IPR Strategic Business Information Database back issues from Thursday, February 26:
RUSSIA: RUSSIA MAY JOIN EU IN US POULTRY BAN.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... The European Union, South Korea and others slapped a ban on the import of all poultry products from the United States on Tuesday this week following the outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian influenza in the state of Texas. Russia, the United States' largest poultry ...
RUSSIA: RUSSIAN INSURANCE BOOM.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... The combined premiums of insurance companies in Russia rose 51.3 percent on the year in 2003 to 454.4 billion rubles ($15.7 billion), Alexander Koval, president of the All-Russian Union of Insurers, said. Written voluntary ...
RUSSIA: GDP GROWTH REACHED 9.8 PERCENT IN DECEMBER.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... The Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry has adjusted its GDP growth figure for December 2003 to 9.8 percent year-on-year from 8.2 percent, according to the socio-economic development report for 2003. GDP growth in 2003 ...
INDIA: INDIAN IT SERVICE JOBS TO GROW 23 PERCENT IN FISCAL.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... Jobs in India's booming software services sector are estimated to grow 23 percent in the year to March '04, as the sector benefits from outsourcing by global clients, an industry association said. The sector, which includes high-end technology consulting, back-office and call centre ...
CHINA: TAIWAN INVESTS $3.4 BILLION IN CHINESE MAINLAND.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... Actual investment from Taiwan in the Chinese mainland totalled US$3.4 billion in 2003, while indirect trade volume between the mainland and Taiwan reached $58.4 billion, exceeding 50 billion US dollars for the first time in history, an official said this week. Li Bingcai, executive ...
CHINA: CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION UP.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... China's crude oil production increased 1.5 percent in 2003, but the growth rate has slowed by one percentage point from the previous year, said official sources. Sources from the ongoing national meeting on petroleum and chemical industry said that last year, 169.3 million tons of crude ...
ALGERIA: MILK IMPORTS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According AAI, the value of the milk imports and the dairy products in January 2004 was estimated by 46,07 million US dollars, the National Centre of data processing and statistics of Customs (CNIS). This amount represents according to the CNIS, 20,03% of the total volume of the food group ...
ISRAEL: DM MOFAZ ORDERS SEIZED TERROR FUNDS TO BE SPENT ON PALESTINIAN HUMANITARIAN NEEDS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... (Communicated by the Defense Minister's Media Adviser). Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, this evening (Wednesday), February 25, 2004, directed Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yosef Mashlev to immediately plan how to transfer forthwith all of the terrorist ...
ITALY: STABLE OUTLOOK TO THE CITY OF MILAN.
Feb 26, 2004 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Aa2 issuer rating with stable outlook to the City of Milan. The rating is based on the city's stable political environment and its strong and dynamic economy, which position it as one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. The rating also reflects ...
ISRAEL: OPERATION FOR THE CONFISCATION OF TERROR FUNDS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... (Communicated by the GPO, Thursday, 26 February, 2004). Yesterday morning, (Wednesday), 25.2.2004, IDF and Israeli police forces, guided by ISA officers, carried out an operation for the confiscation of terror funds ( www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0ofd0 ), which were deposited in ...
INDONESIA: RATING TO A NEW 10-YEAR BOND ISSUE.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned a B2 rating to a new 10-year bond issue of the Republic of Indonesia. The government issue is for a minimum of USD 500 million and will mature in 2014. The B2 rating has a stable outlook. The rating for the new bond reflects Indonesia's B2 foreign ...
ISRAEL: DOV WEISGLASS AND SHALOM TURGEMAN MEET PALESTINIAN TEAM.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser, Wednesday, 25 February, 2004). The Director of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Bureau, Dov Weisglass, and Prime Minister Sharon's Diplomatic Adviser, Shalom Turgeman, met this evening (Wednesday), 25.2.04, with a Palestinian team including ...
