Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 12/13/2004
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of December 13, 2004
- The US cancels Iraqi debts
The USA has cancelled all Iraqi debts owed to it estimated at $ 4.1 billion and called on other countries to take similar steps for the need to rebuild Iraq which was destroyed by war. Iraq-USA, Economics, 12/18/2004 - Arab forum calls for boosting inter-Arab oil, gas investments
It called for boosting Arab cooperation in the field of oil derivatives Regional, Economics, 12/18/2004 - Government to declare realistic policies to support low-income brackets
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will deliver tomorrow the first government's policy statement since he assumed office a few months ago. Egypt, Economics, 12/18/2004 - Fisheries cooperation must benefit both Morocco, Spain, insists Minister
The Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries has insisted that cooperation between Morocco and Spain in the fields of fisheries must benefit both countries, stressing that the North African country remains "open to any possible formula." Morocco-Spain, Economics, 12/18/2004 - Entry into force Dec.18 of Industrial Property Law in Morocco
The entry into force tomorrow Saturday of the Industrial Property Law, ushers a new era for Morocco as regards protection of the rights of the inventors, of the innovators and of the creators, affirmed, in Casablanca Thursday the Minister of Industry, Trade and Economy Upgrading. Morocco, Economics, 12/18/2004 - Million German tourists to visit Hurghada next year Egypt-Germany, Economics, 12/18/2004
- Khedr, Abul Naga probe boosting Egyptian- Ethiopian relations Egypt-Ethiopia, Economics, 12/18/2004
- Qatar Company For Oil and Exxon Mobile sign a deal at $ 12 billion
Qatar on Wednesday announced it had reached an agreement with the American Exxon Mobile Group at a value of $ 12 billion in order to provide Britain with liquid natural gas as from the winter of 2007-2008. Qatar, Business, 12/16/2004 - Six million tourists visited Syria in 11 months Syria, Economics, 12/16/2004
- Mubarak receives Prince Walid Bin Talal Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 12/16/2004
- Egypt signs Qualified Industrial Zones agreement with Israel, the USA
Egypt,US and Israel sign today the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) protocol. Egypt's Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rasheed Mohammed Rasheed will sign for Egypt, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick for US and Israeli Deputy Premier Ehud Olmert for Israel. Egypt-USA, Economics, 12/15/2004 - Libya withdraws one billion dollars from its frozen assets in the USA Libya-USA, Economics, 12/15/2004
- Al-Qathafi receives chairman of Alcatel on African satellite Libya-France, Business, 12/15/2004
- Maroc Telecom listing postponed due to high demand
The first listing of Maroc Telecom was postponed in Casablanca because of high demand on shares, said a source in the stock market. Morocco, Business, 12/14/2004 - Jordan airliner suspends flights to Casablanca
Jordanian airlines will suspend its two weekly flights to Casablanca starting from February, Samir Al Majali the company's General Manager announced here Sunday. Jordan-Morocco, Business, 12/14/2004 - Egypt, Turkey study navigation route, natural gas exports
Egypt and Turkey discussed on Sunday a proposal to launch a navigation route between Egyptian and Turkish ports and the latest developments in the natural gas deal signed earlier this year by the two countries. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 12/13/2004 - $ 204 billion are Gulf states oil revenues
A recent Gulf study said that oil revenues for the states of the Gulf Cooperation council GCC reached for the current year WAS 204 billion, representing an increase at 46% in comparison with $ 140 billion of the figures of 2003. Gulf, Economics, 12/13/2004 - Syria, Egypt, Turkey joint energy Project Regional, Economics, 12/13/2004