Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 7/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of July 3, 2000
- Preparatory summit for OAPEC in Algeria begins Regional, Economics, 7/8/2000
- Investment commission adopts $ 37 mln investments
The ministerial investment commission convened in Rabat Wednesday under the chairmanship of premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi okayed investment projects totaling $ 37 million, a government general affairs department release said. Morocco, Economics, 7/8/2000 - Bashir promises extending a petroleum pipeline from Khartoum to Ethiopia
The Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir promised extending a petroleum pipeline from Khartoum to Kadaref governorate then to the Ethiopia and that exporting petroleum to Ethiopia will be in exchange for electricity for Kadaref governorate. He also promised extending the railway system till the Ethiopian city of Matama. Sudan-Ethiopia, Economics, 7/8/2000 - World Trade Organization agrees on Oman's membership Oman, Economics, 7/8/2000
- Moroccan airport twined with US, Palestinian peers
The Mohammed V Airport, the largest in Morocco, was twined Friday with the international airport of Washington - Baltimore and the Palestinian International Airport of Gaza. Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 7/8/2000 - Morocco pleads for genuine Euro- Mediterranean partnership
Zerouali said the benefits from a Euro-Mediterranean partnership cannot be limited to the gains resulting from a mere reduction of customs duties, but encompass also industrial development, technology transfer and investments Morocco, Economics, 7/7/2000 - EU, keen on strengthening cooperation with Egypt
"The Current Chairman of the EU, will seek to strengthen cooperation between Egypt and the European Union especially as regards the Egyptian national industry modernization program," French Ambassador Francois Dopffer told MENA. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 7/7/2000 - Morocco's sea products exports worth $ 639 ml in 1999
Morocco's fishing output reached 727,000 tons in 1999, an increase of 4.7% compared to 1998. Out of this volume, 240,500 tons were exported for a value of $ 639 million, says Bank Al Maghrib's latest report. Morocco, Economics, 7/7/2000 - $ 249 million in Middle East losses due to forged software
The software industry union in Abu Dhabi assured that the losses for its industry in the Middle East due to piracy have increased to 78% and reached 249 million dollars last year. Regional-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/7/2000 - French opinion-polling company sets up branch in Morocco
The French group, "CSA TMO," a leading market research and opinion polling company in France, announced plans to set up a branch in Casablanca. Morocco, Business, 7/7/2000 - Mubarak reviews Egyptian-Europe partnership working papers
Modernizing and effecting comprehensive advancement constitute Egypt's national project for the future, said President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2000 - First Libya plane lands in Morocco Libya-Morocco, Economics, 7/6/2000
- Morocco, Tunisia agree to implement fisheries program
Morocco and Tunisia agreed to implement a fisheries cooperation program for the year 2000-2001. Tunisia-Morocco, Economics, 7/6/2000 - IMF and WB prescriptions to morocco criticized
A Moroccan economist has criticized the prescriptions made to Morocco by the Bretton Woods institutions (World Bank -WB- and International Monetary Fund IMF). Morocco, Economics, 7/6/2000 - Syrian- Jordan joint water projects Jordan-Syria, Economics, 7/6/2000
- Air Afrique buys 32 % shares in Mauritania Airways
The multi-national airline company, Air Afrique, has bought 32 % shares in Mauritania Airways, Air Afrique's Director-General, Pape Sow Thiam, announced Wednesday in Nouakchott. Mauritania, Economics, 7/6/2000 - Sudan airways to start Lagos route
Sudan Airways is to start flights on a new route to Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, this weekend, an official of the company disclosed in Khartoum Wednesday. Sudan, Economics, 7/6/2000 - UN discusses access to information technology
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) began its 2000, month-long substantive session at the UN headquarters on Wednesday, beginning with the problem of access of developing countries to modern information and communications technology. Regional, Economics, 7/6/2000 - Bouteflika: educational reform based on merit, access and lifelong education
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on Tuesday in comments about education and educational reform that educational institutions should place the student is "at the center of the university." Algeria, Economics, 7/5/2000 - King Mohammed lays down foundation stone of $ 8 mln phone call center in the north Morocco, Economics, 7/5/2000
- Algero-Iraqi joint commission will start on July 10 Algeria-Iraq, Economics, 7/5/2000
- Islamic Parliamentary Union calls for stronger economic cooperation
Participants in the second session of the Islamic Parliamentary Union ISPU in cairo called for stronger inter-Islamic cooperation. Regional, Economics, 7/5/2000 - Morocco announces 50% abatement on customs duties for least developed african countries Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000
- Mubarak probes Egypt-EU partnership draft agreement
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday said Egypt is capable of modernising a national programme to counter the dangers imposed by the global economy. Egypt, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Moussa meets with businessmen
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held a meeting in Cairo Monday with 70 businessmen who will accompany him on July 17, on a four-day tour that would take him to south Africa and Switzerland. Egypt, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Egypt's exports up by 12% in 9 months
From now on, Egyptian importers will have to deal with only one authority in order to finalize their export documents. "The Ministry has gathered all monitoring and security authorities under one umbrella," said Ghali. Egypt, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Canadian official party to visit Morocco in September
Deputy premier and industry minister of Quebec, Bernard Landry and Canadian international trade minister, Pierre S.Pettigrew are expected in Morocco respectively in September and October. Morocco-Canada, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Establishing 6 new petroleum refinery in Iraq
Amer Rashid the Iraqi petroleum minister assured that Iraq is establishing 6 small petroleum refineries, the first of which is to begin later in the current month. Iraq, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Morocco undertakes ambitious rural women promotion project
Morocco is undertaking an ambitious program for the promotion of rural women in the central region of Marrakesh (Haouz), for a total cost of $ 420,000. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Islamic development bank finances northern highway section
The Islamic development bank (IDB) will extend Morocco $ 37.55 million to finance the construction of Sidi El Yamani-Asilah highway section, a release of Jeddah-based IDB said. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Hewlet foundation donates $ 300,000 to population and development partners
The Hewlett foundation will donate $300,000 to Moroccan "population and development partners" to support south-south initiatives in the field of reproductive health especially in matters of research, documentation and training. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Turkey declares its readiness to sell water to Israel Israel-Turkey, Economics, 7/4/2000
- USA to give Morocco 110,000 tons of wheat and barley
The United States will provide Morocco an additional food aid, worth $ 6 million, of 110,000 metric tons of wheat and barley and a concessional financing for the purchase of 40,000 metric tons of wheat and 40,000 metric tons of barley, worth $10 million, says a statement of the US embassy in Rabat. Morocco-USA, Economics, 7/3/2000 - Egypt and Israel try to resolve Gaza air flight problem
Egyptian sources stated that Egypt and Israel set a period of time to reach a solution for the dispute on an air passage that threatens ending air trips between Cairo and Gaza. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 7/3/2000