LEBANON: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RECORDS 2.5% RISE IN 2003.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Assafir newspaper (February 25, 2004), official statistics show that the general consumer price index recorded a 2.54% rise in 2003. The same sources revealed that the consumer index jumped by ...
JORDAN: INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK RECORDS JD 2.8 MILLION PROFITS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Addustour newspaper (February 25, 2004), the Industrial Development Bank announced JD 2.8 million post-provisions net income for 2003. The Board of Directors decided to recommend the ...
UAE: AL-HABTOUR MOTORS RECORDS 25% SALES RISE.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (February 25, 2004), the UAE's Al-Habtour Motors Trading Company recorded a peak sales volume in 2003. The car sales of Al-Habtour Motors rose by 24.9% last year compared with the ...
SAUDI ARABIA: SAVOLA RECORDS SR 301 MILLION PROFITS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (February 25, 2004), the Saudi Savola Group, edible oils manufacturer, recorded SR 301 million profits by the end of 2003 compared with SR 207 million in the previous year, a 45% rise. The Chairman of Savola, Mr. Adel Mohamed Fakih, stated that this result ...
SAUDI ARABIA: SAVOLA INVESTS IN SUDAN AND MOROCCO.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (February 25, 2004), the Saudi Savola Group, edible oils manufacturer, has recently started building two edible oils factories in Sudan and Morocco. The Chairman of ...
SAUDI ARABIA: COMDEX 2004 OPENS SOON.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Jazirah newspaper (February 25, 2004), the Governor of Mecca Al-Mukarama Province, Prince Abdul-Majeid, is opening on Saturday Comdex 2004 Saudi Arabia Exhibition at Jeddah International Conventions Center. Now in its fourth year, COMDEX Saudi Arabia is ...
SAUDI ARABIA: HEALTH MINISTRY BANS POULTRY IMPORT FROM VIETNAM.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Jazirah newspaper (February 25, 2004), the Saudi Ministry of Health has recently banned all poultry and egg import from Vietnam following the spread of bird flu in that part of the world. The ...
UAE: NUMBER OF INSURANCE COMPANIES ESTIMATED.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Ittihad newspaper (February 25, 2004), Sheikh Humaid bin Ahmed Al Mu'alla, UAE's Planning Minister, estimated the total number of the operating insurance companies in the UAE at 274 firms by the end of 2002. The minister estimated the number of the national insurance ...
UAE: INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION TO GDP ESTIMATED.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Ittihad newspaper (February 25, 2004), Sheikh Humaid bin Ahmed Al Mu'alla, UAE's Planning Minister, stated that the insurance sector's ...
MOROCCO: $400 MILLION u INITIAL LOSSES BY EARTHQUAKE.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Hayat newspaper (February 26, 2004), the initial economic losses caused by the powerful earthquake, which struck northern Morocco last Tuesday, are estimated at $400 million. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 6.5-magnitude quake was centered 100 miles northeast ...
SAUDI ARABIA: BOUNCED CHECKS VALUED.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Hayat newspaper (February 26, 2004), the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry estimated the value of the total bounced checks because of insufficient funds at SR 800 million ($213.3 million) last year ....
SAUDI ARABIA: SAVOLA APPROVES SR 7 SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDENDS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (February 26, 2004), the Board of Directors of the Saudi Savola Group, largest edible oils manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia, recommended the General Assembly, which is scheduled to meet on March 24, to distribute SR 7 per ...
EGYPT: EGYPTIAN-IRISH BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (February 26, 2004), the Egyptian-Irish Business Council has recently held its first meeting at the headquarters of the Egyptian Businessmen Association (EBA). The goal of this meeting is to promote Egyptian exports to Ireland, to ...
SAUDI ARABIA: 97 NEW PROJECTS IN AL-MADINA AL-MONAWARA LAST YEAR.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (February 26, 2004), the Director General of the Investment Promotion and Services Center in Al-Madina Al-Monawara, Mr. Ahmed Al-Fadhli, stated that 97 new projects were established in ...
