Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 11/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of November 11, 2002
- WTO permits developing countries to produce cheap drugs for protecting public health
Egypt's Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali described as "an important achievement" for Egypt, developing and the least-developing countries, the consensus among participants in the WTO ministerial meetings on the executive board of issues of pharmaceuticals and public health. Regional, Economics, 11/16/2002 - Al-Ahram: Egyptian gas reserves enough for 60 years
The Egyptian daily al-Ahram yesterday quoted the Egyptian minister of oil Sameh Fahmi as saying that the gas reserves in Egypt is enough for local consumption and exports for 60 years while oil reserves are enough for a period of 14 years. Egypt, Economics, 11/15/2002 - Morocco's economy mostly free, Heritage Foundation
Morocco is one of the countries with "mostly free" economy, the Heritage Foundation said in its annual report, ranking the kingdom 68th in terms of economy freedom. Morocco-USA, Economics, 11/14/2002 - Al-Watan: Israeli goods in the Saudi markets Saudi Arabia-Israel, Economics, 11/13/2002
- Moroccan expats' remittances up by 52.5 percent from Jan. to Sept. 2002 Morocco, Economics, 11/13/2002
- Saudi companies protest against al-Walid Bin Talal's monopoly to exporting cattle to Sudan Saudi Arabia-Sudan, Economics, 11/12/2002
- Bahrain, Oman sign memorandum of understanding on telecommunications Bahrain-Oman, Economics, 11/11/2002