Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 4/12/2004
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of April 12, 2004
- Less than 200 movies produced in Morocco in 30 years
Morocco has produced less than 200 movies in the past 30 years, including 132 feature movies, said researchers at a conference on the Moroccan motion picture. Morocco, Economics, 4/17/2004 - Moroccan and european textile professionals probe implications of Morocco's FTA with USA and Turkey
Moroccan and European textile producers held a meeting here to probe implications on the textile and apparel sectors of the free trade agreements Morocco has recently concluded with Turkey and the USA. Morocco, Economics, 4/16/2004 - Morocco, Bahrain examine means to foster trade exchanges
Morocco and Bahrain are currently looking into means to foster economic relations and develop trade exchanges. Morocco-Bahrain, Economics, 4/15/2004 - Syria seeks to attract more investors; Kuwaiti official
The Syrian government is on the look out to surmount all obstacles facing investors as to guarantee their investments and their growth. This would be done by laws, modern and updated legislations, Minister of Finance Mohammed Hussein said in Kuwait on Tuesday. Syria-Kuwait, Economics, 4/15/2004 - Canadian companies prospect for oil in Upper Egypt
Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said that the government was exerting to lure oil exploration investments to Upper Egypt through inviting renown international oil companies that employ state-of-the-art technology as part of President Hosni Mubarak's directives. Egypt-Canada, Economics, 4/15/2004 - New labor code heralds mutual assistance and partnership in enterprises, minister Morocco, Economics, 4/14/2004
- Egypt-Sudan joint investments to manufacture furniture, vehicles
An agreement was concluded between the 6 of October City Investors Association under its chairman Mohamed Al-Menoufi and Sudanese businessmen on setting up several joint-ventures in the fields of furniture manufacture, car spare parts, juice and electricity equipment. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 4/13/2004 - 3 Saudi plants in Egypt to produce ammonia, urea, iron
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said Saudi investments in Egypt will show a marked leap over the coming period especially as two plants to produce ammonia and urea are shortly to be set up with a total production of 3.2 million tons a year, according to an official. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/13/2004 - Moroccan-American FTA, best ever concluded agreement with USA, Minister
The recently concluded Moroccan-American Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is the "best agreement ever concluded with the United States," insisted, in Tangiers Saturday, Moroccan minister of industry, commerce and telecommunications. Morocco-USA, Economics, 4/13/2004 - Syrian - Saudi health cooperation Syria-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/13/2004
- Russian tourists to Egypt increase by 50 % Egypt-Russia, Economics, 4/13/2004
- Moroccan, Egyptian merchant marine commission to convene in alexandria
The Moroccan-Egyptian merchant marine joint commission will convene on April 11-14 in Alexandria. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/12/2004 - Moroccan railway traffic: 1.73 bln dhs receipts in 3Ú4 of 2003 Morocco, Economics, 4/12/2004