Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 7/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of July 28, 2003
- Egypt, China sign agreement on fish farms technology transfer Egypt-China, Economics, 7/31/2003
- Tunis makes economic gains in difficult world economic changes
Tunis has been able to protect its national economy from the implications resulting from the changes in the world market. Despite its limited natural resources and the changes in world market, Tunisia has been able to contain the negative reflections of globalization and the implications of September 11 incidents. Tunisia, Economics, 7/31/2003 - Towards the construction of large tourism complex in Asilah
The Moroccan government on Tuesday signed a convention with an Italian firm for the construction of a large tourism and leisure complex in the Moroccan northern town of Asilah. Morocco, Economics, 7/31/2003 - After four months of suspension and weeks of resuming trade, Syrian train transport commodities to Iraq, today
Iraq and Syria resume today the railway trips to transport commodities between the two states, following a five month suspension, amid reports on the flow of the Syrian commodities to Iraq with an implicit American consent. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 7/30/2003 - Al-Baath: Syriann international competition for 700 million dollar gas project
International oil companies including the French Total company and an American company are competing to win a gas project in the center of Syria at a total value of 700 million dollars. Syria, Economics, 7/30/2003 - Oman's A'ysha Al-Siyabiyah in Egypt to explore Egypt-Oman, Economics, 7/30/2003
- Syria - Belarus transport Cooperation Syria-Belarus, Economics, 7/30/2003
- Presidential decree for a seaport free zone Syria, Economics, 7/30/2003
- USDA, Jordan agree on wheat purchase Jordan-USA, Economics, 7/30/2003
- Syrian - Turkish trade cooperation
The 6th session of Syrian - Turkish Joint Committee of the vocational, scientific, economic and commercial cooperation meetings started in Ankara yesterday. Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee chaired the Syrian delegation and Turkish State Minister Corshad Tousman chaired the Turkish one. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 7/29/2003 - CIB, IFC sign cooperation protocol
The Commercial International Bank (CIB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed on Monday a protocol cooperation to develop the bank's capabilities in funding small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Egypt, Economics, 7/29/2003 - Portuguese airliner, Moroccan regional airlines associated to privatize morocco's domestic airliner handling
The Portuguese air company (TAP) and the Moroccan private company Regional Airlines associated in the consortium that is candidate to Royal Air Maroc (RAM)'s "Handling" license (land assistance) that is open to the private sector in Casablanca, Marrakech and Agadir. Morocco-Portugal, Business, 7/29/2003 - Syrian cabinet meets on ratifying oil contracts Syria, Economics, 7/29/2003
- Mubarak, Abdullah inaugurate Egyptian gas pipe line to Jordan; Lebanon, Syria and Europe next
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Jordanian King Abdullah II yesterday inaugurated the sea part of a gas pipeline which links Taba in Egypt to al-Aqaba in Jordan and permits later the foundation of a regional network to export the Egyptian gas to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in 2005 and to Europe. Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 7/28/2003 - Renault takes over 38% of Moroccan state's shares in car-maker
French car maker Renault bought over 38% of the Moroccan state shares in car-maker (SOMACA), for 95 million DIRHAMS (US$ 10 million). Morocco, Business, 7/28/2003 - Syria, Belarus- transport cooperation Syria-Belarus, Economics, 7/28/2003
- 538% increase in Israeli tourism to Egypt
A tourists' statistic issued by Central Auditing for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) highlighted the increase of Israeli tourists who visited Egypt last June. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 7/28/2003