Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 8/3/1998
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of August 3, 1998
- Arab Economic Council head: no alternative to establishing Arab joint market
Hassaan Ibrahim, the secretary-general of the Arab Economic Unity Council, announced that there is no alternative way of gathering the Arab states together economically to establishing an Arab joint market. Regional, Economics, 8/7/1998 - Canada and Egypt to sign tax agreement Egypt-Canada, Economics, 8/7/1998
- Egyptian - Saudi businessmen's conference scheduled for December Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/7/1998
- US attempts to hold fifth economic conference for Middle East and North Africa
News repeated in economic circles in the Middle East area says that Washington started confidential and private consultations with the Arab states to hold the fifth economic conference for the Middle Eastern countries and North Africa in one of these countries before the end of 1998 and that Tunis is nominated to host the conference. Regional-USA, Economics, 8/6/1998 - New investment projects in Algeria
Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced the privatization projects worth about 300 billion Algerian dinars during the coming year to finance investment projects and counter decreasing job opportunities for Algeria's citizens and reduce the volume of unemployment among Algerians. Algeria, Economics, 8/6/1998 - A reduction in Egyptian exports
The most recent report issued by the Egyptian central system of general mobilization and statistics confirmed a decrease in Egyptian exports during the first four months of the current year. Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Egyptian trade minister calls for increased exports to COMESA countries
Ahmed Goweili, the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, urged businessmen and investors to work on increasing their exports to the countries belonging to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, after Egypt's official admission to the the group. Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Doctors and engineers stage sit in to protest unemployment
Moroccan jobless doctors and engineers staged on Wednesday a 24-hour "warning sit-in" in front of the headquarters of the Moroccan parliament in downtown Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Germany extends Morocco 50 million deutsch marks in assistance Morocco-Germany, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Morocco temporarily bans shellfish sales Morocco, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Kuwait for monitoring public states' s calculations Kuwait, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Yemen's oil revenues estimated at US $254.58 million Yemen, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Syrian - Kuwaiti information talks in Damascus
Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi on Tuesday discussed with Kuwaiti Information Minister Yussef Sumait currently visiting Syria the information cooperation existing between them. Kuwait-Syria, Economics, 8/5/1998 - Cereal harvest reaches 63.5 mln quintals
Morocco's cereals harvest reached this year 63.5 Million quintals including 28.3 Mln/Qn of soft wheat, 15.5 Ml/Qn of hard wheat and 15.5 Ml/Qn of barley, the Moroccan agriculture minister said Tuesday in Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 8/5/1998 - UAE - Sudan aid United Arab Emirates, Economics, 8/5/1998
- Unified index for Islamic shares to measure their performance
Chairman of the United States Financial Group, Mohammad Ali Khan, said the importance of the K.M.S. Sami index lies in the opportunity it provides to Muslim investors to measure the performance of their investments and portfolios. Regional, Business, 8/5/1998 - EU donates $42 million to Lebanon Lebanon-European Union, Economics, 8/5/1998
- Germany to offer relief aid to Sudan
Germany plans to send relief assistance to Sudan to help the inhabitants of regions facing famine against the backdrop of civil war. Sudan-Germany, Economics, 8/5/1998 - New Syrian - Iraqi pipeline to be built
A Jordanian daily quoted Iraqi Oil Minister Amer Muhammad Rasheed as saying that at the conclusion of his visit to Damascus he had the consent of Syrian officials to resume exportation of his country's oil to European and American markets through the Tibeline pipeline. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/4/1998 - Italy and Libya reopen marine transportation
A Libyan ship "Toletela" arrived on Sunday in Catania on the island of Sicily from the Libyan port city of Tripoli, and returned the same day evening to Libya. Libya-Italy, Economics, 8/3/1998 - Jordan - Iraq deals approved by Sanctions Committee Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 8/3/1998
- Oman LNG contract signed Oman, Business, 8/3/1998
- Bahrain - real estate Bahrain, Economics, 8/3/1998
- Djbouti - UAE flights Djibouti-United Arab Emirates, Business, 8/3/1998
- Egypt will not sign partnership agreement with Europe
Ahmed Goweili the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, stated while examining the exhibition of Egyptian products being held on the margin of a tourism and shopping festival that Egypt will not sign the partnership agreement with Europe until it reaches a balance in joint economical interests with all parties." Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/3/1998