previous Archive n° 473  - 07/20/2000 next  

algiers
SPAIN PUTS UP $500 MILLION
   Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar traveled to Algiers on July 17 with a $500 million credit line – including a new $100 million financial accord – to lend fresh impetus to economic relations between Spain and Algeria.  (...)  [104 words]   [$2,1]
NEW TELCOM LEGISLATION
   A draft bill aimed at opening the telecommunications and post sector to private investors was adopted by parliament on July 15.  (...)  [69 words]   [$2,1]
ITALIAN WARSHIP IN ALGIERS
   The Italian destroyer Ardito left Algiers on July 12 after a four-day stopover.  (...)  [74 words]   [$2,1]

rabat
MANDARI IN TACTICAL RETREAT
   Under pressure from Morocco, the U.S. and even Europe, former royal adviser Hicham Mandari changed the complaint he had filed on Feb.  (...)  [113 words]   [$2,1]
FREE TRADE ZONE TO COMPETE WITH CEUTA AND MELILLA
   The free trade zone in Tangiers is in full swing – 15 projects are underway, including the construction of a cable manufacturing unit for the Japanese multinational Yazaki – and it could soon have a smaller sister at Nador.  (...)  [84 words]   [$2,1]
U.S. INTERESTED IN PORTS
   The US International Trade Administration (TDA) estimates that Morocco's Office d'Exploitation des Ports is prepared to spend the equivalent of $319 million on its 1999-2003 development plan.  (...)  [68 words]   [$2,1]

tunis
FALL OF A LEADING LIGHT
   Maghreb Confidential understands that Tahar Boukhris, cousin of president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali (on his mother's side) and former chairman of the Banque de l'Habitat, is presently behind bars at the F wing of Tunis prison on Boulevard de 9 Avril.  (...)  [160 words]   [$2,1]
RADES STADIUM AND LEANING TOWER OF PISA
   Construction work on the future $300 million stadium at Rades that was handed to a Spanish-South Korean consortium has hit snags.  (...)  [88 words]   [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS
ALGERIA/FRANCE
ENTV
   ENTV, the national Algerian television company, has signed an agreement with France Television that provides for an exchange of news programs, training, co-production and a feasibility study on providing a selection of Algerian TV programs.  (...)  [77 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
ABCI
   ABCI, a company headed by Majid Bouden, won confirmation of the impoundment of the Banque Franco-Tunisienne's accounts in France.  (...)  [44 words]   [FREE]
FRANCE/MOROCCO
SYNDICAT NATIONAL DES AGENTS DE VOYAGES
   SYNDICAT NATIONAL DES AGENTS DE VOYAGES (SNAV), the French travel agents' association, plans to hold its 43rd annual convention in Agadir.  (...)  [91 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA/FRANCE
JEAGER FRANCE
   JEAGER FRANCE, a company that markets machines and equipment for the cement industry, may shortly form a partnership with Transcanal-Ouest, an Algerian firm that makes cement pipes.  (...)  [45 words]   [FREE]
MOROCCO/ZIMBABWE
GULFSAT MAGHREB
   GULFSAT MAGHREB, a Moroccan telecommunications company, has sold 25% of its equity to Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless, the fifth biggest firm on Africa's cellular telephone market.  (...)  [62 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
UNITED STATES
JAMES BAKER
   The U.N. Secretary-General's special envoy for Western Sahara, James Baker, is thinking seriously of standing down before the end of the summer.  (...)  [84 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE/LIBYA
ABDELSALEM EL MAGONZHI
   The new Libyan ambassador to France, Abdelsalem el Magonzhi, met on July 19 with Charles Josselin, French overseas development minister.  (...)  [30 words]   [FREE]
LIBYA
MOHAMED BEIT AL MAL
   Libyan finance minister Mohamed Beit al Mal and around 20 senior officials from his ministry and the main banks were arrested on July 15.  (...)  [106 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA/FRANCE
MICHEL DE CAFFARELLI
   President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Michel de Caffarelli, was named to the rank of chevalier in the Legion of Honor on July 14.  (...)  [73 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE/TUNISIA
MONGI BOUSNINA
   While waiting to leave his post as Tunisian ambassador in France, Mongi Bousnina is acting in a caretaker capacity.  (...)  [67 words]   [$2,1]

  previous Archive n° 473  - 07/20/2000 next  

Archives
   
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
N°491 - 21.12.2000
N°490 - 12.14.2000
N°489 - 12.07.2000
N°488 - 11.30.2000
N°487 - 11.23.2000
N°486 - 11.16.2000
N°485 - 11.09.2000
N°484 - 11.02.2000
N°483 - 10.26.2000
N°482 - 10.19.2000
N°481 - 10.12.2000
N°480 - 10.05.2000
N°479 - 09.28.2000
N°478 - 09.21.2000
N°477 - 09.14.2000
N°476 - 09.07.2000
N°475 - 08.31.2000
N°474 - 08.24.2000
N°473 - 07.20.2000
N°472 - 07.13.2000
N°471 - 07.06.2000
N°470 - 06.29.2000
N°469 - 06.22.2000
N°468 - 06.15.2000
N°467 - 06.08.2000
N°466 - 06.01.2000
N°465 - 05.25.2000
N°464 - 05.18.2000
N°463 - 05.11.2000
N°462 - 05.04.2000
N°461 - 04.20.2000
N°460 - 04.13.2000
N°459 - 04.06.2000
N°458 - 03.30.2000
N°457 - 03.23.2000
N°456 - 03.16.2000
N°455 - 03.09.2000
N°454 - 03.02.2000
N°453 - 02.24.2000
N°452 - 02.17.2000
N°451 - 02.10.2000
N°450 - 02.03.2000
N°449 - 01.27.2000
N°448 - 01.20.2000
N°447 - 01.13.2000
N°446 - 01.06.2000
Latest issue


top of the page |  Last edition  |  French edition  |  My Account  |  Subscribe  |  Terms and Conditions  |  FAQ  |  Contacts  |  Legal Notices  | top of the page

Africa Intelligence | West Africa Newsletter | The Indian Ocean Newsletter | Maghreb Confidential |
Africa Energy Intelligence | Africa Mining Intelligence | Top African Leaders |
Africa Business Intelligence | African Government & Political News | Intelligence Online