Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 7/14/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of July 14, 2003
- Six petroleum projects in Alexandria approved Egypt, Economics, 7/19/2003
- Egypt, Turkey discuss free trade zone
The aim of an agreement with Egypt is to establish a balanced trade exchange between the two countries and increase their investments, he added. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 7/19/2003 - Egypt, Japan to set up $100 million pharmaceuticals plant
"The Egyptian and Japanese government agreed to set up a pharmaceuticals plant at a cost of $ 100 million in the 6th of October City. Egypt-Japan, Economics, 7/19/2003 - Trade balance deficit decreases
Trade balance deficit decreased during the period from January to February 2003 at 44% to be $ 669 million compared to $ 1186 million during the same period last year, said a recent report by the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Egypt, Economics, 7/19/2003 - Customers' bank deposit increase by 6% in 2002 Morocco, Business, 7/19/2003
- U.S. House of Representatives approves $1,9 billion aid to Egypt Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/19/2003
- Textile-clothing sector posts us $2.8 billion in sales in 2002
According to Mezouar, apart from the Spanish, Portuguese and UK markets that registered respectively 15%, 24% and 5% rises, drops were recorded in all the other markets in the European Union. Nevertheless, the textile-clothing sector is still the largest employer and exporting industry enterprise Morocco, Economics, 7/19/2003 - Syrian - Lebanese businessmen meeting in Zahle
Syrian - Lebanese Businessmen Council chaired by its head Ratib al-Shallah held its 4th meeting for this year today at Zahle's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/18/2003 - IMF mission in Beirut; Lebanon's financial position
The chairman of the Middle East department at the International Monetary Fund IMF George Abed will arrive in Beirut to review the economic and financial situation and discuss economic reforms programs with President Emil Lahoud, the prime minister Rafic Hariri and other Lebanese officials. Lebanon, Economics, 7/18/2003 - Morocco, Tunisia probe means to reinforce cooperation in energy
Moroccan energy and mining minister, Mohamed Boutaleb, and his Tunisian peer, Moncef Ben Abdellah, probed in Rabat on Monday means to reinforce cooperation in energy and mining between the two Maghreban states. Morocco-Tunisia, Economics, 7/17/2003 - Minister stresses acceleration of industrial modernization in Syria
Syria's minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem, stressed the ministry's interest in the usage of the industrial information technology in all institutions through a comprehensive modernization process. Syria, Economics, 7/17/2003 - Syrian - German cooperation agreements
Syrian State Planning Association's Head, Tawfik Ismael, and Germany's Ambassador to Damascus, Ibrahard Showbios, signed yesterday a two mutual documents for the project of the Experts and Studies Fund and an agreement concerning financial cooperation. Syria-Germany, Economics, 7/17/2003 - Al-Watan: Saudi efforts to revive the economy
Saudi Arabia's services ministry is preparing to propose 17,800 jobs already occupied by foreigners to be assumed by Saudi citizens. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/17/2003 - Syrian-Lebanese unified customs laws meeting
The Syrian-Lebanese Custom Committee held yesterday its periodical meeting headed by the director-general of the Syrian Custom Mahmoud Merai and his Lebanese counterpart Asad Ghanim. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/16/2003 - EEHC receives funding for Nubariya power plant-phase two
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the finance institution for the European Union, announced yesterday a 150-million-euro long-term loan to the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) for the construction of the second module for the Nubariya power plant. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 7/16/2003 - Abul-Naga: EIB official considers finance of projects Egypt-European Union, Economics, 7/16/2003
- Tunisian prime minister in Morocco for Moroccan-Tunisian high commission
Tunisian prime minister, Mohamed Ghannouchi, arrived Monday in Rabat where he will co-chair with Moroccan peer, Driss Jettou, the 11th session of the Moroccan-Tunisian High Commission scheduled this July 14-15. Morocco-Tunisia, Economics, 7/15/2003 - Syria is Ukraine's first economic partner in ME Syria-Ukraine, Economics, 7/15/2003
- Syrian- German transport and tourism cooperation
Syria's Tourism Minister Sa'ad Allah Agha al-Kalaa met yesterday in Damascus a delegation of German Terckon Company which specializes in investments and real estates. Syria-Germany, Economics, 7/15/2003 - Egypt, Libya draft agreement to upgrade trade exchange Egypt-Libya, Economics, 7/14/2003
- Al-Assad ratifies oil agreement in decrees Syria, Business, 7/14/2003