Arabic News Daily Page for 9/19/2002
Daily Edition - Thursday, September 19, 2002
- New credit facilities to boost Egypt's exports
Chairman of the Export Development Bank of Egypt (EDBE) Mahmoud Mohammed Mahmoud that the Bank decided to offer new credit facilities at an interest rate of 3 percent less than the current rate in the market ranging between 10-13 percent with a view to encourage Egyptian exporters to augment their exports and tap new markets. Egypt, Economics, 9/19/2002 - School of archaeology to open next month
The first international school offering training courses in archaeology is opening next month, announced Mohamed Abdul Maqsoud, director of Lower Egypt and Sinai Antiquities. Egypt, Education, 9/19/2002 - French minister of interior for set up of Muslim theology institute
French minister of the interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, voiced support for the creation of an institute of Islamic theology, mainly to train imams. Regional-France, Religion, 9/19/2002