Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 10/2/2000
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of October 2, 2000
- Iraq, Turkey agree to resume train trips
Turkish sources said on Friday that Turkey and Iraq have agreed to resume trains movement between their two countries. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 10/7/2000 - Libya asks OPEC countries to back its candidate for trusteeship position
Libya entered into the competition for the post of the secretary general for OPEC to join Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq which nominated names for this post. Regional, Economics, 10/6/2000 - Egypt to discuss in November a free trade zone with U.S.A
An Egyptian delegation comprising officials and businessmen will discuss in mid November with U.S officials arrangements for establishing the free trade zone between the two countries. Egypt-USA, Economics, 10/6/2000 - Oman continues to ease foreign labor out of local jobs
Oman said that it will ban employing foreigners in cars rental companies in the framework of its efforts to provide more jobs for its citizens. Oman, Business, 10/6/2000 - Iraqi airlines to open Syria bureau soon
The final arrangements are currently being made to reopen the bureau of the Iraqi air lines company in Damascus which has been closed since 10 years and also the Kuwaiti air lines bureau. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 10/6/2000 - British interest in the extensive railway projects in Libya
A British economic delegations currently visiting Tripoli held discussions with the high ranking officials for the establishing and managing of the railway station projects in Libya. Libya-UK, Economics, 10/6/2000 - With $ 90 million capital - Orascom establishes cement factory in Algeria
The Egyptian company Orascom for establishment and industry established a cement factory in Algeria with 90 million dollars capital with productive capacity of 1,800 million tons annually. The work will begin in the coming year. Algeria-Egypt, Business, 10/6/2000 - Arab businessmen discuss in Tunis increasing commercial exchange
The meeting of the Arab importers and exporters in the food industry sectors that was organized by the Arab trade finance program in association with the Tunisian exports renaissance center and the Tunisian Union for industry and trade - was concluded today in Tunis. Regional, Business, 10/6/2000 - British - Australian oil exploration in Jordan
The Jordanian natural resources authority and a coalition from the British company Star Petroleum and the Australian Black Rock signed an understanding note for drilling for petroleum in he northern heights area of Jordan. Jordan, Economics, 10/6/2000 - Canadian minister leads business delegation to Algeria, Morocco
Morocco and Algeria are countries undergoing political, economic and social mutations and Spain and Portugal are very interesting markets for Canadian exports, said the minister who will be leading a business delegation of over 100 enterprises. Maghreb-Canada, Economics, 10/6/2000 - ALCATEL sells out Morocco branch Morocco, Business, 10/6/2000
- Director shoots The Four Feathers remake in Morocco Morocco, Business, 10/6/2000
- Moroccan university signs partnership accord with computer firm
The Moroccan Al-Akhawayne University of Ifrane on Wednesday signed a partnership accord with Lotus, an affiliate of IBM. Morocco, Business, 10/6/2000 - Fuel prices in Morocco will not increase in october
The government has announced that it will not increase fuel prices in the month of October, in view of the impact the increase would have on several sectors, including transports, agriculture and industry and on the purchasing power. Morocco, Economics, 10/6/2000 - Discussions to increase salaries of private sector workers Syria, Economics, 10/5/2000
- Moroccan - Japanese financial cooperation probed
Morocco's Minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism Fathallah Oualalou conferred in Rabat Wednesday with the governor of the Japanese international cooperation bank Hiroshi Yasuda. Morocco-Japan, Economics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan, Italian entrepreneurs explore cooperation
A delegation of Italian entrepreneurs from Tuscany visited Wednesday the Marrakesh chamber of trade, industry and services to explore with local peers small and medium enterprise (SME) cooperation. Morocco-Italy, Economics, 10/5/2000 - Morocco and Argentina sign several cooperation agreements
Morocco and Argentina signed in Rabat Tuesday three major agreements on trade, fisheries and cooperation between the Moroccan Export Promotion Center (CMPE) and argentine counterpart. Morocco-Argentina, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Iraqi industrialists in Syria
The Iraqi weekly al-Itihad said on Tuesday that the Syrian authorities have permitted the entry of Iraqi industrialists in the private sector to its lands, as such permission used to be limited to traders. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Mubarak tour in Toshka
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday made a tour in Lake Nasser inspect th flow of water from the Lake into the Toshka spillway to three courses and branches of the canal and their connection to the main pumping station. Egypt, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Stronger communications network among European, Mediterranean states
