Info-Prod Research (Middle East) back issues from Sunday, July 5:
NATIONAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE RECEIVES 4 SYMBOLS FROM PARTIES, EXPECTS REGISTRATION OF VOTERS TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to SUNA: The National Elections Commission (NEC) hasbegun receiving electoral symbols from the political parties andorganizations in order to issue approval certificates for with theapproved symbols for contesting the elections at various levels,said the Secretary General of ...
IRANIAN SAIPA CAR MANUFACTURING LAUNCHES SECOND ASSEMBLY LINE IN SYRIA
Jul 05, 2009 ... (by Ariel Goldring) According to Iranian and Syrian broadcasting,Iranian SAIPA car manufacturing started production in the Syriancity of Homs on Thursday. The SAIPA 132 will be manufactured underthe name Emesa, the ancient name of Homs, Islamic Republic NewsAgency reported. Iranian ...
EMERGENCY MEETING OF DONORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF GOSS AND HUMANITARIAN AID MINISTRY TO BE HELD IN AUGUST
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to SUNA: Juba, July 5 (SUNA)- The Commissioner forHumanitarian Aid, Hassabu Mohamed Abdul-Rahman, announced that anemergency meeting between donors with representatives of theGovernment of South Sudan (GoSS) ...
JOINT TEAMS TO BE FORMED TO CARRY OUT URGENT SURVEY ON HUMANITARIAN NEED IN THE SOUTH
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to SUNA: A meeting Saturday in Juba between theMinister of Humanitarian Affairs, Haroun Lual, Vice - President ofthe Government of South Sudan (GoSS), Dr. Riek Machar, the Directorof the Organizations Administration at the Commission forHumanitarian Aid, a representative of the ...
KHARTOUM STATE TO PARTICIPATE AT CULTURAL EXHIBITION IN ALGERIA
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to SUNA: represented in Khartoum State, is due toparticipate at a cultural exhibition which will be held in Algeriaduring July 3 - 20. In a statement to SUNA, the GeneralAdministration in Khartoum State, Ala-Eddin Al-Khawad, said Sudanlooks ...
DIRECTOR OF OPERATION UNIT AT KENANA SUGAR COMPANY
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to SUNA: Director of Operation Unit at Kenana SugarCompany, Engineer. Sidiq Basher Gefoon affirmed that Kenana EthanolPlant produces energy free of carbon dioxide because ethanol is anenvironment friendly substance and can ward off problems emanatefrom pollution. He stated that ...
SWINE FLU CASES IN EGYPT REACH 72
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: The Health Ministrysaid Friday 3/7/2009 a new case diagnosed with the type A(H1N1),swine flu virus, has been detected in Egypt, bringing the number ofconfirmed cases infected with the virus in the country to 72. Nassrel-Sayed, assistant ...
EGYPT SNATCHES SILVER IN MED GAMES JUDO MEN'S
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Egypt's Ahmed Awadgrabbed Friday on 3/7/2009 silver in Judo Men's -66 kg ...
MINISTER
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Minister ofInternational Cooperation Fayza Abul-Naga received Friday 3/7/2009visiting Guinean Prime Minister Kabine Komara. The Guinean premierattended the 2nd round of preparatory meetings of the InternationalRenewable Energy Agency (IRENA) ....
EGYPT, US DISCUSS MEANS OF PROMOTING ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Minister ofInvestment Mahmoud Mohieddin conferred Friday 3/7/2009 with USAmbassador in Cairo Margaret Scobey. The meeting took up means ofboosting joint cooperation, particularly in the field of investment.Reviewing economic developments in ...
FINANCE MINISTER
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Minister of FinanceYoussef Boutros Ghali endorsed new easy terms for the taxation ofsmall enterprises in accordance with the investor's capital and thevolume of the business. "The rules allow the repayment of 60% of thevalue of the last tax ...
TRADE MINISTER
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Trade and IndustryMinister Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed said Friday 3/7/2009 his ministryhas launched a plan to establish five industrial zones within thesecond phase of the Industrial Developers project. The five zoneswill house factories ...
