Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 7/12/2004
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of July 12, 2004
- Central bank governor calls for speedier reforms, developing finance
Governor of Morocco's Central Bank, Abdellatif Jouahri, on Friday called for the hastening of reforms aimed at promoting rural areas and lifting obstacles impeding the creation of enterprises. Morocco, Economics, 7/17/2004 - Deposits in banks up by LE 2.93 billion in February Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2004
- Two oil, gas prospecting agreements with US, Tunisian firms Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2004
- Information Minister opens workshop on Businesswomen Sponsor Center
Syria's Minister of Information Ahmad al-Hassan on Wednesday opened a workshop on the importance and purposes of the first Sponsor Center to support businesswomen in Syria set up by "Mawrid" establishment with the cooperation of the European-Syrian Business Center. Syria, Economics, 7/15/2004 - Egypt concludes 25 agreements with world oil companies
Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said that the Ministry's plan has succeeded in luring international companies to prospect for oil and natural gas in Egypt, a matter which culminated in signing 25 agreements from February 2004 up till now. Egypt, Economics, 7/13/2004 - Plans to upgrade Egypt's national power grid
Within its strategy towards upgrading the national electricity network, the Ministry of Electricity and Energy has prepared four successive five-year plans from 2002 up till 2022 to establish a number of power generating stations with total capacity of 33,000 megawatts. Egypt, Economics, 7/13/2004 - Egypt calls for integration among African oil- producing countries
Egypt's Petroleum Minister highlighted the importance of fostering oil cooperation among the African countries for the welfare of the African continent. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 7/13/2004 - No raise on border fees, Syrian Official
Customs Secretary of Nasib border center in Dar'a governorate on borders with Jordan, on Monday denied increasing fees on the entry of Arab or foreign vehicles coming to Syria through the center. Syria-Regional, Economics, 7/13/2004