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Sudanese government increases oil price
Sudan, Economics, 11/10/2001

Korean economists to visit Morocco
Morocco-South Korea, Economics, 11/10/2001

European investment bank extends Morocco 40 mln euro loan for irrigation
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 11/10/2001

Syria and the World Trade Organization
The London- based " foreign report" bulletin issued on Friday said that stemmed from President Bashar's al-Assad determination to re-merge his country in the world's economy following decades of isolation, Syria, thereby, is moving towards joining the world trade organization..
Syria, Economics, 11/10/2001

Ghali lauds unified Arab stance in Doha
The Egyptian Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said yesterday that there is a unified Arab stance towards the issues tabled on the agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference which began in Doha on Friday.
Regional, Economics, 11/10/2001

Maghreban infrastructure commission meets in Tripoli
The Arab Maghreb Union commission on infrastructure will be meeting here this Nov.11-12 to examine several items related to roads, transportation, water and other equipment in the region.
Maghreb, Economics, 11/10/2001

Sudan, FAO sign cooperation agreement
The World Food and Agriculture Organization FAO signed a co-operation agreement with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, which has Khartoum as a headquarters.
Sudan-Regional, Economics, 11/10/2001

Egypt, France sign partnership agreement in oil fields
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said that his ministry and French Gas De France Group will sign on Monday a partnership agreement under which the giant French Group will work in Egypt's oil fields including exploration and setting up a factory for gas liquefication and then export it.
Egypt-France, Economics, 11/10/2001

The WTO conference in Doha
The fourth round of World Trade Organization (WTO) multilateral trade talks meeting in Doha, Qatar, from 9 to 13 November, is bringing together delegates of 142 countries and non-governmental organizations.
Regional, Economics, 11/9/2001

Morocco, Tunisia to enhance cooperation in renewable energy
The Moroccan center for the promotion of renewable energies (CDER) and the Tunisian agency for renewable energies (ANER) signed in Marrakesh Thursday an accord on cooperation in matters of renewable energies and mastery of clean energy and clean technologies.
Morocco-Tunisia, Economics, 11/9/2001

State budget posts 14.4 billion dirhams surplus in jan-aug 2001
Morocco's state general budget has posted a surplus of 14.4 billion Dirhams (US$ 1.3 billion) in Jan-Aug 2001, says the ministry of economy, finance, tourism and privatization.
Morocco, Economics, 11/9/2001

Morocco to build solar power station
Morocco will build a 2,000 MW capacity solar power station whose production will be partly exported to Europe.
Morocco, Economics, 11/9/2001

Trade exchange between Saudi Arabia, Canada
Saudi Arabia-Canada, Economics, 11/8/2001

Moroccan electricity utility shortlisted for privatization of Mauritania's SOMELEC
Morocco-Mauritania, Economics, 11/8/2001

Syrian- Jordanian trade exchange booming
Jordanian official economic sources said that Jordan's imports from Syria until the end of the third quarter of the current year increased to 32.7 million Jordanian dinars, while Jordan's exports to Syria reached a value of 17.3 million Dinars.
Jordan-Syria, Economics, 11/8/2001

Philippino oil excavation in Iraq
The Philippino national company for oil on Wednesday announced that the excavation unit at the company will delegate a technical team to Iraq in 2002 to excavate for oil.
Iraq-Philippines, Economics, 11/8/2001

Large-scale project to develop religious and cultural milestones in Cairo
Following the upgrading of the Religions Complex in Misr Al Qadima, Ministry of Tourism has turned to mosques of special significance, especially those in the areas of Al Hussein, Sayeda Zeinab and Sayeda Nafissa.
Egypt, Economics, 11/8/2001

Latin America supports Cairo stance at Doha meeting
The Uruguayan Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, who is currently visiting Egypt, expressed the support of all Latin American countries for Egypt's negotiations at the fourth ministerial meeting of the WTO due to start in the Qatari capital, Doha, tomorrow.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 11/8/2001

World oil firms show interest in Egypt's new concessions
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has received applications from American, European and Canadian companies specialised in the oil and natural gas exploration.
Egypt, Economics, 11/8/2001

Morocco's government and air company to sign restructuring program contract
The Moroccan government and air company "Royal Air Maroc" have started a financial, marketing and technical restructuring plan to enable the carrier to carry on its activities.
Morocco, Business, 11/8/2001

Egypt to consult with other countries on WTO talks
An Egyptian economic delegation will hold consultations with Arab and Islamic delegations as well those of the Group of Fifteen (G-15) and COMESA ahead of a ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 11/8/2001