COMPLETE EGYPT-SUDAN AGREEMENT ON NILE BASIN AGENDA
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Dr. NasruddinAllam, the Water Resources and Irrigation Minister said on 3/7/2009there is complete agreement between Egypt and Sudan on the futuresteps concerning the agenda of the coming meeting of the Council ofMinisters of Nile Basin ...
EGYPT URGES NEW IAEA HEAD TO FOCUS ON RENDERING ME NUCLEAR-FREE
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: Egypt called Friday3/7/2009 on the newly-elected director general of the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency to focus on freeing the Middle East from allnuclear ...
PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: Answering a question by "Al-Ahram", People's Assembly Speaker Dr. Ahmed Fathi Sorour said on 3/7/2009 that he has been the Speaker of the People's Assembly for 19years adding he is accustomed to hear rumors on dissolving theparliament at the end of every ...
PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Egypt State Information Service: President HosniMubarak's description of the Arab World as "at its best" reflectsthe president's conviction that the prevailing Arab atmosphere ismuch better than before, Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awwad saidon 3/7/2009. Awwad said ...
SULTAN CONGRATULATORY CABLES
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent acable of congratulations to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of thePeople's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the occasion of hiscountry's Independence Anniversary. In his cable, the Sultanexpressed his sincere ...
NEW H1N1 CASE DISCOVERED IN THE SULTANATE
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: The H1N1 Follow Up & ManagementCommittee announced that one more H1N1 case has been discovered fora British national coming from the United Kingdom (UK). The patienthad the some symptoms therefore he was investigated by theCommittee. The investigations ...
ECONOMY MINISTER MACKI TO VISIT BRUNEI AND CHINA
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki,Minister of National Economy and Deputy Chairman of the FinancialAffairs and Energy Resources Council will head tomorrow (Sunday) forBrunei Darussalam and the People's Republic of China on an officialseveral days visit. During his ...
INTERIOR MINISTRY'S UNDERSECRETARY MEETING
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan alBusaidi, Interior Ministry's Undersecretary received here todayMohammed Salim Abdullah, Adviser at the Transport Ministry in thesisterly Yemeni Republic and his accompanying delegation currentlyvisiting the Sultanate. During the ...
SULTANATE'S GRAND MUFTI DEPARTURE
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamed al Khalili,Grand Mufti of the Sultanate and his accompanying delegation lefthere today for the Republic of Turkey to attend the Executive Officeand the Board of Trustees meeting due to be ...
SALALAH TOURISM FESTIVAL STATEMENT
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: The activities of Salalah TourismFestival 2009 will kick off on July 15th under the auspices ofSayyid Hamoud Bin Faisal al Busaidi, Environment and Climate AffairsMinister. Salalah Tourism Festival Main Committee has completedpreparations for the opening ...
SULTANATE PARTICIPATION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: The Sultanate represented by theHigher Education Ministry will take part in the Higher EducationConference titled "The New Dynamics of Higher Education," in theFrench capital, Paris from July 5th to 8th. The Sultanate'sdelegation to the conference will be ...
SULTAN QABOOS HOLY QUR'AN MEMORIZATION COMPETITION COMMENCED
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Oman News Agency: The primary qualifying of theSultan's Qaboos 19th competition for memorization of the Holy Qur'ancommenced in 16 centres at different governorates, regions andwilayats of the Sultanate today and lasts for three days. A numberof male and female competitors ...
THE BALANCE OF CHINA'S FOREIGN DEBTS AMOUNTED TO USD336.7B AS OF THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to FDI: The latest statistics from the StateAdministration of Foreign Exchange, as of late March 2009, thebalance of China's foreign debts amounted to USD336.721b (exclusiveof foreign debts of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan), USD37.94bless than last year-end, falling by ...
