Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 11/5/2001
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of November 5, 2001
- Arab investments outside of the Arab house is $ 1000 billion
The secretary general of the Arab economic unity Ahmad Jweili has estimated the volume of Arab investments out of the Arab homeland between USD 800- 1,000 billion, calling on re-arranging the Arab house and put these sums in investments inside the Arab states. Regional, Economics, 11/5/2001 - Developing countries should talk part in formulating trade system
The Ministerial Economic Committee, under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, will within the coming hours discuss Egypt's attitude towards issues to be discussed by the fourth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, during the period 9-13 November. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001 - US support to continue
Officials of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) asserted that the war in Afghanistan will not have a negative impact on Egypt-US economic relations. Egypt-USA, Economics, 11/5/2001 - UAE buys 25 US Boeing 777 planes at USD 6.6 billion
The government of the Dubai Emirate on Sunday signed a letter on intention to buy 25 Boeing planes at a cost of USD 6.6 billion. United Arab Emirates, Economics, 11/5/2001 - Jordan signs two loan agreements with Germany
Jordan on Sunday with the German building bank two agreements according to which the German bank will provide two loans at a cost of USD 50.7 million Marcs to carry out water projects in Jordan. Jordan-Germany, Economics, 11/5/2001 - L.E 40 billion to be allocated to modernize industry and production
Egyptian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed el- Darsh stressed that the Egyptian government is fully aware of its commitments, especially as regards the Egyptian-European partnership. Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001 - Government pledged to confront joblessness
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said the government prepares and enforces clear-cut programmes to end the joblessness. Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001