Info-Prod Research (Middle East) back issues from Thursday, September 18:
FT NO MORE INTERESTED IN THE ALGERIAN TELECOMS MARKET
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to El-Khabar newspaper (September 14, 2008), Mr. DidierLombard, the CEO of France Telecom, one of the world's leadingtelecommunications operators, announced that FT has adopted a newstrategy which targets ...
SUICIDE ATTACK AGAINST PRESIDENCY HEADQUARTERS FOILED
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to El-Khabar newspaper (September 14, 2008), AlgiersPolice Department announced that it has recently succeeded to foil asuicide attack against the back side of the Headquarters of thePresidency in El Mouradia suburb, in Algiers. The ...
LOCAL PUBLIC DEBT RATIO ROSE
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that ...
220 COMPANIES EXCLUDED FROM PRIVATIZATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to El-Khabar newspaper (September 14, 2008), the newlyappointed prime minister in Algeria has decided to exclude 220companies from the ...
INTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT ROSE
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the ...
FOREIGN PUBLIC DEBT SERVICE COSTS ESTIMATED
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance estimated theKingdom's foreign ...
FOREIGN PUBLIC DEBT RATIO FELL
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that ...
FOREIGN PUBLIC DEBT WITHDREW
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the ...
GENERAL BUDGET RECORDS JD 90.5 MILLION DEFICIT
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that theKingdom's general ...
TREASURY'S CAPITAL SPENDING INCREASED BY 27%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
TREASURY'S CURRENT SPENDING INCREASED BY 33.6%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
TREASURY'S TOTAL EXPENDITURES INCREASED BY 32%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
TREASURY'S INCOME TAX REVENUES INCREASED BY 17.5%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
TREASURY'S SALES TAX REVENUES INCREASED BY 18.5%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
TREASURY'S LOCAL REVENUES INCREASED BY 14%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
FOREIGN AID RECEIPTS INCREASED
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the ...
TREASURY'S TOTAL REVENUES INCREASED BY 24%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Ministry of Finance shows that thevolume of the treasury's ...
USA 4TH LARGEST IMPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked the USA asJordan's 4th largest import destination in 2008. The ...
GERMANY 3RD LARGEST IMPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked Germany asJordan's 3rd largest import destination in 2008. The ...
CHINA 2ND LARGEST IMPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked China asJordan's 2nd largest import destination in 2008. The ...
KSA LARGEST IMPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked theKingdom of Saudi Arabia as the Jordan's largest import destinationin ...
VEHICLES REPRESENT 7% OF IMPORTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau estimated thevalue of the ...
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES REPRESENT 7% OF IMPORTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau estimated thevalue of the ...
MACHINERIES REPRESENT 8% OF IMPORTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau estimated thevalue of the ...
PETROLEUM REPRESENTS 18% OF IMPORTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau estimated thevalue of the ...
KSA 4TH LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked theKingdom of Saudi Arabia as the Jordan's 3rd largest exportdestination in ...
IRAQ 3RD LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked Iraq asthe Jordan's 3rd largest export destination in 2008 ....
INDIA 2ND LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ranked India asthe Kingdom's 2nd largest export destination in 2008 ....
USA REMAINS LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau shows that theUSA has remained the Kingdom's largest export destination in ...
EXPORTS COVER 41% OF IMPORTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau ...
RE-EXPORTS JUMPED BY 44%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau shows that thevolume of ...
IMPORTS JUMPED BY 38%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau shows that thevolume of ...
EXPORTS JUMPED BY 28%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau shows that thevolume of ...
TRADE DEFICIT WORSENED BY 43%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Adustour newspaper (September 14, 2008), a recentlyreleased report by the Jordanian Statistics Bureau shows that thevolume of Jordan's trade ...
MOODY'S PUTS AOZORA BANK ON REVIEW FOR DOWNGRADE
Sep 18, 2008 ... Moody's Investors Service has placed onreview for possibledowngrade Aozora Bank Limited's C- bank financialstrength rating,Baa2 baseline credit assessment (BCA), A2/P-1 depositratings and A2long-term senior unsecured debt rating. The rating review has beenprompted by Moody's concerns ...
KOCHAV YAACOV ANNOUNCES NEW HIKING TRAIL AND WADI IN HONOR OF JONATHAN POLLARD
Sep 18, 2008 ... J4JP received the following letter from Kochav Yaakov announcingtheclearing of a new hiking trail and naming of a wadi in honor ofJonathanPollard. The hiking trail and wadi project was initiated andexecuted by ...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS B3/NP/E+ RATINGS TO DELTABANK
Sep 18, 2008 ... Moody's Investors Service today assigned thefollowing globalscale ratings to DeltaBank: B3 long-term and Not Primeshort-termforeign and local currency deposit ratings and an E+ bankfinancialstrength rating ("BFSR"). All of the bank's ratings carry astableoutlook. DeltaBank's E+ BFSR, ...