UAE: OPTICAL MIDDLE EAST EXHIBITION OPENS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Bayan newspaper (February 26, 2004), 116 exhibitors will appear in the Sixth Middle East International Optical and Ophthalmic Exhibition (Optical Middle East 2004), which opens today at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) complex. This ...
UAE: EXCHANGES WITH MALAYSIA VALUED.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Bayan newspaper (February 26, 2004), addressing a forum of Emirates and Malaysian businessmen in Dubai, the Vice-Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Abdul-Rahman al-Ghurair, solicited Malaysian and Emirates businessmen to exploit the available investment ...
MALAYSIA: EXPORTS TO UAE WITNESS 29% CLIMB.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Bayan newspaper (February 26, 2004), addressing a forum of Emirates and Malaysian businessmen in Dubai, Malaysia Minister of International Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Rafidah Aziz, said that Malaysia's ...
MALAYSIA: IMPORTS FROM UAE INCREASED.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Bayan newspaper (February 26, 2004), addressing a forum of Emirates and Malaysian businessmen in Dubai, Malaysia Minister of International Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Rafidah Aziz, said that ...
UAE: EMIRATES INVESTMENTS IN MALAYSIA u OUTLOOK.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Bayan newspaper (February 26, 2004), addressing a forum of Emirates and Malaysian businessmen in Dubai, Malaysia Minister of International Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Rafidah Aziz, said that Emirates companies had invested in 10 projects in Malaysia ...
UAE: GDP GREW BY AVERAGE 5.5% LAST DECADE.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Sharq newspaper (February 26, 2004), addressing a symposium at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with the World Bank, the Emirates Minister of Finance, Mr. Mohammed Khirbash, said that the UAE recorded an average 5.5% GDP growth rate per annum over the ...
QATAR: QAPCO RECORDS MAJOR PROFIT GROWTH.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Sharq newspaper (February 26, 2004), Qatar Petrochemicals Company (Qapco) recorded QR 705 million profits last year compared with QR 452 million in the previous year. These figures translate into a ...
SYRIA: TUNISIA AND SYRIA SIGN 12 COOPERATION PROTOCOLS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Al-Watan newspaper (February 26, 2004), a senior Syrian official expressed his relief from the positive outcomes of the Syrian-Tunisian joint commission's recent meeting, which was chaired by the two countries' prime ministers. During this meeting, ...
MIDDLE EAST: 4 ARAB COUNTRIES SIGN FREE TRADE ZONE ACCORD.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the Kuwaiti news agency (February 26, 2004), the Foreign Ministers of Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, and Egypt signed yesterday in Rabat the Aghadeer Agreement, which is aimed at establishing a joint free trade zone. The agreement aims at formulating a free trade zone between the ...
IRAQ: IRAQIS DEMAND ARAB LEAGUE TO CANCEL 75% OF DEBTS.
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the Kuwaiti news agency (February 26, 2004), Iraq yesterday demanded the Arab League to cancel 75% of its debts. Iraq also requested the Arab League to be permited to pay the rest of its debts through 10-year installations. Mr. Saad Al Hibbani, Head of the Iraqi delegation to ...
USA: ADVANCED SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the DoD., Advanced Systems Management Solutions Joint Venture LLC, Lexington Park, Md.; American Electronics Inc., California, Md.; AMEWAS Inc., California, Md.; Acquisition Technology Services LLC, Quantico, Va.; Ausley Associates Inc., Lexington Park, Md.; Booz-Allen ...
USA: GENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED CONTRACT TO CONSOLIDATE DESIGN AGENT.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the DoD., General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $19,099,444 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-99-C-2900) to exercise options for consolidated design agent, planning yard and engineering and technical ...
USA: DYNAMIC GUNVER TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NOZZLE AUGMENTOR.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the DoD., Dynamic Gunver Technologies, Manchester, Conn., is being awarded a $11,683,100 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the nozzle augmentor (5,434 each) applicable to F100-PW-220 engine. Total funds ...
