Opportunities for cooperation with East European firms in Middle East construction

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East European construction contractors will likely seek business in the Middle East as their government-provided jobs disappear at home. Those firms which have done business in the southern republics of the former Soviet Union are familiar with working in desert conditions in an Islamic culture. They have also proven their ability to mobilize a project far from their home base. While these firms have lower costs for labor, management and materials, particularly steel, they are not competent in modern technologies. The gaps in their expertise present opportunities for Western firms to fill those gaps.

Construction industry, Eastern Europe, Middle East

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Egypt's military factories: civilian production and reform: sales, licensing and JV opportunities?

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Egypt's economic reforms, by shifting production from military factories to the private sector, may provide foreign companies with many possibilities in licensing, sales and joint ventures. Egypt's military began producing nonmilitary goods years ago under the old socialist system, but privatization is likely to end the military's control over these factories. Three groups now control the factories: the Ministry of Military Production, the Arab Organization for Industrialization and the National Service Projects Organization. A list of the factories now under their management is provided.

Planning, Foreign corporations, Egypt, Privatization, Privatization (Business), Egypt. Ministry of Defense and Military Production

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The waters of the Nile: cooperation or conflict?

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The planned expansion of upstream Nile basin states on Nile waters for agricultural irrigation serves as a threat in the Nile region. Economic conflicts, political instability and war might erupt in the region if Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire continue their expansion plans without coordination with Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. Egypt and northern Sudan entirely depend on the Nile for their water needs while upstream basin states have other sources for their agricultural and water needs.

Agricultural Programs, Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Economic aspects, Political aspects, Agricultural policy, Water-supply, Water supply, Boundary disputes, Territorial waters, Nile River

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