Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 8/8/2005
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of August 8, 2005
- International investment to be launched in Syria
Investors in the tourism field expected Syria to become one of the biggest tourist markets because it is still an undeveloped with great potential because it possess important ingredients for those interested in investing in the tourism industry. Syria, Economics, 8/12/2005 - al-Thawra: Syria - Lebanon agreement on Trucks crossing
He held the Lebanese side responsible for the traffic jams on the borders because it violated the procedures adopted in this regard. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 8/12/2005 - Al-Leithi: One million tons Egypt's rice exports Egypt, Economics, 8/12/2005
- Rasheed: Businesswomen trained to market
In an attempt to promote projects run by businesswomen, a training center has been established to provide women with the necessary skills to promote their products effectively. Egypt, Economics, 8/12/2005 - Syria and Lebanon agree to accelerate trucks passing on borders
Syria and Lebanon have reached to an agreement on Wednesday to facilitate efficient truck border crossing, and Syria's customs director says the subject is getting undue attention in the press. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 8/11/2005 - Syria: trucks on borders with Iraq cross
Syria announced on Wednesday that all Syrian trucks on the border with Iraq were allowed to pass into Syria, noting that an "unspecified Iraqi barrier," was the cause behind this issue. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/11/2005 - Past security incidents effected Lebanon tourism
Lebanese minister of tourism Joseph Sarkis expected a decrease in the number of tourists coming to the country this year by 20% in comparison to last year. Lebanon, Economics, 8/11/2005 - Al-Ahram: Gamal Eddin: New schools to be built in cooperation with investors banks Egypt, Economics, 8/10/2005
- Same-day trading launched for Egypt stock markets
The Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE) yesterday announced that it would adopt a new system, which is expected to add much to the rating of the Egyptian stock market. Egypt, Economics, 8/10/2005 - Iraqi corruption cause great problems to Syrian truck drivers
Syrian truck drivers coming from Iraq via the Ya'arubiya border crossing point said that they suffered problems where they were delayed for up to three weeks in Iraqi customs parking lots without any logical reasons. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/10/2005 - Syria to offer online government services
The use of Internet in Syria and its application have paved the way for the use of this tool to facilitate interaction between citizens and state institutions. Syria, Economics, 8/10/2005 - Iraq exports 1.6 million oil barrels daily
Iraq's oil minister Ibrahim Baher al-Oloum said that Iraq is to exporting 1.6 million barrels of oil daily in this phase, besides the local consumption estimated at 600,000 barrels daily. Iraq, Economics, 8/10/2005 - Abu Zeid: Cooperation with African water fund boosted Egypt-Regional, Economics, 8/10/2005
- IAEA selects Egypt as regional Atomic training centre
The center will also use the expertise of Egyptian nuclear specialists in projects sponsored by the agency in Arab and African countries," Head of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Ali Islam said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 8/10/2005 - Private bank stock offering in Syria very successful
"The number of the shares is considered the widest subscription process in Syria whether in size or participation rate," Executive Chief Advisor of Bank Oudeh Syria, Basel Hamwi Syria, Business, 8/9/2005 - Five oil and gas exploration agreements in Egypt
Five oil gas exploration agreements were signed Monday betweenthe Egyptian company Janoob el-Wadi oil holding company on one hand and International oil companies from the United States, Australia, Japan, Britain and India, on the other. Egypt, Economics, 8/9/2005 - Egypt to build 400 villages around Nile Valley
The Egyptian government will be finalizing, over the coming few days, a study on a mega-project to develop the Nile valley through building 400 new villages in desert hinterland around the Valley. Egypt, Economics, 8/9/2005 - Egyptian satellite for air navigation in Africa
"Studies on launching an Egyptian satellite for air navigation in Africa and the Middle East will be completed by the end of the current month," Egypt's Information Technology Company chairman Maged El-Masri said Monday. Egypt, Business, 8/9/2005 - Biggest power generating station in Egypt opens
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday inaugurated the first phase of the biggest power generating station in northern Cairo. The station has a capacity of 750 megawatts. Egypt, Economics, 8/9/2005 - Trade with Ethiopia up 21%
The trade presentation office at the Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa showed that Egyptian exports to Ethiopia within the first six months of the present calendar year are at $22 million, a rise from $17 million.in 2004. Egypt-Ethiopia, Economics, 8/8/2005 - Rasheed: Egyptian exports to Europe doubled
Egypt's Minster of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed announced that the total Egyptian exports amounted to $ 6 billion in the fiscal year 2004-2005, up by 36% compared with 2003-2004. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/8/2005 - Egypt government supports car industry
"The government is currently working to support the car manufacturing industry in an effort to introduce new technologies and create new jobs," announced Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed on Saturday. Egypt, Economics, 8/8/2005 - Exports to Tunisia up by 5% Egypt-Tunisia, Economics, 8/8/2005
- Clothes exports up 25% following QIZ Egypt, Economics, 8/8/2005
- Saudi tourist resort be established in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 8/8/2005