Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 9/8/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of September 8, 2003
- Egypt - France to beef up economic, trade cooperation
French Minister Delegate for Industry, Nicole Fontaine, underlined the deep, strong ties between Egypt and France that started even before digging the Suez Canal. Egypt-France, Economics, 9/13/2003 - Morocco calls WTO member countries to renew adherence to doha round
Moroccan foreign trade minister, Mustapha Mechahouri, called on Thursday the World Trade Organization (WTO) member-countries to reiterate attachment to the Doha program. Regional-Morocco, Economics, 9/13/2003 - Russia to exchange wheat for Egyptian products
Russia expressed readiness to export wheat in return for Egyptian products, said Russian Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, Ilya Klebanov. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 9/13/2003 - Morocco - Qatar weigh joint Islamic bank creation
Morocco and Qatar are considering the creation of a joint bank that would operate under the Islamic banking system, said vice-chairman of the administrative council of Qatar's International Islamic Bank, Cheikh Khalid Al Thani. Morocco-Qatar, Economics, 9/12/2003 - Al-Thawra: Syrian facilitation for trade with Iraq
The Syrian government has taken a new measure to encourage transit trade with Iraq by reducing by half the transit fees of trucks from and into Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 9/11/2003 - Syrian- Iranian cooperation over Ammonia Uria factory
Syria's minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem received in Damascus on Tuesday Deputy of the Iranian Minister of Oil and General Manager of the Iranian Petrochemicals Establishment Ne'mat Zada and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Iran, Economics, 9/11/2003 - Syria EIB contract to finance Mid and small project
Syria's Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee signed a contract Yesterday in Damascus with European Investment Bank Vice- Chairman that provides for financing the mid and small sized projects. Syria-European Union, Economics, 9/11/2003 - Over 7 mln tons of cereals produced in 2003-2003 in Morocco
Morocco produced 7,767,230 tons of cereal in an overall area of 5,255,400 hectares during the 2002-2003 agricultural season, that is an average yield of 1.48 ton per hectare, according to official figures released this Wednesday Morocco, Economics, 9/11/2003 - Some 300,000 people live in shantytowns in Casablanca region
Around 300,000 people are living in shantytowns in the region of Casablanca, home to 370 slums and 53,915 shacks. Morocco, Economics, 9/10/2003 - Tax receipts progress by 8.1% in 1st half of 2003
Morocco's tax receipts posted a 8.1% growth in the two first quarters of 2003, reaching 44.1 billion Dirhams (US$ 4.6 billion), reports the general economic policy department. Morocco, Economics, 9/10/2003 - Jornal de Negocios: Portuguese cement group plans to inject 23 mln euros in Morocco plant
Portuguese cement group CIMPOR will inject 23 million Euros by 2005 in its cement plant in Temara (north of Rabat) in order to bring production capacity to an annual 1.2 million tons. Morocco-Portugal, Business, 9/9/2003 - Unemployment rate tolls 20% in the Arab states
The Arab economic unity council will discuss during its meeting in Cairo means of attracting capital to the Arab states with the aim of facing the unemployment crisis which effects 17. 5 million persons, at a rate representing 20% of the total Arab labor force of 90 million persons. Regional, Economics, 9/8/2003 - Mrs. Al-Assad opens Woman and Investment forum
Under the patronage of Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad the Economic Forum of the Woman "Woman and Investment"was opened in Aleppo yesterday. Mrs. al- Assad attended the opening session and the speeches delivered on behalf of the committee of the businesswomen at chambers of commerce and industry in Aleppo. Syria, Economics, 9/8/2003