises in the Egyptian Smart Village, it was announced on Tuesday Egyptian Communications and IT Minister Ahmed Nazif said the five companies include Microsoft, Compaq, and Oracle, reflecting increasing interest in IT and communications in Egypt.
Egypt-USA, Business, 4/4/2001
US, Egypt agree on measures to strengthen Economic Cooperation
United States Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick and Youssef Boutros Ghali, Egypt's Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, agreed on Tuesday on measures the US and Egyptian governments will take to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/4/2001
The waters of Tigris and the Euphrates
The British weekly " the Middle East" said in its recent issue that Turkey's minimizing of the water flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to each of Syria and Lebanon is considered the main reason behind the tension between Turkey and its Arab neighbors.
Regional-Turkey, Economics, 4/4/2001
Egypt launches e-government initiative with Microsoft
Commenting on the initiative, Nazif said: "The objective of this e-government initiative is to provide simpler and faster methods to fulfill standard citizens' requests from various government services' bodies. It also provides the framework to support intra-government collaboration for more timely and accurate information needed to facilitate decision-making.
Egypt, Business, 4/4/2001
British investments in Egypt hit $ 4.4 billion
British investments in Egypt have reached $ 4.4 billion within the past five years, British Deputy-Ambassador in Cairo Mike Gifford told a group of businessmen Monday in Port Said governorate.
Egypt-UK, Economics, 4/4/2001
Mubarak, US officials probe economic relations
"President Mubarak discussed at two meetings with the US Trade Representative and Secretary of Commerce on Monday economic relations between Egypt and the United States," said Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/4/2001
US Chamber of Commerce announces first US-Egypt business partnership
The United States Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday announced the first US-Egypt business partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt to advance import/export opportunities.
Egypt-USA, Business, 4/4/2001
UAE exempts Palestinian goods from customs duties
United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Economics, 4/3/2001
Unemployment in the Arab states increase to 15%
Regional, Economics, 4/3/2001
Iraq, Morocco probe cooperation in oil
Iraq and Morocco probed in Baghdad on Monday means to develop bilateral cooperation in oil.
Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 4/3/2001
James D. Wolfensohn on the challenges of globalization; the role of the World Bank
Current levels of foreign aid, at some 0.24 percent of annual GDP, fall far short of the 0.7 percent target developed countries promised to meet. The difference between these figures is worth a hundred billion dollars a year. For millions of poor people, this is the difference between life and death. And it is surely an amount, which if correctly used, could make the achievement of global objectives possible.
Regional, Economics, 4/3/2001
Gas agreement between Qatar and India
An official source said on Sunday in Doha that Qatar signed two contracts relating to building a production unity for natural gas, in order to export it to India.
Qatar-India, Business, 4/3/2001
Stockholm hosts informal meetings of donor countries for Palestine
An informal meeting of donor countries to Palestine will be held this April 11 in Stockholm to collect a monthly amount of 90 million Euros in loans or donations to the Palestinian authority.
Palestine, Economics, 4/3/2001
Saudi fund contributes to low-cost housing projects in Morocco
The Saudi Development Fund has extended Morocco a 45 million Saudi Rials loan (about 125 Million Dirhams or 11.36 million dollars) destined to co-finance low-cost housing projects.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/3/2001
Turkish businessmen to invest in Syria
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 4/3/2001
International telecoms exhibition opens in Casablanca
An international telecoms exhibition opened this Tuesday in Casablanca displaying latest innovations in information systems and networks.
Morocco-Regional, Business, 4/3/2001
Arab ports federation meets in Morocco next fall
The Tripoli session also adopted a memorandum of understanding on states' monitoring of ships in harbors and convened to extend the term of the federation secretary general, Ahmed Sayyed Hamida.
Regional, Economics, 4/3/2001
Canadian agency assists Moroccan rural women associations
The Canadian Agency For International Development has handed out equipment to seven associations in the region of the southern Atlantic city of Agadir dealing with the promotion of women in the rural world.
Morocco-Canada, Economics, 4/3/2001
Moroccan companies in Tripoli's international fair
Several Moroccan companies are taking part in the 30th international fair of Tripoli, Libya, this April 2-12.
Libya-Morocco, Economics, 4/3/2001
Iraq to import pharmaceutical products, surgical instruments from Pakistan
Iraqi Health Minister, Omeed Medhat Mubarak, said Iraq is willing to import medicines and health appliances from Pakistan that can also provide assistance in health professionals training.
Iraq-Pakistan, Economics, 4/2/2001
Saudi tour operators visit Morocco
A group of Saudi tour operators visited at the end of last month several Moroccan cities to explore means to upgrade Moroccan-Saudi cooperation in tourism.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/2/2001
Privatization of state-owned banks not important
Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said they considered the privatization of the Egyptian state-owned banks not important as the country's banking system depends largely on these banks' power and competition, on the contrary the privatization may yield adverse outcomes if the government gives up these significant tool in controlling the monetary policy.
Egypt, Economics, 4/2/2001
Knock-door mission performs intensives activities in USA
The economic knock-door mission delegation intensified its activities in the United States at the end of its meetings ahead of President Hosni Mubarak's visit to Washington next Tuesday.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/2/2001
Investment agreements between Oman and Austria
Oman and Austria on Sunday in Muscat signed an agreement provides for encouraging and protecting investment as guarantees to investors in the two countries. This was during the visit of the Austrian President Thomas Klestil to Oman.
Oman-Austria, Economics, 4/2/2001
The Turkish- Iraqi oil pipeline
The Iraqi oil ministry secretary Taha Hamoud Yassin has announced that the current official talks between Iraq and Turkey concerning erecting of a natural gas pipeline from Iraq to Turkey has reached advanced stages to sign a joint agreement between the two countries to this effect.
Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 4/2/2001
German aids to Yemen
The German minister for cooperation Hyde Mary has announced that Germany has offered a sum of 30 million Euros ( approximately $ 20 million) to Yemen this year for fighting poverty.
Yemen-Germany, Economics, 4/2/2001
Arab electricity ministers meet in Cairo wednesday
Arab electricity ministers will be meeting in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the completion of a project to link power grids among the Arab states and Europe.
Regional, Economics, 4/2/2001
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