USA: KOLLSMAN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR NIGHT SIGHT EQUIPMENT.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the DoD., Kollsman Inc., Merrimack, N.H., was awarded on Feb. 23, 2004, a $5,126,979 firm-fixed-price contract for 57 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided night sight equipment sets. Work will be performed in Merrimack, N.H., and is expected to be ...
USA: THE WORMICK AWARDED CONTRACT FOR POLYMERIC TRAY PACK RATION ITEMS FOR MILITARY.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the DoD., The Wormick Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $6,161,070 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for various polymeric tray pack ration items for the U.S. Army. This contract is exercising its third-year option.a ...
USA: MERIDIAN RESOURCE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR AUDIT SERVICES.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to the DoD., The Department of Defense, TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), announced that Meridian Resource Co. of Waukesha, Wis., was awarded the TRICARE Claims Audit Review Services Contract on Feb. 25, 2004. This contract provides audit services of TRICARE processed health ...
RUSSIA: TALKS WITH MASKHADOV WOULDN'T WORK- RIGHTS ACTIVIST.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Interfax, The head of Moscow's Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Alekseyeva, said that talks with Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov would not lead to the settlement of the Chechen problem. "My colleagues keep insisting on talks with Maskhadov. Perhaps it's a good idea. But I ...
RUSSIA: RUSSIAN TRADE SURPLUS GROWS TO $6.1 BLN IN JAN.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Interfax, Russia's foreign trade surplus grew to $6.1 billion in January 2004, compared with $4.9 billion in January 2003, ...
RUSSIA: BLAST KILLS 5 CHILDREN IN DAGESTANI SCHOOL.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Interfax, an explosion in the boiler room of a school in the village of Manaskent, in Dagestan's Karabudakhkent district, has killed at least five ...
RUSSIA: ST. PETERSBURG PRISON INMATES END HUNGER STRIKE.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Interfax, the inmates of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region penitentiaries and remand centres have ended their hunger strike, an official from the Justice Ministry's regional penitentiary division said ...
RUSSIA: LANDMINE BLAST KILLS 6 CHECHENS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to Interfax, six residents of Chechnya's Assinovskaya village were killed and seven others wounded when the GAZ-53 truck in which they were travelling hit a landmine, a source with the headquarters of the Russian Combined Federal Forces in the North Caucasus ...
BAHRAIN: BAHRAIN-FRANCE DISCUSS COOPERATION, SIGN AGREEMENTS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and his French counterpart, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, held a meeting in Paris to discuss bilateral ties, cooperation and the latest ...
BAHRAIN: 2003 TENDER STATISTICS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the State Minister and head of the Tenders Board, Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, said that the board had 1,100 tenders worth BD395 million in 2003. Dr Mirza who presented the board's annual report to the Crown Prince, ...
BAHRAIN: DEPUTY PM LEAVES FOR BAHRAIN-UAE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION MEETING.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, leaves for the UAE where he will head Bahrain's delegation at the third session of the Bahrain-UAE joint high commission. The meeting will cover ways to ...
BAHRAIN: BAPCO DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, JAPANESE OFFICIAL DISCUSS JOINT RELATIONS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", Bapco's Deputy Chairman, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, received Japan's Ambassador to Bahrain, Takao Natsume, and ...
BAHRAIN: ENGINEERING COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED AT SYMPOSIUM.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Bahrain Tribune", the University of Bahrain (UoB) is keen to develop the College of Engineering as a center of excellence in the region and to be able to serve the ...
INDIA: COTTON TRADERS CONFERENCE EXAMINES CREDIT SUPPLY, TRADE COST ISSUES.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Business Line", even as the cotton trade continues to be exerted by the payment out-standings for the cotton supplied, traders, under the banner of the All-India Cotton Traders' Conference, have sought to address the issue with a suggestion to work out some finance model that ...
INDIA: INDIA'S POSITION ON WORLD MARKETS COULD IMPROVE IF HEALTH NORMS ARE IMPLEMENTED.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Business Standard", the government should pass laws on the prevention of infectious and contagious diseases in the dairy and livestock sector at the earliest, to comply with sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures (SPSM) under the World Trade ...
