Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 12/15/1997
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of December 15, 1997
- Moroccan - French committee resumes meetings
The French-Moroccan high committee has concluded its first meeting in Rabat, headed by French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif El-Filali. Morocco, Economics, 12/19/1997 - Student groups condemn violence in Moroccan universities
student Mohamed Al Magrouzy who had been reported dead earlier is alive and participated in a press conference to refute these stories Morocco, Education, 12/19/1997 - Moroccan Party of Independence requests disbanding of parliament
The Moroccan opposition Party of Independence requested for the recently elected parliament to be disbanded and for a new election to be held. Morocco, Politics, 12/18/1997 - Saharan chiefs accuse Polisario front of obstructing committee works
They said that the Polisario's observers are obstructing the works of the committee and attempting to list people who are not of Saharan origin. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 12/18/1997 - Egyptian - Moroccan board
A new society for Egyptian - Moroccan friendship was recently formed to give vigor to bilateral trade, economic and cultural links. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 12/18/1997 - Moroccan Highway Company waiting for answer from French and US banks
The company is waiting for an answer regarding loans in order to increase the capital of the company by an additional $160 million, to increase the company's work in some areas of Morocco and help finance current projects. Morocco, Business, 12/18/1997 - Moroccan National Investment Company to increase capital
The subscription will be opened only to establishments who already own shares in the capital of the company. Those establishments are mainly insurance companies and national and foreign banks. Morocco, Business, 12/17/1997 - French prime minister to visit Morocco tomorrow
The sources expected the talks will focus on commercial and economic relations, especially concerning implementing a French plan to convert Morccan debts into French internal investments. Morocco, Politics, 12/16/1997 - Spain and Morocco agree to protect direct investments, new loans
An official Moroccan economic source told to ArabicNews.com that Morocco and Spain signed in "Madrid" a set of agreements to protect direct investment Morocco, Economics, 12/16/1997 - German banks interested in Moroccan privatization
German financial sources said that Dresdeneer bank, the second most important private financial corporation in Germany, wants to start doing business in Morocco and establish cooperation with local banks. Morocco-Germany, Business, 12/16/1997 - Morocco is committed to settlement plan
Sources in the UN Minoroso mission declared that since the process of registering in the voting lists began on December 3, no violations were reported which might endanger the identity determination process. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 12/15/1997 - Morocco signs agreement with British company for oil exploration
The Moroccan Office for Oil Investment and Researche signed an agreement with a British company, through which the latter will carry out exploration works near the southern coast within offshore areas of 12,400 square kilometers. Morocco, Business, 12/15/1997