PCHR CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF A PALESTINIAN FOLLOWING ABDUCTION BY UNKNOWN MILITANTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... PCHR strongly condemns murdering Ra;ed Mohammed Ibrahim al-Harazin, 32, from Deir Gaza City, following his abduction by unknownmilitants. PCHR calls upon concerned authorities to investigate thiscrime, which is part of the state of security chaos and misuse ofweapons prevailing ...
DOMESTIC EXPORTS FALL 24.1%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to news.gov.hk: July saw the volume of Hong Kong'sdomestic exportsfall 24.1% on the same month last year, while re-exports of goodsrose 8.8%, the Census & Statistics Department says.Taken together the volume of total exports of goods rose 7.3%, whilethe volume of imports of ...
MORTGAGE CORP EARNS $333M
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to news.gov.hk: The Mortgage Corporation and itssubsidiaries recorded an unaudited profit after tax of $333 millionin the first half of the year, $78 million less than the same periodlast year. The annualised return on shareholders' equity was 11.6%.The capital-to-assets ratio ...
Q2 OUTWARD PROCESSING EXPORTS UP 8%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to news.gov.hk: About $130.8-billion worth of HongKong's total exports to the Mainland in the second quarter were foroutward processing, up 8% on the same period last year, the Census &Statistics Department says. The value of domestic exports to theMainland for outward ...
JOBLESS RATE STABLE AT 3.2%
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to news.gov.hk: Employment remained stable for thequarter ending August with unemployment at 3.2% and underemploymentat 1.9%, the Census & Statistics Department says. Unemployment fellin the decoration and maintenance, communications, and manufacturingsectors, while increases ...
NEW BOUNDARY CHECKPOINT TO BE BUILT
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to news.gov.hk: Hong Kong and Shenzhen will build a$9.6 billion boundary control point at Heung Yuen Wai for operationby 2018. Secretary for Development Carrie Lam announced theagreement after the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Joint Task Force on BoundaryDistrict Development's second ...
CAUTION ISSUED ON YILI DAIRY PRODUCTS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to news.gov.hk: The Centre for Food Safety today warnedthe public not to consume dairy products from Mainland brand Yili aseight samples of its goods were found to contain melamine. Thecentre's controller Dr Constance Chan has asked importers to recallall Yili dairy products ....
HOTELS HIT BY HURRICANE IKE REOPEN IN TRINIDAD, CUBA
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Recovery actions at the Ancon,Club Amigo Costasur and Brisas Trinidad del Mar hotels started rightafter Ike's winds and rains stopped. Jose Enrique Niebla, areceptionist at the Ancon Hotel, told ACN that all of the hotel'sstaff worked hard to reopen the ...
POULTRY FARMING DEVASTATED IN PINAR DEL RIO
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Up until the end of August, theaverage monthly egg production in Pinar del Rio was between 20 and22 million eggs, half of which was sent to Havana city to supplydomestic needs. Calculations made after the passing of Gustav andIke shows that in September, ...
CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO BEGIN LEASING FALLOW PUBLIC LAND
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Cuban News Agency: "This is a strategic effort toface the food crises and is also motivated by the urgent andadditional need to recover from the devastating effects ofhurricanes Gustav and Ike," reads a communiqu? from the CubanAgricultural Ministry published Monday in the ...
CUBAN NICKEL PRODUCTION BACK ON TRACK
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Cuban News Agency: According to Granma news daily,Garcia noted that the country is ready to fulfil importantcommitments and that nickel will continue to be one of Cuba's topexports. The minister praised the efforts made by workers andexecutives of the Cuban nickel industry, ...
CUBA LOST AT LEAST 4,000 TONS OF FOOD DURING HURRICANE IKE
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Cuban News Agency: Speaking from the province ofSanta Clara the minister said that just 10 days before Ike 1,300tons of food was lost in the province of Pinar del Rio and the Islade la Juventud with the passing of Hurricane Gustav, reported Granmanewspaper.He commended the ...
PETROBRAS' OIL PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL BROKE RECORD IN AUGUST
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to anba: Average oil production at Petrobras' fields inBrazil in August was 1,885,196 barrels/day, representing growth of4.3% over the volume produced in August 2007 and of 1% over theprevious month. The result sets a new monthly production record,surpassing by approximately ...
FOREIGN EXCHANGE SURPLUS IN SEPTEMBER HAS ALREADY SURPASSED AUGUST
Sep 18, 2008 ... September 18, 2008According to anba: in the first ten businessdays of September, Brazil had a foreign exchange surplus of US$4.329 billion. The figure is higher than recorded in the whole monthof August this year (US$ 1.944 billion) and greater than the US$ 254million surplus recorded in ...
