Arabic News Weekly Edition for Tunisia, 3/8/1999
Weekly Edition, Tunisia - Week of March 8, 1999
- President Ben Ali starts first official visit to Morocco
The creation of a bilateral free trade area will be one of the major topics to be discussed during Ben Ali's visit. Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 3/13/1999 - Free trade agreement to start between Egypt and Tunisia
Implementation of the free trade agreement between Egypt and Tunisia is to start next week, after the exchange of special documents between the two countries. Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/12/1999 - New incentives for companies to invest in Tunisia
The Tunisian government issued yesterday a new law adjusting the investment law of 1993 to encourage local and the foreign private sectors to invest in development, by extending the period in which companies can benefit from state supported social insurance for employees. Tunisia, Economics, 3/12/1999 - Moroccan-Tunisian joint information commission meets in Rabat
The Moroccan-Tunisian joint commission for cooperation in information is currently holding its first session in Rabat to look into ways of bolstering this cooperation. Morocco-Tunisia, Economics, 3/12/1999 - Abu El-Makariam Egyptian group buys Tunisian factory
The Abu El-Maakarem Egyptian group for investment bought a Tunisian textile factory at a cost of $15 million. Egypt-Tunisia, Business, 3/9/1999 - Tunis: Ben Ali invited to visit Egypt Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/8/1999
- Tunisian president's coming visit to Morocco will positively impact Arab Maghreb, diplomat
The diplomat recalled that the two states are projecting to sign an agreement setting up a free trade area, pointing out that the agreement will be a basis for free trade exchanges between all the states of the Arab Maghreb. Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 3/8/1999