Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 1/13/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of January 13, 2003
- Construction of Egyptian gas pipeline to Jordan completes today
The construction works of the Egyptian-Jordanian natural gas pipeline is expected to be completed this morning. Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 1/18/2003 - Baghdad: three new oil contracts with Russia; Look oil back to Iraq
Three new oil contracts with Russian companies in Baghdad yesterday were signed in order to explore Iraqi oil fields whose reserves are estimated at 450,000 barrels every day, at a time when unconfirmed information said that "Look Oil" company, the largest of the Russian oil companies, has restored back its contract to develop al-Qarna west oil fields Iraq-Russia, Economics, 1/18/2003 - Spanish farmers seek to ban entry of Moroccan fruits, flowers to europe
Farmers and stock breeders from southern Spain have called their peers in the southern town of Almeria to block the passage of Moroccan fruits and flowers to Europe. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 1/18/2003 - Jordan, UAE agreement on exempting goods, commodities Jordan-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 1/16/2003
- Egypt - GCC Free trade zone Negotiations
The first round of negotiations started yesterday at the headquarters of the general secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) between the GCC member states, as one group and Egypt. Egypt-Gulf, Economics, 1/16/2003 - L'Inter: Air Senegal, top sub-saharan airliner, Senegalese president says
"When elected at the presidency of state, I was ready to sell Air Senegal at a symbolic Franc to get rid of it as a matter of fact, until I met the Moroccans and we both decided to launch this company that's today the top Sub-Saharan airliner," said Wade Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 1/16/2003 - More negotiations are needed for balanced Morocco-EU agriculture accord
Morocco want the reciprocity principle to be applied with all the shades of meanings contained in the agreement, they said. This means that Morocco's development level should be taken into account as more than half of the population lives in rural areas, in addition to the labor force of the agri-food industry and of other associated activities. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 1/16/2003 - Morocco okays building of Roche lab in Casablanca
The Moroccan Health department has okayed the building in Casablanca of a laboratory by the World-famed Roche company. Morocco, Business, 1/16/2003 - Morocco moves to liberalize Tobacco sector
The Moroccan House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) on Tuesday passed a draft bill for the liberalization of the tobacco sector. Morocco, Economics, 1/16/2003 - Vivendi's financial problems will not affect Moroccan phone operator, minister
The financial problems of the French Group "Vivendi" will not affect the future of Morocco's phone operator, Maroc Telecom, minister of finance and privatization, Fathallah Oulaalou, said Tuesday. Morocco, Business, 1/16/2003 - Egyptian Rafah coasts pollution with Israel sewage, in court case
The Egyptian court in al-Areesh decided to set Thursday, March 25th, a date for considering the case filed the chairman of the civil society for protecting the environment in northern Sinai province Abdullah al-Hajjawi against the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon because of Israel's pollution of the coats of the Egyptian city of Rafah for 8 continous years. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 1/15/2003 - Meeting between Gulf and European Gulf-European Union, Economics, 1/15/2003
- Saudi, south Korea economic relations boosted Saudi Arabia-South Korea, Economics, 1/15/2003
- Moroccan-Saudi Business Council opens meeting
Abdellah Kaaki, President of the Mecca Chamber of Commerce and Industry who chairs the Saudi side at the Council, deplored, in a speech at the opening of the meeting, the low level of trade exchanges which remain short of the excellent relations between the two states. He also regretted the low level of investments. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/14/2003 - Arab mediterranean countries sign FTA agreement
Foreign ministers of Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia initialled in Amman on Saturday a Free Trade Agreement between the four Arab Mediterranean states to be enforced after it is officially signed by the four states' heads of state, provides for the creation of an FTA including Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia as well as Arab Mediterranean states which will be part of it in the future. Regional, Economics, 1/14/2003 - Moroccan-French trade talks
Means to increase trade exchanges between Morocco and France topped talks held in Rabat Monday between Moroccan minister in charge of economic and general affairs and economic upgrading, Abderrazaq El Mossadeq, and French delegate minister of foreign trade, Francois Loos. Morocco-France, Economics, 1/14/2003 - Malaysian economic gowth model, in a lecture
Director of the Malaysian Institute for Economy Planning, Mohammed Arif delivered yesterday in Damascus a lecture on the strategy of Industry and Industrial Investment in Malaysia. Syria-Malaysia, Economics, 1/14/2003 - Efforts to boost inter- Arab tourism Regional-Egypt, Economics, 1/14/2003
- Saudi - Tunisian joint investment projects Saudi Arabia-Tunisia, Economics, 1/14/2003
- Iran, Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding Kuwait-Iran, Economics, 1/14/2003
- Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan prepare final FTA version Regional, Economics, 1/13/2003
- Syria, China for boosting trade Exchange relations
A meeting between Syrian businessmen delegation headed by Ratib Al-Shallah, head of Damascus Chamber of Commerce, and Chinese delegation headed by Wan Jifi, Head of the Chinese Council for development of Foreign Trade, took place yesterday in Damascus. Shallah stressed the importance of boosting cooperation in various economic fields, activating the signed agreements Syria-China, Economics, 1/13/2003 - South Korea for a stable oil imports from Kuwait
Kuk-hwan Sin, minister of commerce, industry and energy in south Korea has stressed that his country seeks to ensure the security and stability of its oil imports from Kuwait in the context of its care to strengthen relations between the two countries in various fields. Kuwait-South Korea, Economics, 1/13/2003