Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 4/6/1998
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of April 6, 1998
- Measures underway to reduce foreign employment in Yemen
The Yemeni Ministry of Work and Vocational Training has begun to apply measures to reduce Yemen's reliance on foreign employment to create job opportunities for Yemeni citizens. Yemen, Economics, 4/10/1998 - Privatization policy continues in Tunisia
A study conducted by the Tunisian Ministry of Economic Development found that one third of the businesses that were privatized have achieved investments worth 100 million Tunisian dinars. Tunisia, Economics, 4/10/1998 - IMF denies that it called Egypt to privatize taxes and customs
The representative of the International Monetary Fund in Cairo, Mawaro Meqani, denied reports the fund demanded that om the Egyptian government privatize both its tax and customs services. Egypt-IMF, Economics, 4/10/1998 - Selling of 17 Egyptian hotels during the coming weeks Egypt, Business, 4/10/1998
- Algeria reduces its debts, oil price effects measured
The operation of rescheduling the debts is related to economic reforms supported by a loan of $1.04 billion from the International Monetary Fund. The reform program has spanned three years and will end next month. Algeria, Economics, 4/9/1998 - Egypt's exports of textiles and clothes reached to 500 million dollars Egypt, Business, 4/9/1998
- Fines for company owners who breach privatization contracts Egypt, Business, 4/8/1998
- Egypt and removing obstacles hindering US investments Egypt, Economics, 4/8/1998
- Moroccan bank says its will not sack 1,000 workers Morocco, Business, 4/8/1998
- IMF to assess Egyptian economy Egypt-IMF, Economics, 4/8/1998
- Arab businessmen hold second meeting Regional, Business, 4/8/1998
- Bahrain non-oil exports up Bahrain, Economics, 4/8/1998
- Iraq asks Arab countries to fulfill back debts
An Iraqi newspaper reported that Iraq called yesterday for debts due to it to be paid by some Arab countries. Iraq, Economics, 4/7/1998 - Oil crisis to hit Yemen
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday asked his government to take firm economic measures to reduce the budget deficit, which has escalated due to the recession in oil prices. Yemen, Economics, 4/7/1998 - Benefiting from Chinese experience in housing
Ahib Anuar El-Sokari, the manager of Chinese and Mongolian affairs at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, announced that China intends to send a delegation to visit Egypt within a tour later this year that will include African and Middle East countries. Egypt-China, Economics, 4/7/1998 - Egyptian minister of information to view April launch of NileSat Egypt, Economics, 4/7/1998
- Egyptian businessmen's delegation will visit Baghdad in May Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 4/7/1998
- Gulf Air turns profit Qatar, Business, 4/7/1998
- Saudi company to build Bahrain refinery Saudi Arabia-Bahrain-USA, Business, 4/7/1998
- Algeria cuts foreign debt Algeria, Economics, 4/7/1998
- Jordan signs contracts for waste water project
Jordan's minister of water and irrigation signed two agreements with Jordanian local companies and one with a US company to implement a JD 25 million in a waste water project in Wadi-Mussa area. Jordan, Economics, 4/6/1998 - Qatar liquid natural gas company gearing up Qatar, Business, 4/6/1998