TAIWAN RELAXED CROSS-STRAITS REMITTANCE RESTRICTIONS AND COOPERATED MAINLAND CAPITAL IN
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to FDI: The "Financial Supervisory Commission" ofTaiwan authorities declared that for the purpose of coordinating thepolicy for opening up mainland capital to invest in Taiwan, theitems of remittance between cross-Straits people shall be full openand 15 restrictive items ...
INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM OF COPING WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS SHALL POSSESS THREE MAJOR PRINCIPLES
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to FDI: Deputy Minister of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs of China He Yafei stated at the media leaking meeting onJuly 2 that the international mechanism of coping with the globaleconomic and financial crisis should be qualified for three bigprinciples of extensive ...
MOFCOM TO RESEARCH AND PROMULGATE POLICIES RELATED TO THE LISTING OF FOREIGN-FUNDED ENTERPRISE IN CHINA
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to FDI: Deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce(MOFCOM) Chen Jian stated at the press conference of the 13th ChinaInternational Fair for Investment and Trade on July 2 that for ...
CENTRAL BANK
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to FDI: The Operation Status of the Financial Market inMay released by the Central Bank here indicated that in the firstfive months, China's financial market generally operated steadilywith the market fluidity sufficient in general. Central Bank statedthat in May, the ...
GEM INVESTMENT OPERATION FORMALITIES HANDLED STARTING FROM JULY 15
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to FDI: China's Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)officially released the GEM Market Investors Provisions forAppropriate Management on July 1, which shall enter into effect asof July 15. It means that investors shall go through the formalitiesof opening GEM investment ...
TAMIFLU-RESISTANT SWINE FLU VIRUS DETECTED
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: The Department of Health has detected astrain of human swine flu virus resistant to Tamiflu. Similar caseshave been reported in Denmark and Japan. The virus was identifiedduring routine sensitivity tests. It is the only Tamiflu-resistantstrain so far among 200 ...
MORE JOIN GREEN AUDIT CAMPAIGN
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: The Green Audit Campaign is proving asuccess with participants in it growing three-fold since thescheme's launch a year ago. Speaking at the campaign's firstanniversary today Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau said theparticipants are from all walks of ...
PEAK TRAM TO CLOSE JULY 6 TO 10
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Peak Tram services will be suspendedfrom July 6 to 10 for maintenance, the Transport Department says.Temporary alternate arrangements will be implemented. New WorldFirst Bus route 15 (Exchange Square, Central - The Peak) will bediverted via the Lower Peak Tram ...
ANEMOMETER DESIGN CONTEST RESULTS OUT
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Students of Ho Ming Primary School andPok Oi Hospital 80th Anniversary Tang Ying Hei College have won ananemometer design competition organised by the Hong Kong Observatoryand the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Engineering. More than100 teachers and ...
NURSE AMONG NEWHUMAN SWINE FLU CASES
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Twenty-six new cases of human swine fluwere confirmed today, including a nurse from Queen Mary Hospital.She developed flu symptoms on June 25 and attended the hospital'sstaff clinicthe same day. She is stable and is under isolation witha paracetamol prescription ...
TBILISI CITY HALL PROMISES TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Georgia today: The Tbilisi City Hall will launch aproject to improve living conditions for senior citizens. Theproject includes a stimulus package to restore the city's ...
SECOND RUSSIAN SOLDIER REQUESTS POLITICAL ASYLUM IN GEORGIA
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Georgia today: The Russian Defense Ministryconfirmed that a second Russian soldier is seeking political asylumin Georgia, RFE/RL reported today. The ...
CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST MEETING
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to Georgia today: The constitutional commission met forthe first time today. Commission members discussed introducing a two-chamber ...
GM ACHIEVES RECORD BREAKING SALES IN BRAZIL
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to ANBA: While plummeting automobile sales are aworldwide concern, General Motors Brazil (GM) recorded a monthlyrecord-high sales figure in the Brazilian domestic market in June.The company sold 58,647 vehicles under the Chevrolet brand duringthe month, thus exceeding by 3,018 ...
