Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 4/20/1998
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of April 20, 1998
- International symposium addresses enhancing Palestinian national development
The symposium will tackle recent developments in Palestinian issues, including the peace process, methods of enhancing social and economic development in the Palestinian territories, in addition and the negative effects of Israeli policy on the Palestinian economy. Palestine-Egypt-UN, Economics, 4/25/1998 - Syria denies free zone for commodity exchange with Iraq
Syrian economic sources denied news reports quoted from Baghdad that a commodity free exchange zone will be opened next Tuesday in al-Qayem city on the Syrian - Iraqi borders on the occasion of the 61st birthday of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 4/24/1998 - Baghdad and Damascus to form a free trade area
An Iraqi newspaper in Baghdad announced yesterday that Iraq will inaugurate a free zone for exchanging goods on the Syrian - Iraqi borders on Tuesday in the region of El-Kaem. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 4/24/1998 - Iraq welcomes OPEC output cut Iraq-Regional, Economics, 4/24/1998
- Suez Canal department and Harbor Company allowed to sell shares Egypt, Business, 4/24/1998
- Norwegian oil investment in Libya Libya-Norway, Business, 4/23/1998
- UN - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, Economics, 4/23/1998
- Japan lends Morocco over $101 million for infrastructure projects Morocco-Japan, Economics, 4/23/1998
- Britain's ON Beck setting up a manufacturing operation in Oman Oman, Business, 4/23/1998
- Mubarak calls for speed up in Arab Free Trade implementation
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak confirmed support for increasing inter-Arab trade between the Arab states, where the current volume of this trade does not exceed more than 10%. Regional, Economics, 4/23/1998 - Jordan -Tunisia tax-free zone signed
Jordan's Prime Minister and his Tunisian counterpart met yesterday in the Tunisian capital to sign a tax-free zone agreement to expand trade exchange between their countries. Jordan-Tunisia, Economics, 4/23/1998 - Selling the Suez Canal
Reports in Egypt have said the Egyptian government intends to sell the Suez Canal organization within Egypt's privatization plan. Egypt, Economics, 4/23/1998 - US $236 million in projects by Islamic Bank approved
The directors agreed to invest US $236 million in projects for the Islamic Bank's member states and Islamic communities in non-member states. Regional, Economics, 4/23/1998 - Algeria to sell its public sector companies Algeria, Business, 4/23/1998
- Egyptian economic delegation returns from New York
Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohieddin El-Gharib said that he will present a comprehensive report to Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri, concerning US - Egyptian participation and the International Monetary Fund. Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/23/1998 - Gulf bankers get creative with new savings accounts
The commercial Bank of Oman and the Bank of Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait yesterday launched a unique savings account, Shukran, which guarantees a gift. Oman, Business, 4/23/1998 - 40 percent of Egyptian medicine companies for sale
It was decided to present 40% of the shares in the Egyptian medicine companies and companies manufacturing medicine bottles for sale to a main investor starting next month. Egypt, Business, 4/23/1998 - Palestinian airplane carrying aid to Iraq
Sohar Arafat, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's wife, said she will send another airplane soon to Iraq and that she will be on board. Palestine-Iraq, Economics, 4/22/1998 - Arab League meetings on joint Arab labor and free trade zone focus
The High Coordination Committee for joint Arab labor will hold the meetings of its 29th session in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on April 27-30. Regional, Economics, 4/22/1998 - Group calls for exhibitions in countries with free trade pacts with Egypt Egypt, Economics, 4/22/1998
- Beirut hosts conference on protection of intellectual property Lebanon, Business, 4/22/1998
- Egypt: No borrowing from IMF, investment doubling
Atef Ebied, the Egyptian minister of public works , has said that direct foreign investments are expected to increase in the coming year to $4 billion from $2 billion. Egypt, Economics, 4/21/1998 - Jordanian petroleum company's profits fall in 1997 Jordan, Business, 4/21/1998
- US delegation in Cairo
The delegation will visit Toshka to see Egyptian agricultural projects of the Egyptian programs in the agricultural researches, and privatization programs in the agricultural fields. Egypt, Business, 4/21/1998 - Egypt, Lebanon sign health accord Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 4/21/1998
- UAE's medicine for Iraq United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Economics, 4/21/1998
- French Tourism Minister received by Jordan's King
King Hussein of Jordan yesterday night received the French Tourism Minister Michaele Demasseane who is on an official visit to Jordan. At the meeting King Hussein and Minister Demessine discussed tourism issues and joint efforts to preserve the Jordanian national heritage. Jordan-France, Economics, 4/21/1998 - US - Egyptian program for increase foreign trade
The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Finance is about to finalize a program that deals with customs service problems with program implementation planed for the beginning of July Egypt-USA, Business, 4/20/1998 - Libya, Congo sign cooperation agreements Libya-Congo, Economics, 4/20/1998
- EU, Tunisia sign cooperation agreement
Tunisia and the European Union today signed an accord for the EU to donate US $10.7 million in Tunisian loans in the three coming years in order to enable Tunisia to improve its economy. Tunisia-European Union, Economics, 4/20/1998 - Qatar petrochemical conference Regional-Qatar, Economics, 4/20/1998
- Gulf Investment Services named best brokerage firm
Muscat Gulf Investment Services has been named by the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) as the best brokerage firm in 1997. Oman, Business, 4/20/1998 - Nile Sat launch on April 28 Egypt, Economics, 4/20/1998