Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 9/19/2005
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of September 19, 2005
- Egypt seeks to invest in Gaza following Israeli pullout
Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali said that Egypt seeks to invest in Gaza Strip following Israeli withdrawal. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 9/24/2005 - Three companies to export for oil in Egypt
Three Arab and international oil companies have been awarded concession rights to explore for oil in four zones in both the eastern and western deserts, South of the Nile Valley and the Gulf of Suez. Egypt, Business, 9/24/2005 - Egyptian-Libyan cooperation agreement in communication field Egypt-Libya, Economics, 9/24/2005
- Emirates airlines direct flights to Tripoli United Arab Emirates-Libya, Economics, 9/24/2005
- Egypt determined to confront problems, end bureaucracy
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Eng. Rashid Mohamed Rashid said that the Egyptian government is serious in confronting the problems that face the small and medium industries. Egypt, Economics, 9/23/2005 - Syria and Turkey to ink trade accord
Syria announced on Thursday an agreement would be signed with Turkey next November to open trade centers that increase trade exchanges between the two neighboring countries. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 9/23/2005 - Conference in Cairo for solving mine problem
The international work group on mines unanimously agreed during a meeting in Brussels to hold a conference in Cairo on November 13 to discuss Egypt's proposals on solving mine problems. Egypt, Economics, 9/23/2005 - $30 billion in remittance annually by foreign workers in the Gulf states
Workers in the six Arab Gulf Cooperation Council states (GCC), whose number tolls 10 million persons, transfer 30 billion dollars annually to their countries, according to the minister of social affairs and labor in the United Arab Emirates Ali Bin Abdullah al-Kabi in statements issued on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Gulf-Regional, Economics, 9/23/2005 - Egypt contributes to establishment of 12 trade points in sudan Regional, Economics, 9/23/2005
- CAPMAS report: 839,000 tourists visited Egypt last July
Statistics of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said the number of tourists who visited Egypt in July 2005 amounted to 839,562, up by 5.9% compared to July 2004. Egypt, Economics, 9/23/2005 - Fahmi: Egypt supports OPEC's descions
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi stressed the need for implementing plans for increasing production through developing reserves of oil-rich countries. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 9/22/2005 - Egyptian exports to Bosnia-Herzegovina
The value of Egyptian exports to Bosnia-Herzegovina over the past nine month has been estimated at US$ 5 million. Egypt-Bosnia - Herzegovina, Economics, 9/22/2005 - Turkish trade minister hopes to attract Arab investments Turkey-Regional, Economics, 9/22/2005
- $ 1.12billion of Egyptian exports to Italy Egypt-Italy, Economics, 9/22/2005
- Measures to lessen pressures on the Syrian Lira
Syria increased the interest rates by 1/2 % and permitted, for the first time, the issuance of certificates of deposit, Deputy Premier for Economic affairs Abdullah Dardari said Tuesday. Syria, Economics, 9/21/2005 - Dardari: economic reform requires citizen's awareness of this need Syria, Economics, 9/21/2005
- Arab airlines to tender for fuel buying
Representatives of 12 Arab airlines started on Tuesday in Damascus discussions over a tender application related to buy fuel of airplanes in a common way to avert impact of the international hike in fuel prices. Regional, Economics, 9/21/2005 - Syria law to provide mechanism for investment disputes Syria, Economics, 9/21/2005