EXPORTING COMPANIES FROM THE SOUTH TO HAVE FINANCING PROGRAM
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to ANBA: Small and medium businesses from the states ofRio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paran? should have an exportfinancing program. Representatives of the Inter-American DevelopmentBank (IDB) and directors of the Regional Development Bank of the FarSouth (BRDE) met ...
COMPANY MANAGES A TRUE TOWER OF BABEL
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to ANBA: Aside from know-how, material, equipment, andmachinery, Odebrecht had to bring to Libya an army of workers of 31different nationalities to carry out the construction that it hasbeen entrusted in the country. There are approximately 5,000 directjobs and 1,100 indirect ...
ODEBRECHT ENVISIONS LONG TERM GROWTH IN LIBYA
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to ANBA: Construction company Odebrecht believes thatLibya will maintain for many years its current growth potential,driven by the country's economic opening and oil exports. TheBrazilian company, currently undertaking two large works in Tripoli,says that it is in the country ...
ANBA WINS MASSEY FERGUSON AWARD
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to ANBA: The Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) has won,for the third year in a row, the Massey Ferguson Journalism Prize inthe Internet category. The article awarded was "A new age in thefarmland," by journalists Isaura Daniel and Geovana Pagel. Thearticle addresses the challenges ...
KREMPP LUMBER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR AMMUNITION ACTIVITY READY SERVICE
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: Krempp Lumber Co.*, Jasper, Ind., is beingawarded $5,530,000 for firm-fixed price task order #0009 under apreviously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40083-06-D-4018) for construction of a Crane Army Ammunition Activity ReadyService Magazine Complex at ...
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CLASS SHIPS
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors,Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $7,000,000 modification topreviously awarded contract N00024-04-C-5144 for Japan AegisModernization Lifetime Support efforts for ATAGO and KONGO classships under the Foreign Military Sales ...
SOLTEK PACIFIC AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego,Calif., is being awarded $17,595,000 for firm-fixed price task order#0010 under a previously awarded multiple award constructioncontract (N62473-08-D 8615) for design and construction of aCombined Arms Military Operations in ...
RAYTHEON AWARDED CONTRACT FOR FOR RAPID INSTALLATION
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC,Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $13,173,440 firm-fixed-pricecontract for the procurement of 188 AN/ALE-47 Forward Firing/DualDispenser Pod shipsets for rapid installation on CH-53D/Es. Inaddition, this contract provides for ...
BOEING AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPPORT
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif., isbeing awarded a ceiling $31,635,782 cost-plus-fixed-fee termcontract for Design Agent engineering services support for the AN/USQ-82(5) system as a part of DDG Modernization. Work will beperformed in Huntington Beach, ...
FORCE PROTECTION AWARDED CONTRACT FOR FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson,S.C., is being awarded a $58,009,282 firm-fixed-priced modificationto previously awarded delivery order #0012 under previously awardedcontract (M67854-07-D-5031) for the purchase of Field ServiceRepresentative Support, ...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO CITY OF SAPPORO'S DOMESTIC BOND DUE 2012
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned Aa1 ratingto the City ofSapporo's Series 3 Yen 3 billion bond (Lilac-sai) due2012. At thesame time the rating has been placed under review forpossibledowngrade, as Moody's considers the appropriateness of thepublicsector support anchor (currently ...
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT
Jul 05, 2009 ... According to DOD: Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed MartinAeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $441,938,182modification to definitize the previously awarded Joint StrikeFighter (JSF) Air System Low Rate Initial Production Lot III advanceacquisition contract ...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BONDS DUE 2019
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned Aa1 ratingto HiroshimaPrefecture Series 2 Yen 10 billion bonds, due 2019. At thesame timethe rating has been placed under review for possible downgrade,asMoody's considers the appropriateness of the public sectorsupportanchor (currently the Aaa ...
MOODY'S CONFIRMS BANCO COOPERATIVO ESPANOL'S RATINGS; OUTLOOK CHANGED TO NEGATIVE
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service today confirmed the C+bank financialstrength rating (BFSR) and A1 debt and deposit ratings ofBancoCooperativo Espanol, S.A. (Cooperativo). At the same time, thePrime-1 short-term ratings were affirmed and the outlook on the BFSRandthe deposit and debt ratings ...
