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algiers
SWISS SETTLER DEBT ERASED
   Switzerland has decided to no longer badger Algeria about the 15,000 Swiss settlers whose property was seized when Algeria became independent.  (...)  [110 words]   [$2,1]
EU BANKROLLS SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED FIRMS
   The European UInion has signed an agreement with Algiers to help spur the development of small and medium sized firms within the framework of MEDA.  (...)  [101 words]   [$2,1]

rabat
STRONGER NOUAKCHOTT-RABAT TIES
   Mohammed VI will be the guest of honor at celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of Mauritania's independence on Nov.  (...)  [145 words]   [$2,1]
QUEBEC OFFENSIVE
   For the first time, a Quebec trade delegation counting 50 businessmen headed by Bernard Landry, the province's deputy prime minister and minister of finance, will visit Morocco between Sept.  (...)  [40 words]   [FREE]

tripoli
PRIORITY AREAS FOR GOVERNMENT SPENDING
   With nearly $10 billion in revenue this year, Libya plans to step up investment in three main sectors:  (...)  [147 words]   [$2,1]
LIBYA'S TREASURES IN PARIS NEXT YEAR
   The Arab World Institute in Paris, headed by Camille Cabana who has often served as an intermediary between Kadhafi and French president Jacques Chirac, is preparing a major exhibition of Libya's treasures scheduled for Paris in autumn, 2001.  (...)  [47 words]   [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS
MOROCCO
BANK AL MAGHRIB
   BANK AL MAGHRIB, which issues Morocco's currency and acts as a reserve bank, had total assets of 51.  (...)  [67 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO
SOMEPI
   SOMEPI, a Moroccan concern, has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada's Socatech and the Spanish company Eximtra to build a plant to manufacture containers for gas.  (...)  [50 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO
OFFICE NATIONAL MAROCAIN DES AEROPORTS
   OFFICE NATIONAL MAROCAIN DES AEROPORTS (ONDA) has won a $50 million contract to build an airport at Sirta in Libya.  (...)  [85 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA
BGI-CASTEL
   BGI-CASTEL is considering pulling out of a soda drink project in Algeria.  (...)  [46 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY
   KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY (KPC) which exploits the second biggest field in Tunisia, Sidi Kilani, has made a number of more modest discoveries.  (...)  [79 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO
BANQUE MAROCAINE DU COMMERCE
   BANQUE MAROCAINE DU COMMERCE (BMCI) has become the first affiliate of BNP Paribas to win ISO 9002 certification for loans and paper deposits.  (...)  [77 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
MOROCCO
DRISS BENHIMA
   Maghreb Confidential understands that Driss Benhima, managing director of the Office National de l'Electricite (ONE) could shortly be replaced as part of a musical chairs session at the biggest state-owned concerns.  (...)  [81 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
BOUSNINA MONGI
   Two candidates are currently seeking the top job at Alesco, the Arab Organization for Education, Science and Culture based in Tunis and currently headed by Algeria's Mohammed Lemili Ibrahimi.  (...)  [65 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
BEL HASSEL TRABELSI
   President Ben Ali has turned down a request by Bel Hassel Trabelsi, his wife's eldest brother, to run the Club Africa football team.  (...)  [45 words]   [FREE]

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