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algiers
FINAL REHEARSAL BEFORE BOUTEFLICKA VISIT
   Bachir Boumaza, president of the Nation of Algeria Council, turned up in Paris earlier this month to prepare for president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's state visit to France between June 13-16.  (...)  [135 words]   [$2,1]
BOUTEFLIKA AND FRENCH BUSINESS
   The French employers association MEDEF is organizing a get-together between Abdelaziz Bouteflika and French bosses at the Pavillon Dauphine on June 15 on the occasion of the Algerian leader's first state visit to France.  (...)  [84 words]   [$2,1]
OPEN HOUSE AT CCA
   Limbering up for its trade mission to Algeria between June 12-18, the Corporate Council on Africa organized a meeting at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on May 19 that was attended by Hamid Temmar, Algerian minister for state assets and reforms.  (...)  [111 words]   [$2,1]

rabat
RELOCATION RIVALS
   Government circles appear to believe the future of the country could be decided by a head-to-head fight between Morocco and Tunisia to woo European companies willing to re-locate to North Africa.  (...)  [134 words]   [$2,1]

tunis
UTICA "THINKS EUROPEAN"
   The Union Tunisienne de d'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat (UTICA) has the best of relations with the French employers federation MEDEF and indeed the next meeting between the two will be held in southern France between June 28-30.  (...)  [104 words]   [$2,1]

tripoli
TAX CREDITS FOR U.S. FIRMS
   The powerful lobbying machine that Conoco has set up to advance its cause in Libya – the company has founded a Political Action Committee to contribute more effectively to this year's presidential election campaign, provides assistance to Americans who want to visit Tripoli and hired the lobbying concern Swidler & Berlin Shereff Friedman – has notched up a major victory.  (...)  [148 words]   [$2,1]
GECOL CASTS ITS NET WIDE
   Now that General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has achieved its objective of bringing electricity to the all of Libya, it has turned its attention to major foreign interconnection projects.  (...)  [195 words]   [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS
ALGERIA/FRANCE
SEDIA
   SEDIA, a new affiliate of the HACHETTE group which has just started operating in Algeria, will take part in the Algiers Book Fair in September.  (...)  [34 words]   [FREE]
MOROCCO
BGI-CASTEL
   BGI-CASTEL is building a brewery complex near Casablanca. The aim of the operation is to compete head-to-head with Brasseries du Maroc.  (...)  [32 words]   [FREE]
ALGERIA/ITALY
NUOVO PIGNONE
   NUOVO PIGNONE, the Italian gas and oil services company that belongs to the U.  (...)  [64 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA/EGYPT
EFG HERMES SAE
   EFG HERMES SAE, an Egyptian investment bank that counts as a leading shareholder in the EFG Hermes Algeria SPA firm (which has just received authorization to operate as a bank) plans to buy a 20% stake in the Algerian pharmaceuticals company Saidal for $30 million.  (...)  [54 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE/MOROCCO
TESAM
   TESAM, a cellular telephone consortium that was set up by France Telecom and Alcatel, now covers all of Morocco through the Globalstar Telecommunications' satellite network.  (...)  [52 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA/LEBANON
AL IKTASSAD WAL ALAM GROUP
   AL IKTASSAD WAL ALAM GROUP, a Lebanese firm that specializes in organizing conventions, is joining forces with the Franco-Arab chamber of commerce to stage an "international forum on investment and business opportunities" in Algeria's agribusinesses, tourism, the communications, information technology, banking and energy sectors at the Sheraton hotel in Algiers between June 11-13.  (...)  [62 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA/UNITED STATES
BURLINGTON RESOURCES
   BURLINGTON RESOURCES, an American company that operates in the Berkine basin in Algeria, has made a number of discoveries on block 405 that range from fields with estimated reserves of 1 billion barrels (Ourhoud) to less than 25 million (MLC).  (...)  [49 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
MOROCCO
MOHAMED MEDIOURI
   In charge of king Hassan II's personal security since 1971, Mohamed Mediouri has just been fired by Mohamed VI.  (...)  [58 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE/TUNISIA
JEAN-CLAUDE GUERLAIN
   During his annual trip to Cap Bon in Tunisia to witness the blossoming of the neroli flower, French perfurmer Jean-Claude Guerlain said he wished to set up his own plantation for the flower in Tunisia.  (...)  [101 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO
ABDALLAH EL MAAROUFI
   There's a lot of competition in Rabat to succeed Abdallah el Maaroufi as head of the Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP).  (...)  [105 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA/UNITED STATES
DICK CHENEY
   The chairman of the U.S. oil company Haliburton, Dick Cheney declared following a visit to Algeria, during which he consulted with president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, that his company was actively negotiating partnership accords or joint ventures with Sonatrach.  (...)  [49 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE/MOROCCO
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DEBERRE
   A leading official on the staff of overseas development minister Charles Josselin, Jean-Christophe Deberre has left his post to become cultural councilor at the French embassy in Morocco.  (...)  [38 words]   [FREE]

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