Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 10/14/2002
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of October 14, 2002
- Ebeid probes oil strategic plan with Libya
"Ebeid discussed with the Libyan official the broadlines for an integrated strategic plan to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of oil, gas and petroleum products," Fahmi said. Libya-Egypt, Economics, 10/19/2002 - Nuclear energy seen as engine of Arab industrial development, experts say
Nuclear energy may become the engine of industrial development and production in the Arab states, said in marrakesh on Thursday an Egyptian expert taking part in an international conference on the use of nuclear energy in water desalination. Regional, Economics, 10/19/2002 - Egypt, Russia sign banking cooperation agreement
The Central Bank of Egypt and the Central Bank of Russia Wednesday signed an agreement on promoting bilateral cooperation in banking domains. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 10/19/2002 - National, foreign operators bid for development of five sea resorts in Morocco
Several national and international operators have placed bids for the construction and development of five sea resorts in Morocco. Morocco, Economics, 10/19/2002 - Russian trawlers to resume fishing in Morocco, Russia says
Russia on Thursday announced that its trawlers will resume fishing in Moroccan waters under an accord signed with Morocco during the official visit King Mohammed VI paid to Moscow this week. Morocco-Russia, Economics, 10/18/2002 - International conference debates use of nuclear energy in desalination
Experts from 35 countries are debating, part of an international conference that got under way in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Wednesday, the use of nuclear energy for desalination purposes. Regional, Economics, 10/17/2002 - Morocco's GDP jumps to 6.5 percent in 2001, UN says
Morocco's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) achieved a remarkable growth from 0.9 in 2000 to 6.5 percent in 2001, says the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Morocco, Economics, 10/17/2002 - Turkey: The water agreement with Israel is next month
Diplomatic sources in Ankara said on Wednesday that Turkey might sign an agreement to sell 50 billion cubic meters of waters to Israel by the fall of November. Israel-Turkey, Economics, 10/17/2002 - Moroccan official calls for strengthening Moroccan-French partnership in cereal farming
Moroccan agriculture, rural development, water and forest minister, Ismail Alaoui called on Moroccan and French economic operators to invest in the cereals stocking and processing infrastructure. Morocco-France, Economics, 10/17/2002 - Jordan and the World bank Jordan, Economics, 10/16/2002
- Canadian delegation promotes small, medium industries
Small industries are said to constitute the base for industrial development in many developed countries and contribute much to the national economies of these countries. Egypt-Canada, Economics, 10/15/2002 - Al-Watan: Sudanese company return Israeli pesticides from Duch company
The Sudanese Sugar company has decided to return back the agricultural pesticides which were imported by the company Tasnim, the agent company for the Dutch company, which proved to be pesticides produced by the Israeli Ashdoud company. Sudan-Israel, Economics, 10/15/2002 - al-Manar: Israeli machineguns in the Arab Gulf states
Sources at the Israeli military industries unveiled that they had provided Arab Gulf states with small machine guns of Auzi type. Gulf-Israel, Economics, 10/15/2002 - Egypt- Cyprus natural gas talks
Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi and a visiting Cypriot delegation led by minister of commerce and industry Nicos Rolandis probed on Sunday prospects of exporting egyptian natural gas to Cyprus through pipelines or liquidation by the year 2006. Egypt-Cyprus, Economics, 10/15/2002 - Morocco 2003 state budget worth us$ 13.28 billion
The overall amount of the draft finance law for 2003 is set at 139.51 billion Dirhams (US$ 13.28 billion), which is a 1.8% rise in comparison with the 2002 state budget. Morocco, Economics, 10/15/2002 - Morocco-Russia economic ties have good prospects, Kremlin Morocco-Russia, Economics, 10/14/2002
- Morocco's tobacco company to be privatized; $ 800 mln in sales
The Moroccan state-owned tobacco company has sold in 2001 a total of 14.2 billion cigarettes and posted sales of 8.89 billion DH (US$ 838.6 Mln), compared to 8,42 billion DH (US$ 794.3 Mln) in 2000. Morocco, Business, 10/14/2002