Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 12/8/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of December 8, 2003
- Moroccan premier upbeat FTA with US to be signed by april
Moroccan prime minister, Driss Jettou, voiced this Thursday confidence that the free-trade agreement, currently being negotiated with the USA, will be signed by next April. Morocco-USA, Economics, 12/12/2003 - Gulf states discusses currency unification before 2010
The assistant secretary general for economic affairs in the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, Muhammad al-Mazrou' said that the GCC states formed committees to follow up debating a common currency before the target date in 2010. Gulf, Economics, 12/11/2003 - Morocco pleads for digital solidarity pact at World Summit on Information Society
The minister called for a "strong political will" and for the participation of all UN specialised institutions, social and economic development funds, as well as the contribution of developed countries, private sector and the civil society to reach such an objective Regional-Morocco, Economics, 12/11/2003 - Al Ittihad al Ichtiraki: Morocco's ports sector to be liberalized as of 2004, minister
The port liberalization process will start as of 2004, minister of equipment and transport, Karim Ghellab, told the daily "Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki" in an interview. Morocco, Economics, 12/11/2003 - Syria, EU transport co-operation highlighted
Syria's Transport Minister, Makram Obied on Wednesday discussed with Ralf Cultier, Director General of the Mediterranean-European Transport Project, the existing cooperation between the European Commission and Syria, particularly in the filed of developing and improving the transport sector in the country. Syria-European Union, Economics, 12/11/2003 - Mauritania fights locust invasion, Moroccan experts due to help
A group of Moroccan experts is due, in Nouakchott soon, to help Mauritanian authorities fight the invasion of locusts north of the country. Mauritania-Morocco, Economics, 12/11/2003 - Banks apply new foreign exchange rates Egypt, Economics, 12/11/2003
- New round of Syria- EU negotiations
The EU and Syria started a new round of negotiations in Damascus Monday with debates on the prologue of the partnership project and several other articles as well as exchange of agrarian products and food stuffs. Syria-European Union, Economics, 12/9/2003 - Syrian Airlines - Lufthansa signed memo of understanding Syria-Germany, Business, 12/9/2003
- Syrian-Omani trade meetings opened in Muscat Syria-Oman, Economics, 12/8/2003
- Al-Assad to visit Greece on December 15
Official sources at the Greek embassy in Damascus said that President Bashar al-Assad and his wife will pay a visit to Greece on December 15th. Syria-Greece, Economics, 12/8/2003 - Syrian- Greek memo of understanding on oil explorations signed
Oil and Mineral Resources Minister Ibrahim Haddad and Greek Minister of development Apostolos-Athanasios Tsokhatzopoulos cosigned on Sunday an understanding memo on a cooperation in the fields of oil, Gas and mineral resources. Syria-Greece, Economics, 12/8/2003 - Western Delta Electricity Company signs L.E. 89 million contract with Ukrainian - Austrian consortium
Egypt' sMinister of Electricity Hassan Younis witnessed yesterday the signing ceremony of a contract worth L.E. 89 million between the Western Delta Electricity Company and a consortium of Ukrainian and Austrian companies. Egypt-Ukraine, Economics, 12/8/2003