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Iraq gives priority to the Arab medicine
Iraq-Regional, Economics, 7/21/2001

Spanish ministers council okays agreement on labor with Morocco
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 7/21/2001

Iraqi train to Turkey through Syria
The first Iraqi passengers train started its trip on Friday to transport passengers to Turkey through the Syrian territories following a suspension that lasted for 20 years.
Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 7/21/2001

Two electricity grid agreements between Syria and Lebanon
Syria and Lebanon on Thursday signed two agreements on electricity grids between the two states.
Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/20/2001

Arab trade minister wind up meeting
Arab ministers of commerce and economy called at the end of a two-day meeting Wednesday on the Arab states to actively participate in the fourth ministerial meeting of the world trade organization (WTO), due next November in Qatar.
Regional, Economics, 7/20/2001

Arab fund loans Morocco $ 50 mln
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has loaned Morocco $ 50 million to finance construction of a highway between Casablanca and Al-Jadida.
Morocco-Regional, Economics, 7/20/2001

Boag asserts need to sanction Egyptian-Eu partnership agreement
European Union (EU) Ambassador in Cairo Ian Boag Wednesday asserted the need to accelerate the sanctioning of the Egyptian-EU partnership agreement, signed by Egypt in Luxembourg on June. Addressing the first press Conference he holds in Cairo since he assumed office, Boag said the agreement will bring prosperity to Egypt especially in term of the advantages of Egyptian exports to European markets.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 7/19/2001

Six countries meet in Lebanon to discuss power grid linkage
Six countries met in Beirut Wednesday to discuss how to inter-link via power grids, a project mainly designed to rationalize power consumption, Kuwaiti news agency said.
Regional, Economics, 7/19/2001

$ 388 million for the Palestinian Intifada
Palestine-Regional, Economics, 7/18/2001

EU partnership agreement urges industrial modernization
With the signing of the partnership agreement with the European Union (EU), the countdown for fierce competition between Egyptian industry and that of the EU member states (as well as other countries that have signed similar agreements with the EU) seems to have started.
Egypt, Economics, 7/18/2001

Egypt urges Arabs to be active at Doha's WTO conference
"Arab countries must play an active role at the fourth World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Doha in November to protect their nation's vital interests," Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 7/18/2001

Talks with WB to develop public, private sectors
T"A series of economic talks with World Bank (WB) representatives is expected to begin on 24 July to discuss ways of developing the role of the private and public sectors in increasing production, investment and export," director of Egypt's Department at the WB, Mahmoud Ayoub, said yesterday.
Egypt, Economics, 7/18/2001

New infrastructure projects to put market in high gear
The government today provides new infrastructure projects for execution in many fields that include building schools, drinking water, health and roads with investments up to LE 15 billion, with the aim of reactivating, contracting, construction and building.
Egypt, Economics, 7/17/2001

Morocco calls for IT Maghreban strategy
Morocco has called on Maghreban countries to adopt a joint strategy to take up the challenge of new information technologies.
Maghreb-Morocco, Economics, 7/17/2001

Privatization program progressing on schedule
he noted that there are other companies in the final stages of privatization whether by examining purchasing offers or by opening closed tenders. He said a program has been carried out for rehabilitating the public business sector labor which is currently put at 496,000 workers compared to 1,700,000 in the year 1991/1992
Egypt, Economics, 7/17/2001

Africans ready to develop continent, but need support, Annan
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called for greater international backing for Africa and stressed that the UN system had a crucial role to play in mobilizing and delivering that support.
Regional, Economics, 7/17/2001

More foreign investments in oil, gas exploration
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmi, yesterday emphasized the importance of luring more investments in oil and natural gas mega projects, especially for research, exploration, production, field development and exports.
Egypt, Economics, 7/17/2001

Syrian decree to ratify double- taxation avoiding agreement with Bahrain
Syria-Bahrain, Economics, 7/16/2001

Indonesia asks Saudi Arabia's help to build bridge
Saudi Arabia-Indonesia, Economics, 7/16/2001

Modernizing Egyptian industry the gateway for booming exports
A ten-year plan will be discussed in the Egyptian cabinet to modernize Egyptian industry. Moustafa El-Refaei, Minister of Industry, stresses that this plan aims at increasing industrial production to LE 317 billions compared with the present amount at LE 165 billions.
Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2001

Giza-6th of October city railway, opened
Egyptian Minister of Transport Ibrahim el-Demiri witnessed Yesterday the setting in operation of the railway line from Giza to the 6th of October City.
Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2001

Arabs, Africans to coordinate on WTO
Arab and African meetings will be held in Cairo this month to discuss and coordinate stances on the agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference, to be held in Qatar next November 9.
Regional, Economics, 7/16/2001

Seven Arab states exempt Palestinian goods from taxes
Seven Arab states on Sunday decided to exempt Palestinian goods from taxes in accordance with the resolutions of the recent Arab summit in this respect
Regional-Palestine, Economics, 7/16/2001


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