Participants will examine means to increase
local and regional trade flows and economic development.

WHEN: May 18-19, opening reception on evening of May 17.

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Broader Middle East and North Africa Major Regional Trade and Investment Finance Conference to Be Held in Amman Jordan May 17-19 2005

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"Our customers have the choice of downloading Credit Reports
directly from our online database if the info is needed urgently or
they can order Freshly Investigated Credit Reports from our local
providers if they are looking for freshly compiled reports.

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About CRIBIS

CRIBIS is one of the most advanced international organizations
specializing in the design, development and management of decision
support systems and supplies integrated systems for business +
commercial information and credit + marketing management.
"This conference provides a unique opportunity for governments, companies
and financial institutions of the region to interact with major G-8 sources of
public and private finance and multinational companies," said Ex-Im Bank
Chairman Philip Merrill.

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SkyMinder by CRIBIS Offers Credit Content From 7 New Local Information Providers

Registration Opens for Conference Involving Senior G-8
Officials and Government, Financial and Business Leaders
From the Broader Middle East and North Africa

WASHINGTON, The Broader Middle East and North
Africa Trade and Investment Finance Conference will be held May 17-19, 2005,
in Amman, Jordan.

EVENT: Broader Middle East and North Africa Trade and Investment
Finance Conference .com, or
call Kevin Craemer at 1(866) 636-4729 (Toll Free in the U.

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(Includes materials and meals.

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The conference will
complement World Economic Forum meetings being held in Jordan on May 20-22,
2005. Trade liberalization and increased
economic integration will generate growth, create opportunity and promote
security throughout the Middle East," said Deputy Secretary of State Robert B.com.

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US $150 for
private sector participants from regional countries, US $250
for G-8 and other non-regional government participants, US $450
for all other participants.

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8 million companies
in Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic , Hungary, Poland,
Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria, including a credit rating,
payment behavior analysis and a credit recommendation. The
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), the U.S."
The conference program will focus on a broad range of trade-related
investment and finance programs and services, as well as sectors including
agriculture, telecommunications, oil and gas and water.

Ex-Im Bank, the official export credit agency of the United States , is in
its 71st year of helping finance the sale of U.8 billion of U.

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COST: There is no registration fee for government participants from
the Broader Middle East and North Africa region.exim.

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The new sources, covering the following areas, are:

SINOTRUST Business Information + Consulting Ltd - provides
credit information on Chinese companies using sources
including government statistics, business registry, bankers
and courts

UC AB - offers credit + commercial reports on all 700,000
enterprises registered in Sweden

Coface EuroDB - covers 880,000 Belgian companies sourcing data
from official sources such as the Annexes of the Belgian
Gazette, VAT details, the National Bank of Belgium and the
Belgian National Social Security Office

Coface Intercredit - offers reports on 4.

WHERE: Le Royal Hotel, Amman, Jordan.S.

Category for English sites relating to higher education in the middle east.

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Government and the Government of Jordan will host this major
regional conference in cooperation with other G-8 export credit agencies. Department of State, and the U.S.

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International credit and business information provider SkyMinder,
provides online reports on over 50 million companies worldwide, with
the aim of offering clients with reports from locally-based sources
assuring up-to-date information.

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The conference will bring together senior government,
business and financial leaders of the G-8 and countries and territories from
the Broader Middle East and North Africa to address key trade, investment, and
finance issues facing the region.S.
"The President 's vision is clear. The conference furthers this goal by building upon commitments made
by G-8 and regional leaders to a Partnership for Progress and a Common Future
at the June 2004 Sea Island G -8 Summit, and the December 2004 Forum for the
Future meetings held in Morocco. For more
information , visit http://www.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TAMPA----SkyMinder's choice of
credit information has been enhanced once again thanks to the addition
of seven further information providers now offering their Freshly
Investigated content via www.
The U. Participating
countries and territories are expected to include Afghanistan, Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan , Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman,
Pakistan, Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza), Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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"Locally-based information providers are the focus of SkyMinder's
content enhancement program," says Silvia Cappelli, SkyMinder's
Manager .)

REGISTER: You may register on line at http://www. +
Canada), or +1(305 ) 667-4705. In fiscal year 2004, Ex-Im Bank authorized
financing to support $17.

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Cristal Credit - covers over 15 million companies based in
North and South America, French speaking N.S.
Trade and Development Agency are sponsoring the event. For further information, email:
bmena@mfmgroup.

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African countries
as well as Caribbean islands

Coface MOPE - a database on more than 1,800,000 Portugese
companies compiles reports including commercial and financial
information and a default probability evaluation

RIME Information Bureau Ltd - provides credit reports on
companies based in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq,
Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kazakhstan,
Yugoslavia, Macedonia , Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco,
Tunisia, Libya. We believe
that this choice is important to satisfy all our customers' needs. "It will also provide these G-8 institutions with
information about the types of financing most needed to accelerate the pace of
local and regional trade and investment . exports, primarily to
emerging markets throughout the world, by providing loan guarantees, export
credit insurance and direct loans.