Egypt's Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali Tuesday underlined the importance of setting up a strong communications network between the European and Mediterranean countries, including Egypt, in order to push forward the European-Mediterranean partnership programme (Cairo 2000). Regional, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Argentina - Algeria discussions to vitalize the commercial exchange
Argentina's foreign minister Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini arrived today on a 2 day official visit to Algeria. The minister is escorted by a businessmen delegation and heads of the economic corporations. Algeria-Argentina, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Morocco launches tender for selling part of telecom company
Morocco on Tuesday launched a tender to sell 35% of the capital of Maroc-Telecom. Morocco, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Egypt, Morocco are top recipient of foreign investments in north Africa
Morocco was the second largest recipient of foreign direct investments in 1999 in North Africa after Egypt, said the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development "UNCTAD" in a report made public Tuesday in Washington. Regional, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Mubarak arrives in Toshka
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Tuesday morning on a visit to Toshka giant project. Egypt, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Jordanian King to visit the USA Jordan-USA, Economics, 10/3/2000
- Fischler calls for restructuring European fishing sector
Morocco ought to be ''realistic'' and understand that for the European Union ''fishing possibilities must be an integral part of the new arrangement'', said the European fishery commissioner Franz Fischler. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Spanish government supports EU-borne concessions to Morocco over vegetables
Spain said it supports granting concessions to Moroccan fruits and vegetables, provided that these concessions are borne by all the European Union countries. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Mauritania launches first mobile phone network
Mauritanians will be able, starting Wednesday, to get mobile phones, announced MATTEL, a Mauritanian-Tunisian telecom company. Mauritania, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Clinton eases Africa's trade terms
The US administration has eased its terms for granting duty-free US market access to African-assembled clothing under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, after complaints that it was trying to hold would-be beneficiaries to standards higher than the law provisions. Regional, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Egypt hosts 6th Mediterranean partnership
Egypt is hosting this Oct.3-4 a forum of enterprises from European Union and south Mediterranean countries. Regional-European Union, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Algeria, Quebec signed 8 agreements
Algerian and the Canadian district of Quebec on Sunday signed 8 partnership and trade and economic exchange agreements in the areas of telecommunications, laboratories, agriculture, industry and the environment. Algeria-Canada, Economics, 10/3/2000 - October 3, national day of the new valley governorate
- The name of the New Valley dates back to the year 1958 when it was given to the Western Desert. At that time it was decided to start a comprehensive project to establish a new valley along the Nile Valley, depending on land reclamation and agriculture. Egypt, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Rabat hosts international meeting on small and medium enterprise promotion
Rabat will host Oct 5-6 an international meeting under the patronage of King Mohammed VI on ''Emerging economies and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) promotion, compared experiments''. Regional, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan sign housing accord
Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan on Monday signed a cooperation accord in matters of housing. Regional, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Egypt targets annual growth rate of 7%, savings to 21% Egypt, Economics, 10/2/2000
- Palestinian industrialists in Morocco fair Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 10/2/2000
- Peres peace institute gives donation to Jordanian computer company
The Lebanese magazine al-Sheraa has stressed that the Israeli " Peres Institute for peace" approved a sum of US $ 1.5 million in support of the Jordanian computer company which was recently opened in Amman. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 10/2/2000 - Abdul Meguid confers with chairperson of Arab business women council
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Ismat Abdul Meguid on Sunday in Cairo discussed with the chairperson of the Arab business women council Sheikha Hessa Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah the role played by the Arab businesswomen council in strengthening trade and economic cooperation among the Arab states and its role in supporting the greater Arab free trade area. Regional, Business, 10/2/2000 - British week in Egypt to promote bilateral trade
Terming Egypt as a main trade partner of his country, British ambassador in Cairo Graham Boyce yesterday urged further promotion of bilateral economic links. Egypt-UK, Economics, 10/2/2000