Arabic News Daily Page for 8/7/2001
Daily Edition - Tuesday, August 7, 2001
- More incentives to investors to reclaim new lands
Within the context of the government's plan to activate the role of the private sector in the field of land reclamation, Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that the Cabinet has approved new incentives to be offered to investors to reclaim lands in Toshka and East Owainat. Egypt, Economics, 8/7/2001 - Moroccan expatriates' deposits in Moroccan banks amount to $5.33 billion
Moroccan expatriates have deposited at Moroccan banks over the period running from January 2000 to June 2001 some 61.3 billion DH (about $5.33 billion), reported Moroccan daily L'Economiste. Morocco, Economics, 8/7/2001 - Developing countries should protect their interests in WTO, says African-Caribbean-Pacific Conference
A meeting of African, Caribbean and Pacific Ocean Group of States held here agreed that Developing countries should join efforts to protect their interest and more effectively participate in the decision-making process in the WTO as they constitute about 75% of the WTO membership. Regional, Economics, 8/7/2001 - Africa's basketball championship: Morocco squeezed by Cote d'Ivoire
The Moroccan basketball team was squeezed Monday by Cote d'Ivoire 80-67 at the second day of Africa's basketball championships held in Morocco August 4-12. Morocco, Sports, 8/7/2001 - US agency grants Morocco's oil board $399,880
The US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) extended Morocco's ONAREP (National Office of Oil Research and Exploration) a $399,880 grant for a feasibility study to support a Geographic Information System and Information Technology Project. Morocco-USA, Economics, 8/7/2001