Bidding for concession of land phone license to be launched before year end
Bidding for the concession of the Moroccan land phone licenses will be launched before end of this year, general manager of the Moroccan telecommunication regulation agency "ANRT," Mustapha Terrab announced.
Morocco, Economics, 11/8/2001

Libyan, Moroccan trade relations reviewed
Libya-Morocco, Economics, 11/7/2001

Egypt, Uruguay eager to sign agreement to encourage investments soon
Egypt-Uruguay, Economics, 11/7/2001

New income tax bill aims at striking justice, finance minister says
Egyptian Minister of Finance Medhat Hassanien said the new income tax bill aims at achieving justice, increasing local savings and supporting confidence between the tax department and taxpayers.
Egypt, Economics, 11/7/2001

Unemployment conditions in the Arab world
The director general of the Arab Labor Organization (ALO) Ibrahim Qeider has called for the implementation of the common Arab market and to open, with more seriousness the file of Arab economic integration in order to challenge the negative impacts of September 11 attacks on the Arab economy.
Regional, Economics, 11/7/2001

Partnership agreement with Europe bolsters Egypt's economic polices
The Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister Gamal Bayoumi stressed that the Egypt-EU partnership agreement aims at boosting Egypt's policies to liberalize trade, upgrade its competitive capabilities and open new markets in European and Mediterranean countries.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 11/7/2001

Reactivating the Egyptian market
The supreme ministerial committee for reactivating Egyptian market, headed by Deputy PM and minister of agriculture and land reclamation Youssef Wali reviewed the work paper prepared by the Federation of Egyptian Industries on the problems facing Egyptian industries and the four suggestions for getting out from the stagnation that followed September 11th incidents in the USA.
Egypt, Economics, 11/7/2001

Tourism receipts to exceed 22.5 billion dh in 2001
Tourism receipts in Morocco are scheduled to exceed this year the 22.5 billion DH amount (US$ 2.04 bln) reached in 2000, said Hassan El Kassimi, secretary general of the tourism ministry.
Morocco, Economics, 11/7/2001

Morocco, Egypt decide to shore up agriculture cooperation
Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 11/6/2001

Free trade agreement opens fresh vistas for Egyptian-US ties
Economic experts have agreed that sealing a free trade pact between Egypt and the US would take their relations to fresh heights.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 11/6/2001

Moroccan enterprises less optimistic on perspectives in oct-dec 2001, survey
Morocco, Economics, 11/6/2001

Gov't adopts package of measures to face up adverse effects of September 11 events
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmad Al Darsh said yesterday that the government has taken a package of measures to face up the adverse impacts of September 11 events on the national economy.
Egypt, Economics, 11/6/2001

GAFI gives green light to 4 new free zone projects
The General Authority for Investment and Free Trade Zones (GAFI) yesterday approved the establishment of four new ventures under the free trade zone system.
Egypt, Economics, 11/6/2001

African Development Bank Approves $ 70 Mln Loan to Egypt's Suez Canal Bank
Egypt, Economics, 11/6/2001

Mohammed v solidarity foundation: 600 million dh spent or earmarked in 1998-2002
The amounts Spent or earmarked by the Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation in the 1998-2002 period are worth 600 Mln DH (US$ 54.5 Mln), according to official figures released Monday here.
Morocco, Economics, 11/6/2001

Arab investments outside of the Arab house is $ 1000 billion
The secretary general of the Arab economic unity Ahmad Jweili has estimated the volume of Arab investments out of the Arab homeland between USD 800- 1,000 billion, calling on re-arranging the Arab house and put these sums in investments inside the Arab states.
Regional, Economics, 11/5/2001

Developing countries should talk part in formulating trade system
The Ministerial Economic Committee, under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, will within the coming hours discuss Egypt's attitude towards issues to be discussed by the fourth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, during the period 9-13 November.
Regional-Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001

US support to continue
Officials of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) asserted that the war in Afghanistan will not have a negative impact on Egypt-US economic relations.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 11/5/2001

UAE buys 25 US Boeing 777 planes at USD 6.6 billion
The government of the Dubai Emirate on Sunday signed a letter on intention to buy 25 Boeing planes at a cost of USD 6.6 billion.
United Arab Emirates, Economics, 11/5/2001

Jordan signs two loan agreements with Germany
Jordan on Sunday with the German building bank two agreements according to which the German bank will provide two loans at a cost of USD 50.7 million Marcs to carry out water projects in Jordan.
Jordan-Germany, Economics, 11/5/2001

L.E 40 billion to be allocated to modernize industry and production
Egyptian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed el- Darsh stressed that the Egyptian government is fully aware of its commitments, especially as regards the Egyptian-European partnership.
Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001

Government pledged to confront joblessness
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said the government prepares and enforces clear-cut programmes to end the joblessness.
Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001


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