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON AWARDED CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT, TOOLS
Sep 18, 2008 ... Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded on Sept. 12,2008, a $7,772,624 firm fixed price contract. The contractor shallprovide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, andother items and non-personal services necessary to perform businessintelligence services ....
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CONDUCTING A COLLABORATIVE TRIAL
Sep 18, 2008 ... September 18, 2008University of Texas Health Science Center atHouston, Houston, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 16, 2008, a $9,262,639firm fixed price contract. The university will establish a data andcoordinating center that provides the necessary infrastructure forconducting a ...
GROUP 70 INTERNATIONAL AWARDED CONTRACT FOR FACILITIES AND LAND USE PLANNING STUDIES
Sep 18, 2008 ... Group 70 International, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awardeda maximum $7,500,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity architect/engineer (A/E) contract for facilitiesand land use planning studies, environmental impact documents,cultural resources management ...
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR THREE RADAR SYSTEM
Sep 18, 2008 ... Lockheed Martin Corp., MS2, Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded a$8,904,451 firm fixed price contract for spare parts in support ofthe AN/TPS-59(V) three radar system.Work will be performed inSyracuse, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by Jul.2010.Contract funds will not expire at the ...
NAVMAR APPLIED AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE
Sep 18, 2008 ... September 18, 2008Navmar Applied Sciences Corp.,* Warminster,Pa., is being awarded a $9,968,424 cost plus fixed fee contract fora Phase III Small Business Innovative Research contract under topicsN92-170 and N94-178 for near term and far term advancedsurveillance, reconnaissance, and ...
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES
Sep 18, 2008 ... Lockheed Martin, Maritime Systems & Sensors, Mitchel Field, N.Y.,is being awarded a $35,035,920 modification to a previously awardedcost plus incentive fee, cost plus fixed fee contract (N00030-08-C-0002) to exercise options to provide U.S., and U.K., Trident II (D5)Navigation Subsystem ...
SUNDT WILLIAMS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SITE PREPARATION
Sep 18, 2008 ... Sundt Williams Scotsman, a joint venture, Tempe, Ariz., is beingawarded a $37,771,939 firm fixed price contract for site preparationand interim facilities at Marine Corps Base and Marine Corps AirStation, Camp Pendleton.The work to be performed provides for designand construction of ...
FRICTION PRODUCTS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR HMMWV BRAKE SHOE SETS
Sep 18, 2008 ... Friction Products Co., Medina, Ohio is being awarded a maximum$5,394,800 firm fixed price contract for HMMWV Brake shoe sets.Thereare no other locations of performance.Using service is Army.Therewere originally three proposals ...
NAVAJO REFINING AWARDED CONTRACT FOR AVIATION FUEL
Sep 18, 2008 ... Navajo Refining Co., LLC, Dallas, Texas*, is being awarded amaximum $32,620,478 fixed price with economic price adjustment,partial set-aside, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantitycontract for aviation fuel.Other location of performance is NewMexico.Using service is Defense Energy ...
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OPERATIONS SUPPLIES
Sep 18, 2008 ... Science Applications International Corp. Fairfield, N.J., isbeing awarded a maximum $105,000,000 fixed price with economic priceadjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract formaintenance, repair and operations supplies.There are no otherlocations of performance.Using ...
WESTERN REFINING AWARDED CONTRACT FOR JET FUEL
Sep 18, 2008 ... Western Refining Co., L.P., El Paso, Texas is being awarded amaximum $177,749,226 fixed price with economic price adjustment,partial set-aside, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantitycontract for jet fuel.Other location of performance is El Paso,Texas.Using service is Defense Energy ...
SHELL OIL PROD AWARDED CONTRACT FOR AVIATION FUEL
Sep 18, 2008 ... Shell Oil Prod., U.S. Martinez, Houston, Texas is being awarded amaximum $338,356,504 fixed price with economic price adjustment,indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for aviationfuel.Other location of performance is Martinez, California.Usingservice is Defense Energy ...
BOD AT QATAR INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY ADOPTED SEVERAL IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Doha Securities Markets: Qatar IndustrialManufacturing Company announces the results of its Board ofDirectors (BOD) meeting which was held on Tuesday, September 16,2008. The following resolutions were adopted during the meeting:(1)Approval, in principle, the appointment of ...
INTERNATIONAL RATING AGENCY-CAPITAL INTELLIGENCE UPGRADED QATAR ISLAMIC BANK RATING
Sep 18, 2008 ... According to Doha Securities Markets: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)announces that the international rating agency Capital IntelligenceCI has upgraded QIB sovereign rating to (AA-) from (A+) for the longterm and to (A1+) from (A1) for ...