Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 3/15/2004
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of March 15, 2004
- Goweili Common market to protect Arab interests against int'l blocs
Arab League Secretary General of the Arab Economic Unity Council (AEUC), Ahmad Goweili, said the Common Arab Market has become necessary to counter the challenges posed by international mega economic blocs. Regional, Economics, 3/20/2004 - Modernization program for pharmaceuticals mills Egypt, Business, 3/20/2004
- Egypt, Saudi Arabia to remove trade barriers
Saudi Minister of Trade and Industry Hashim Abdullah Yamani said Saudi Arabia and Egypt have agreed to remove obstacles before trade exchange increase towards achieving integration in various productive sectors in both states. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/19/2004 - Syrian - Iraqi economic cooperation highlighted
Syria's Minister of Economy on Thursday said Syria was a main and strategic partner of Iraq at the economic and trade levels and pledged to exert all efforts to boost Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 3/19/2004 - Portugal to grant Moroccan operators a 100 million Euro credit line Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 3/19/2004
- Morocco to sign FTA with Turkey in April
Morocco and Turkey will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) next April, said in Rabat Monday, Moroccan foreign trade minister, Mustapha Mechahouri. Morocco-Turkey, Economics, 3/18/2004 - Group Accor to open seven new hotels in Morocco in 2005
Accord Morocco Group announced the opening in 2005 of seven new Ibis Moussafir three-star hotels, which will raise the number of these units in the country from nine to sixteen. Morocco, Business, 3/18/2004 - Syria- UNDP banking co-operation maintained
Syria and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Monday signed a document project to support the Central Bank of Syria. Syria-UN, Economics, 3/16/2004 - Duke Of York arrives in Morocco for trade promotion
The Duke of York arrived, in Casablanca Monday, on a three-day official visit to Morocco during which he will have talks with several senior Moroccan officials, leading members of the business community and British companies established in Morocco. Morocco-UK, Economics, 3/16/2004 - L.E. 10 billion in proceeds from military production in 4 years
Minister of State for Military Production Sayed Mishaal said total proceeds from the military production sector have hit L.E. 10 billion during the past four years, an unprecedented figure since the sector had emerged. Egypt, Economics, 3/16/2004 - Egypt-Brazil trade exchange volume up Egypt-Brazil, Economics, 3/16/2004
- Suez Canal not put up for privatization Egypt, Economics, 3/16/2004
- Mubarak keen on supporting international coordination in gas industry
Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmi said President Hosni Mubarak is keen on backing all steps for coordination on the global gas market. Egypt, Economics, 3/15/2004