Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 10/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of October 20, 2003
- IMF commends the Libyan reforms
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday announced that since lifting the UN sanctions, Libya has started measures of economic reforms targeting to liberalize the economy and preparations to join the World Trade Organization WTO. Libya, Economics, 10/25/2003 - Madrid's donors pledge about 13 billion for Iraq
Madrid conference vowed to allocate a sum of 13 billion dollars, aside from US pledges, to finance the operations of rebuilding Iraq including assets in the form of loans. Iraq-Regional, Economics, 10/25/2003 - Saudi Arabia towards membership of the WTO Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/25/2003
- Morocco poised to become crossroads for energy transit, official
Morocco is becoming a crossroads for energy transit thanks to the Gas and electric interconnections with Europe (Gazoduc Maroc Europe), Moroccan energy and mines minister, Mohammed Boutaleb, said Thursday. Morocco-Regional, Economics, 10/25/2003 - Morocco adopts set of measures to reform economy, promote investments
Presenting Tuesday at the House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber) the finance law for 2004, minister of finance and privatization, Fathallah Oulaalou, announced a set of measures to speed up the upgrading of national economy and promote investments. Morocco, Economics, 10/24/2003 - Lebanese agriculture minister calls for promoting agricultural exchanges with Morocco Morocco-Lebanon, Economics, 10/23/2003
- Arab transport ministers council session
The 16th session of the Arab Transport Ministers Council began today its deliberations. Egyptian Minister of Transport Hamdy al-Shayeb stressed the necessity for boosting and activating the Arab joint action in the field of transport asserting the importance of the this sector in facilitating commercial exchange among Arab states. Regional, Economics, 10/23/2003 - Egypt build communications network with Chinese company
Smart communications network which covers all Egypt has been completed as a result of cooperation between the Egyptian Communications Company and a leading Chinese communications company. Egypt-China, Economics, 10/23/2003 - Moroccan, French transport companies seal partnership
Moroccan transport company "La Voie Express" and its French peer "La Fleche" signed here Monday a partnership agreement to develop goods transport between the two countries and adopt a coordinated policy in the field. Morocco-France, Business, 10/23/2003 - Iraq assets in Syria are not 3 billion, Syrian- American cooperation confirmed
An official in the American embassy in Damascus denied that Iraqi money which the US administration is looking for in Syrian and Lebanese banks to be in the amount of 3 billion dollars, as announced previously; a matter that was also confirmed by the Syrian Minister of economy Ghassan Rifaee. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 10/22/2003 - Morocco announces pilot industry data network
A Moroccan official said Morocco is initiating a pilot project in Africa to set up a data base of industrial information to supply real-time data to public and private economic operators. Morocco-Regional, Economics, 10/22/2003 - Sea resources in Mediterranean at risk
Participants in a meeting on sea resources have voiced concern over the risk of their "over exploitation in the Mediterranean sea," urging all countries to address with "responsibility and resolve" the management of these resources. Regional, Economics, 10/21/2003 - Belgian donates 4.3 million euro to development projects in southern Morocco Morocco-Belgium, Economics, 10/21/2003
- Syria - Lebanon to expand energy cooperation
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari received in Damascus on Sunday Lebanese Minister of Water and Energy, Ayub Hameed with the attendance of Oil Minister, Ibrahim Haddad and Secretary General of the Syrian-Lebanese Higher Council, Nasri al-Khouri. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 10/20/2003