JORDAN: QUEEN'S QATARI VISIT FOCUSES ON HIGHER EDUCATION.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", Queen Rania stressed the importance of enhancing quality higher education while creating a network with international education institutions in a way that better caters to market needs and enables individuals to compete on the local and international scene. On ...
JORDAN: LOWER HOUSE SESSION REJECTS PROPERTY ACQUISITION LAW.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", legislators rejected the amended temporary Property Acquisition Law after the majority of the Lower House found it unconstitutional. The House voted down the 2003 law, amended by former Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb's government, with a majority of 49 deputies ...
JORDAN: CRPD BEGINS ISSUING NEW AND IMPROVED PASSPORTS.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", new, black-covered Jordanian passports, which comply with international standards, are now being issued by the Civil Registration and Passports Department (CRPD), an official said. Department Director Awni Yervas said that the new electronically imprinted ...
JORDAN: PRINCESS SPEAKS OUT AT WALD WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN TURKEY.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", Princess Basma headed a delegation of women's representatives to participate in a three-day regional conference in Turkey. Organized by the World Academy for Local Government and Democracy (WALD), and initiated by the International Union for Local Authorities ...
JORDAN: INTEL LAUNCHES "TEACH TO THE FUTURE" IT PROGRAM.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", Intel Corporation, the international computer-manufacturing giant, announced the launch of the Jordanian Intel Teach to the Future curriculum u an educational tool to substitute the chalk and board in schooling, with computer-based learning. The curriculum, ...
JORDAN: MARITIME POLICE APPREHEND TWO SUSPECTS IN CONNECTION WITH FRENCH BOAT THEFT.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", two international maritime pirates are now in police custody in the sea port city of Aqaba, in connection with the alleged attempted sale of a stolen French boat docked there. According to Director of the Royal Yacht Club (RYC) Atef Rasheed, a Polish woman and ...
JORDAN: JEDCO PLANS TO FOCUS ON PROMOTING CERAMICS, FURNITURE AND WOOD INDUSTRIES.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Jordan Times", Jordan Export Development and Commercial Centers Corporation (JEDCO) will focus on promoting ceramics, furniture and wood products this year as part of its strategic plan to help boost exports which reached JD1,639.4 million in 2003. Acting Director General ...
IRAN: IRAN, FRANCE, MALAYSIA SIGN GAS $2B LNG SUPPLY PROJECT AGREEMENT.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Tehran Times", Iran, France and Malaysia are launching a project to offer eight million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the market. The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), France's Total, and Malaysia's Petronas are involved in the Pars LNG project. The ...
IRAN: 67% OF OIL FIELD SEISMOGRAPHIC STUDIES COMPLETED - OVERVIEW.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Tehran Times", seismographic studies on 16 central Iranian oil fields has progressed by more than 67% by February 20. Seismographic studies on Kouh Kaki, Kaboud, Danan, Khesht, Sarvestan, and Sa'adatabad fields have been completed. So far engineering services for developing ...
IRAN: PARTICIPATING IN OIL AND GAS EXHIBITIONS HELPS DEVELOP IRANIAN OIL INDUSTRY u OFFICIAL.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Tehran Times", continued presence in international oil, and gas exhibitions, especially in the Persian Gulf, will pave the way for development of the oil industry. Executive director of Oil Ministry's exhibitions, Mohammad Hossein Abdolazizi added that activities of IranAEs ...
IRAN: IRAN TO IMPLEMENT WATER PROJECTS, LAUNCH DAM OPERATIONS u PRESIDENT.(Brief Article)
Feb 26, 2004 ... According to "Tehran Times", President Mohammad Khatami has heralded implementation of fourteen water reservoirs and one transfer line project in seven provinces in the upcoming Iranian calendar year (starts March 20). Addressing a function to inaugurate Kowsar Dam in Kohgiluyeh ...