エジプトでの経済的ニュース(12月8日)

Al Ahram
Title: Cooperation protocols between Egypt and France
Egypt and France agreed on implementing new mechanisms to deepen the economic relations between the two countries, on levels of trade and joint investments, as well as coordinating together for enhancing the joint cooperation, within the frame of the Union for Mediterranean, which is being co-chaired now by Egypt and France.
That was stated by Minister of Trade Eng. Rachid and the French Minister of Foreign Trade, Anne-Marie Idrac, during the opening of the Med-Allia Business Forum.
During the inauguration of Med-Allia forum, Minister Rachid noted that both Egypt and France are committed to supporting the development of stronger cooperation between SMEs in Egypt and France as well as the Euro-Mediterranean region as a whole.

Al Ahram
Title: Joint Projects for Renewable Energy between the Euro-Mediterranean Countries
Minister of Electricity, Dr. Yunis said that the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Power and Renewable Energy will be held in Cairo next February, under the Egyptian French chairmanship of the Union for Mediterranean. He added that the conference aims at enhancing the cooperation in fields of energy and developing the joint work programs in between the Euro-Mediterranean countries, through exchanging policies and expertise between Egypt and EU, to be offered to the private sector.

Al Ahram
Title: Egyptian-Algerian Joint Company for Oil and Natural Gas Exploration
Minister of Petroleum, Eng. Fahmy met with his Algerian counterpart, who is currently visiting Egypt, on the sidelines of the OAPEC meeting, where they discussed fields of future cooperation between the two countries in the oil and natural gas sectors, and to activate the agreements signed in March 2008 between the two sides. They also tackled the establishment of an Egyptian Algerian joint company for oil and gas exploration, to work in Egypt and Algeria as well as other countries in east and middle Africa.

Al Ahram
Title: A/H1N1 death toll hits 32
Ministry of Health reported death case number 32 of the H1N1 virus, for a 35-year-old man from Monofya Governorate.