VOL. XLII

No 44

1-November-1999

EGYPT

Abaza Named Vice Chairman Of MIDOR

Former Minister of Electricity Maher Abaza has been namedthe new vice chairman of the Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR), taking the placeof the newly appointed Oil Minister Sameh Fahmy who had held the position since1997. Mr. Fahmy told the Cairo daily al-Ahram on 21 October that MIDORis 80% complete and is on schedule for full completion in October 2000.

The LE5.0bn ($1.5bn) refinery has a capacity of 5mntons/year (for...