Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 1/5/2004
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of January 5, 2004
- Lahoud receives Syrian parliament speaker; need for political and economic integration
President Lahoud pointed out that the false propaganda campaigns against Syria and Lebanon regarding the presence of weapons of mass destruction are just means to pressure the two states to change their national stances, stressing that both states would never change their stances for they are based on right. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 1/10/2004 - Egyptian-Sudanese parliamentary committee seeks integration projects
The Egyptian-Sudanese Parliamentary Committee held a meeting on Thursday under Speaker of the the Egyptian People's Assembly, Ahmed Fathi Sorour, and Speaker of Sudanese Parliament Ahmed Ibrahim AI-Taher. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 1/10/2004 - U.S. Global Positioning System and Europe's Galileo System
Global positioning systems have significant commercial, military, and thus political implications. Here is a basic fact sheet provided by the US on two of these systems. Regional, Economics, 1/10/2004 - Following wealth-share agreement, Bashir promises prosperity and peace in Sudan
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir gave his directives to the civil and executive services administrations to spare no efforts in order to ensure the success of the coming phase and the after peace phase in Sudan. Sudan, Economics, 1/9/2004 - Al-Assad inaugurates stock market in Istanbul
President Bashar al-Assad and his Wife opened in Istanbul yesterday the official works of the stock market. They were briefed on the history of establishing the stock market and its important role in transforming the Turkish economy from the centrally planed economy to a market economy. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 1/9/2004 - Hariri confers with Syrian agriculture minister on co-operation Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 1/8/2004
- Private Syria and the overseas Bank in Damascus
Syria's Minister of Finance, Mohammad al-Hussein, opened in Damascus Wednesday "Syria and Overseas Bank." The bank's capital amounts to S.P 1,500,000. Syria, Business, 1/8/2004 - Al-Watan: Arab- international figures in Jeddah's economic forum
Several senior world figures, including the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the former American president Bill Clinton, and the former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahateir Muhammad, will take part in "Jeddah's economic Forum" which will be held on January 17, 18 and 19. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Economics, 1/8/2004 - Turkey denies agreement for selling water to Israel
The Turkish ministry of energy yesterday denied news which talked about signing on Monday with Israel an agreement to export water, according to the British daily, the Guardian. Turkey-Israel, Economics, 1/7/2004 - Moussa calls the Arab states to get behind efforts to rebuild Iraq
Amr Moussa, secretary-general of the Arab League, has called on the Arab states to get behind efforts to rebuild Iraq, following talks with a member of the Iraqi interim Governing Council in Cairo. Iraq-Regional, Economics, 1/7/2004 - Official visits construction site of cinema studios in Ouarzazate
Moroccan tourism minister, Adil Diouiri, visited on Monday the construction site of the "Dino De Laurentis" cinema studios, destined to be the largest in all Morocco. Morocco, Economics, 1/7/2004 - Moroccan MPs want to reduce number of fishing licenses
Moroccan MPs member of the House of Representatives' committee of productive sectors are seeking a reduction of traditional fishing licenses which they say are granted in an excessive manner, and consolidation of measures stipulated in the draft law regulating sea fisheries. Morocco, Economics, 1/7/2004 - Public groups built more than 110,000 dwellings in 2003, minister
Moroccan minister of housing and urbanism, Toufiq Hjira, said some 110,000 dwellings were built by Moroccan public groups in 2003. Morocco, Economics, 1/7/2004 - IT exports to rise to $500 million annually Egypt, Economics, 1/7/2004
- Over 3 million tourists visited Morocco past ten months, minister Morocco, Economics, 1/7/2004
- Nashashibi: Major economic problems face the Arab states; stronger reform needed
The Arab Human Development report, a very good and bold UNDP study of the problems facing the region, estimates that unemployment will double by the year 2010 to about 25 million people if the same trends continue. Regional, Economics, 1/6/2004 - Syrian - Lebanon workshop on agriculture
Lebanese Agriculture Minister Ali Hasan Khalil opened in Beirut on Monday a workshop on Agricultural Integration between Syria and Lebanon. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 1/6/2004 - Saudi company rebuild al-Hijaz railway line in three years
Syrian and Saudi officials yesterday laid the foundation stone for the renewal of the railway line which links the two countries known as "al-Hijaz railway" in a project on which the chairman of al-Hijaz railway line, Salah Ahmad, said will bring to Syria 10,000 job opportunities and two million dollars in annual revenues. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Business, 1/6/2004 - Morocco, Iran probe fisheries cooperation
Moroccan fisheries minister, Tayeb Rhafes, met in Rabat Monday Iranian trade minister, Mohammed Chariat Madari, on means to foster bilateral cooperation in the sector of fisheries. Morocco-Iran, Economics, 1/6/2004 - UAE investments hit L.E. 1.7 billion Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 1/6/2004
- Iranian businessmen invited to invest in Morocco
The Moroccan government has invited Iranian businessmen and private sector to invest in Morocco due to the opportunities provided by the Kingdom in various sectors as well as its geographic proximity to the European market, and its cultural relations with Africa. Morocco-Iran, Economics, 1/6/2004