Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 3/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of March 17, 2003
- Younis: Arab power grid with turkey before end of 2003
Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hassan Younis said the Arab power grid and the European power linkage through Turkey is part of joint cooperation between the two countries. Regional-Turkey, Economics, 3/22/2003 - Ghamrawi opens forum on trade, investment with China
Within the framework of efforts to beef up Egypt-China ties in all fields, Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) opens today a forum on investment and trade opportunities between Egypt and China. Egypt-China, Economics, 3/22/2003 - Morocco's citrus fruits exports post 7% rise Morocco, Economics, 3/22/2003
- Morocco's airliner RAM rules out flights cancellation, except in extreme cases Morocco, Business, 3/21/2003
- Finance, privatization minister meets european travel group Envergure
Moroccan minister of finance and privatization, Fathallah Oulaalou, met in Rabat Tuesday a delegation of the European group "Envergure" specialized in low-cost tourism and catering. Morocco-European Union, Business, 3/21/2003 - Morocco and Senegal to seek Japan's financing to Rosso bridge
Morocco and Senegal confirmed plans to seek Japan's funding to build a bridge on the Senegal river, that is part of the Dakar-Tangiers road. Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 3/21/2003 - US agreed to reschedule due Jordanian debts
Jordanian sources said yesterday that the US has agreed to reschedule some 177 million dollars of due debts Jordan has to pay out of a total sum of debt of 288 million dollars. Jordan-USA, Economics, 3/21/2003 - Moroccan cement plant reports us$ 199 mln in sales
Moroccan cement plant "Ciments du Maroc" reports a 1.99 billion DH (US$ 199 Mln) in sales in 2002, posting a 3% growth compared to 2001 and a net result of 409 million DH (US$ 40.9 mln), an increase by 11%. Morocco, Business, 3/19/2003 - Syria, UAE sign oil and gas agreement
Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Ibrahim Haddad and United Arab Emirates' minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Obeid Bin Seif al-Naseri signed yesterday in Damascus cooperation protocol in the fields of oil, gas and mineral resource between Syria and U.A.E. United Arab Emirates-Syria, Economics, 3/18/2003 - Government to upgrade trademarks' database
Final measures to set up a database of local and international trademarks will be completed over the next six months, Mohamed Abdul Aal, Head of the Trademarks Department, an affiliate of the Ministry of Supply, said at the 43rd meeting of the Software Manufacturers Union yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 3/18/2003 - King Mohammed visits Oujda prison, regional investment center, old Medinah
Morocco's King Mohammed VI visited this Saturday the prison of Oujda where he inquired about progress in the program carried out by the Mohammed VI Foundation for the reintegration of inmates, and visited the prison pavilions and the newly-equipped vocational training facilities. Morocco, Economics, 3/17/2003 - On the trade exchange size between Jordan, Iraq
An official source at the Jordanian ministry of industry and trade has disclosed that the government made so far 18 trade agreements to export Jordanian commodities to Iraq at a value of 23 million dollars. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 3/17/2003 - Moroccan carrier launches 85 new lines starting next April
Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc will launch, starting next April 1st, 85 new air lines Morocco, Business, 3/17/2003