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algiers
CANADIAN CONTRACTS WORTH $3020 MILLION
   The North African tour that Quebec's finance minister, Pauline Marois, began on May 11 got off to a blistering start in Algeria.  (...)  [122 words]   [$2,1]
KHALIFA MOVE IN GERMANY
   As Maghreb Confidential reported, Algeria's Khalifa group is on the move in the building and public works sector.  (...)  [66 words]   [$2,1]
DANES KNOCK ON DOOR AGAIN
   A delegation made up of officials from 23 Danish companies and headed by Birger Riis Jorgensen, state secretary for trade on Danmarks Eksportrad (Danish Trade Council) paid a visit to Algiers between May 13-15.  (...)  [71 words]   [$2,1]

rabat
CASH BONANZA EXPECTED FROM TOBACCO SELL-OFF
   A heady mood prevails in the privatization department of Morocco's finance ministry where the director, Najib Hajoui, is holding daily briefings on the sell-off of the tobacco monopoly Regie des Tabacs.  (...)  [176 words]   [$2,1]
SPAIN THROWS SPANNER IN EXPORT WORKS
   Agricultural negotiations between Morocco and the European Union have run into opposition from the Spanish government.  (...)  [80 words]   [$2,1]

tunis
LOOKING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL
   While sipping their drinks at cafes on Avenue Bourguiba, Tunisians are amusing themselves by predicting the percentage of ?  (...)  [104 words]   [$2,1]
RETURN OF JOURNALIST'S ?FRIEND.?
   After the supposed carrot it's now the stick for Tunisia's press.  (...)  [59 words]   [$2,1]

tripoli
LIBYANS HAPPY OVER DE VILLEPIN APPOINTMENT
   France's new foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin, may have a soft spot for Morocco but political circles in Tripoli point to the position of Andre Dulait, chairman of the French Senate's information group on Libya.  (...)  [75 words]   [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS
MOROCCO
AMYLUM MAGHREB
   AMYLUM MAGHREB, a Moroccan-based affiliate of the sugar group Tate & Lyle, is to build a new sugar plant costing $60 million in Casablanca.  (...)  [28 words]   [FREE]
ALGERIA
KHALIFA AIRWAYS
   KHALIFA AIRWAYS could break off the commercial accord it signed recently with Air Algerie.  (...)  [54 words]   [$2,1]
LIBYA
LIBYAN ARAB FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY
   LIBYAN ARAB FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY (LAFICO) has boosted its stake in the Juventus soccer team in Turin from 5.  (...)  [56 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO
YASMINE ENTERPRISES INC
   YASMINE ENTERPRISES INC from the U.S. will build a new canning factory worth $34 million at Agadir.  (...)  [22 words]   [FREE]
TUNISIA
ANSCHUTZ OVERSEAS TUNISIA CORPORATION
   ANSCHUTZ OVERSEAS TUNISIA CORPORATION has won a license from the Entreprise Tunisienne des Activites Petrolieres (ETAP) to explore for oil on the offshore Kerkouane license.  (...)  [54 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA
LG ELECTRONICS
   LG ELECTRONICS (South Korea) is presently working with Entreprise Nationale Algerienne des Industries Electroniques (ENIE) to build a plant to manufacture color television sets.  (...)  [27 words]   [FREE]
SPAIN/MOROCCO
CORVIRAN
   CORVIRAN, a giant Spanish cooperative chain of super markets and stores, wants to start up operations in Morocco.  (...)  [32 words]   [FREE]
SPAIN/MOROCCO
TAVEX
   TAVEX, a Spanish industrial group that is expanding on the Mexican market, is intent on boosting its investment in Morocco, where it already owns textile plants through an affiliate, Settavex.  (...)  [34 words]   [FREE]

WHO'S WHO
FRANCE/LIBYA
ABDESSALAM EL MAZOUGHI
   Libya's current ambassador to France, Abdessalam El Mazoughi, could be replaced before the end of July by the ex prime minister and current economic planning minister, Jadallah Azouz Talhi.  (...)  [99 words]   [$2,1]
LIBYA/SWITZERLAND
SADOK SCHWIED
   Sadok Schwied, chairman of Tamoil Suisse, an affiliate of Libya's investment company Lafico, is currently negotiating the acquisition of TotalFinaElf's network of service stations in Switzerland.  (...)  [72 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE/LIBYA
HEDI SHALLUF
   Tripoli is irritated by the outspoken nature of Hedi Shalluf, a French lawyer of Libyan origin who worked with Ali Triki – now Libya's Africa expert—when the latter was on post as ambassador to France.  (...)  [72 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO/SAHARA OCCIDENTAL
MOHAMED FADEL ISMAIL
   Polisario's representative in London, Mohamed Fadel Ismail, who recently made statement that appeared to favor the ?  (...)  [70 words]   [$2,1]

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