MOODY'S
Jul 05, 2009 ... Despite the significant amounts of capital thathave flowed intothe US banking system in recent months, the onlyshort-term positiverating actions on US banks are likely to be outlookchanges, fromnegative to stable or to positive, according to a newreport fromMoody's Investors Service ....
MOODY'S CONCLUDES REVIEWS ON 22 ITALIAN BANKS WITH MODERATE RATING IMPACT
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service today concluded itsrating reviews for22 Italian banks. The Bank Financial Strength Rating(BFSR) or long-term deposit ratings of 12 banks were downgraded, whilethe ratingsof 4 banks were confirmed. Furthermore, 4 banks have only hadtheirshort-term rating lowered ...
ISRAEL SATISFIED WITH OUTCOME OF HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS CONFERENCE
Jul 05, 2009 ... (Communicated by the MFA Spokesman's Bureau). The Holocaust EraAssets Conference, which convened in Prague on June 26-30,held itsfinal session at the Terezin concentration camp. There, onTuesdaymorning, June 30, the Terezin Declaration was presented.TheIsraeli delegation expressed ...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE'S DOMESTIC BOND DUE 2014
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned Aa1 ratingsto ShizuokaPrefecture's Series 3 Yen 20 billion bonds due 2014. At thesame timethe rating has been placed under review for possible downgrade,asMoody's considers the appropriateness of the public sectorsupportanchor (currently the Aaa ...
MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 RATING TO OSAKA CITY GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC BOND DUE 2019
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Aa1rating to Osaka CityGovernment's Series 3 Yen 20 billion, 1.48% bond due2019. At thesame time the rating has been placed under review forpossibledowngrade, as Moody's considers the appropriateness of thepublicsector support anchor (currently ...
MOODY'S CHANGES OUTLOOK ON ABSOLUT BANK'S BFSR OF D- TO NEGATIVE
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has today changed theoutlook on the D-bank financial strength rating ("BFSR") of Absolut Bank(Russia) tonegative from stable. The bank's global local and foreigncurrencydeposit ratings as well as global foreign currency debt ratingofBaa3/Prime-3 (Negative ...
MOODY'S LOWERS THE BFSRS OF THREE FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES OF BANK VTB
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service today downgraded itsbank financialstrength rating (BFSR) of VTB Bank (Austria) (or VTBA),VTB Capitalplc (VTBC) and VTB Bank (France) (VTBF) to D- from D. Theoutlook onthe BFSRs is negative. All three banks are owned by theRussian BankVTB (rated D-/Baa1/Prime-2) ....
MOODY'S ASSIGNS PRIME-1 RATINGS TO CITIBANK N.A. (SYDNEY BRANCH)'S US$1BLN CP AND CD PROGRAMME
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned Prime-1ratings to CitibankN.A. (Sydney Branch)'s US$1billion Commercial Paperand Certificateof Deposit programme. The programme may issue either commercialpaper or certificates of deposit in AUD, USD, EUR, JPY, SGD and HKD.The securities are direct, ...
MOODY'S DOWNGRADES ALFA BANK UKRAINE TO CAA1/E/BA3.UA
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service has today downgradedAlfa Bank Ukraine'slocal and foreign currency deposit and seniorunsecured debt ratingsto Caa1 from B3, bank financial strength rating(BFSR) to E from E+and National Scale Rating (NSR) to Ba3.ua fromBaa3.ua. All of thebank's long-term ratings ...
MOODY'S DOWNGRADES SUBORDINATED DEBT OF CHELSEA, NEWCASTLE AND PRINCIPALITY
Jul 05, 2009 ... Moody's Investors Service today downgraded thesubordinated debtratings of the following three societies: Chelsea'ssubordinated debtratings were downgraded from Caa1 to Caa3; Newcastle'sandPrincipality's subordinated debt ratings were downgraded from B1toB3; . All other debt and deposit ...