Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 11/2/1998
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of November 2, 1998
- Four Egyptian public companies to be sold Egypt, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Korean minister of energy visits Saudi Arabia
Korean economic sources in Cairo announced yesterday that South Korean Minister of Energy Pak Tae-yong is going to visit Riyadh at the end of the current month. Saudi Arabia-South Korea, Economics, 11/6/1998 - Iraq agrees to allow Turkish trucks to pass through its territories to Gulf Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Tunisia and Libya sign agreement to connect electric grids Tunisia-Libya, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Bahrain general sale Bahrain, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Islamic banking conference coming Regional, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Pakistani JK Group establishes factory in Bahrain Bahrain-Pakistan, Business, 11/6/1998
- Iranian commercial exhibition in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Arab conference discusses establishment of Arab bank Regional, Economics, 11/6/1998
- International bank finances Yemeni projects Yemen-World Bank, Economics, 11/6/1998
- Egyptian company to establish automotive factory in Saudi Arabia Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 11/6/1998
- New Egyptian investment fund coming Egypt, Business, 11/6/1998
- Three foreign offers to purchase government's share in Misr-America Bank Egypt, Business, 11/5/1998
- 300 million pound to develop Port Said's containers Egypt, Business, 11/5/1998
- 18 US company representatives to accompany US secretary on Africa trip
Representatives from 18 companies will join US Secretary of Commerce William Daley on a trip to Africa to seek trade and investment opportunities Regional, Economics, 11/5/1998 - Moroccan and Senegalese preferential trade agreement to be finalized
Moroccan and Senegalese experts are to convene a meeting in Rabat next December to finalize a preferential trade agreement. Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 11/5/1998 - Morocco controls its sea by satellite
Morocco will start controlling its territorial waters with a satellite system, it was officially announced here. Morocco, Economics, 11/5/1998 - 2,500 companies to participate in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation conference
A delegation of Egyptian businessmen from medium and small companies is to take part in the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation conference which is to begin on November 12 and last for 4 days in Spain. More than 2,500 Arab and European companies are going to take part. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 11/5/1998 - Hungarian business delegation to visit Cairo next week Egypt-Hungary, Business, 11/5/1998
- Jordanian - Palestinian - Israeli cooperation on telecommunications Jordan-Palestine, Economics, 11/5/1998
- Beirut hosts conference for union of Arab banks tomorrow
The head of the union of Arab banks, Mahmoud Abdul Aziz is heading on the coming Wednesday to Beirut to participate in a three-day conference tomorrow to liberate Arab banking services in light of international economic changes. Regional, Economics, 11/4/1998 - Tunisia expects 100,000 tons of dates
It is expected that the Tunisian date crop could exceed 150,000 tons in the current season, in comparison to 95,000 tons last year, which indicates that it will reach a record high. Tunisia, Business, 11/4/1998 - Palestinian - Egyptian communications regarding running Gaza airport
Palestinian - Egyptian communications are currently being made to arrange a meeting between the two civilian aviation companies affiliated to both sides within the Palestinian Authority's preparation for running Gaza Airport as well as organizing direct flights between the airports in Gaza and Cairo. Palestine-Regional, Economics, 11/4/1998 - UAE telecommunications company recruits nationals United Arab Emirates, Economics, 11/4/1998
- Bahrain to set up new airline Bahrain, Business, 11/4/1998
- Moroccan official calls for more Austrian investments
Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade and Handicraft Alami Tazi called on Austrian investors to conduct business in Morocco by creating enterprises and concluding partnership agreements. Morocco-Austria, Economics, 11/4/1998 - Portuguese businessmen in Morocco next week
A Portuguese business delegation is expected in Morocco next week for a two-day visit to explore with their Moroccan peers means of upgrading trade and industrial cooperation through partnership and technology transfer. Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 11/4/1998 - The meetings of the Korean - Egyptian committee on November the 18th Egypt-South Korea, Economics, 11/4/1998
- Iran, Libya sign joint committee minute of meetings Libya-Iran, Economics, 11/4/1998
- Morocco set to protect intellectual property
Means to protect industrial property were the focus of talks held in Rabat on Monday between speaker of the house of representatives (the parliament's lower house), Abdelouahed Radi, and chairwoman of the French national anti-counterfeiting committee, Brigitte Douay. Morocco-France, Economics, 11/3/1998 - New navigational line between Europe and Middle East
The Saudi General Harbor Corporation added a new navigational line for transporting goods between the harbors of northern Europe and the Middle East, across Jeddah Islamic Harbor, the largest Saudi harbor. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Business, 11/3/1998 - Government renews self-employment project proposal to jobless graduates
The Moroccan government renewed a proposal to jobless graduates to create self-employment cooperatives. Morocco, Economics, 11/3/1998 - Deficit in Kuwait's budget shows need for new laws on international loans
Kuwaiti government sources said that the continuing reduction in petroleum prices will lead to increasing the deficit in the general budget and the need for loans from locally and internationally. Kuwait, Economics, 11/3/1998 - Mobile service via satellite in Cairo
Egyptian approved yesterday on permitting Iridium ME company to provide mobile telephone services via satellite for 10 years. Egypt, Business, 11/3/1998 - Moroccan carrier to service new flights for winter
Morocco's carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), said it will launch new flights for the 1998-99 winter season and expressed its intention to carry 3.5 million passengers during fiscal 1998-99. Morocco, Business, 11/3/1998 - Moroccan carrier participates in Arab Air Transport Union's meeting Regional-Morocco, Business, 11/3/1998
- An Egyptian trade free zone in Turkey
Cairo is currently examining a Turkish offer to establish a free trade zone in one of the harbors in southern Turkey for storing Egyptian goods and reexporting them to the region of Central Asia. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 11/3/1998 - Arab, international participation in Baghdad exposition
Hundreds of Arab and foreign businessmen on Sunday took part in the inauguration of Baghdad's international exposition in an unprecedented demonstration during eight years of UN sanctions. Some 30 countries, including 13 Arab countries, are taking part. Iraq-Regional, Economics, 11/2/1998 - Arab Chambers of Commerce and Industry start conference
Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan Bin Talal called on Arab governments on Sunday to exert more efforts to finalize the Arab free-trade zone Regional, Economics, 11/2/1998 - Egypt holding communications to establish free trade zones
Cairo is holding communications with European and Arab countries, aimed at establishing a free trade zone to facilitate the trade movement and encourage investment. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 11/2/1998 - Egypt seeks self-sufficiency in wheat to lessen dependence on US
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili said his country has endorsed three agreements for importing wheat from Turkey, Argentina and the US, adding that the pacts insure the country's supply of wheat through the end of March. Egypt, Economics, 11/2/1998 - Palestinian - Israeli economic talks Palestine-Israel, Economics, 11/2/1998
- Afro-Arab Forum Held in Ouagadougou Regional, Economics, 11/2/1998
- French Accor group signs management contract of three hotels in Morocco
The French leading tourism group Accor won recently a contract for the management of three luxury hotels in Morocco. Morocco, Business, 11/2/1998 - Fisheries joint commission meets in Lisbon
Portugal is among the European countries that benefit from the Morocco-European Union fisheries accord under which nearly 600 European trawlers, mainly Spanish and Portuguese, operate in Moroccan waters. Morocco-Spain, Business, 11/2/1998