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Archive n° 577 - 11/07/2002

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Fresh Foothold for DGSE in Algeria

The traditional stamping ground of the French domestic intelligence agency DST – which gets along well with senior Algerian generals in their battle against fundamentalist terrorists –Algeria has once again become an operational target for the foreign intelligence service Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure (DGSE), which feels unloved and unwanted in the North African country. (...) [348 words] [$7]

algiers

AL JAZEERA BRUSHES OFF KHALIFA.

Following the suspension of Khalifa TV's broadcasts from studios near Paris, the Algerian group that owns the channel approached Qatar leader Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani, who was paying an official visit to Algiers on Oct. (...) [66 words] [$2,1]

INVESTOR SCRAMBLE IN HOUSING MARKET

The Saudi ?business angel? Dallah el Baraka has just finalized a $69 million contract with the Algerian Housing Improvement and Development Agency to build 5,000 housing units that are to be sold on a hire purchase basis over a period of several years. (...) [87 words] [$2,1]

SAIDAL TO FORM OWN IMPORT FIRM

The Saidal pharmaceutical company owned by Ali Aoun intends to launch a company by the end of the year to import drugs to counter ever-rising competition from other Algerian importers. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]

rabat

NO MUSICAL CHAIRS FOR NEW GOVERNMENT

Maghreb Confidential understands that the major portfolios in the new Moroccan government won't change hands, particularly foreign affairs and finance. (...) [168 words] [$2,1]

EULER-HERMES ADVANCES IN LOAN GUARANTEE FIELD

The international loan guarantee firm Euler-Hermes could boost its stake in ACMAR, Morocco's leading credit guarantee company, from 20% to 40% by acquiring Axa Maroc's holding in the firm. (...) [82 words] [$2,1]

tunis

GOOD TIMING FOR SARKOZY

Only days after French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy paid a visit to Tunis on Oct. (...) [106 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

KADHAFI IN PARIS FOR FRANCO-AFRICAN SUMMIT IN 2003?

The cousin and adviser to Muammer Kadhafi, Ahmed Kaddafedam and the head of Libyan secret service, Mussa Kussa, will be in Paris next week to discuss remaining bones of contention between Paris and Tripoli and prepare for Kadhafi's participation in the France-Africa summit scheduled to be held in the French capital next February. (...) [101 words] [$2,1]

KADHAFI ENCOUNTER WITH AMERICAN BEAUTY

The Miss Internet Beauty contest in Libya last week was intended to prove Tripoli's willingness to open its arms to the modern world (the event was organized by the Lebanese brothers Omar and Walid Arfouche (Supernova TV in Ukraine) in conjunction with Mabrouka Al Cherif, deputy head of Kadhafi's staff). (...) [98 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	TUNISIA
	BRITISH GAS
	BRITISH GAS is going to help other British firms specializing in gas projects to set up operations in Tunisia. (...) [22 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	AMINER ENERGY
	AMINER ENERGY (Algeria) this week signed a contract worth several million dollars with the Sudanese firm Hamin to market its generators. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	SOCIETE GENERALE ALGERIE
	SOCIETE GENERALE ALGERIE has just launched a new affiliate, Sogelease Algerie, to handle its leasing operations. (...) [20 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	CISCO SYSTEMS
	CISCO SYSTEMS, the American supplier of network solutions for the internet, has opened a regional office in Morocco. (...) [22 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	CHINA EXIMBANK
	CHINA EXIMBANK is to award a 50 million yuan loan for the construction of three dams in Morocco. (...) [22 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	CLAYEUX
	CLAYEUX, an international childrens clothing manufacturer, has opened a franchise in Casablanca. (...) [32 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	ONYX
	ONYX, an affiliate of the Vivendi group in charge of collecting solid waste in Rabat-Hassan in Morocco, has run into trouble with the city's municipal councilors. (...) [38 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	COMMERZBANK
	COMMERZBANK has sold its 15% stake in BMCE to Finance.com., the parent company of BMCE headed by Moroccan businessman Othman Benjelloun. (...) [27 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	LAFARGE MAROC
	LAFARGE MAROC has posted net earnings of 285 million DH for first half 2002, a 17. (...) [24 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	BULGARI
	BULGARI, the international jewelry group, has opened a branch in Casablanca. (...) [15 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	DRAPOR
	DRAPOR, a semi-public Moroccan company that specializes in the dredging of ports and producing sand, expects to see the sand market rise by 6. (...) [46 words] [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA/UNITED STATES
	OMAR TARIK MOHAMMEDI
	An Algerian lawyer established in New York since 1989, Omar Tarik Mohammedi, has been named human rights commissioner at City Hall under mayor Michael Bloomberg. (...) [63 words] [$2,1]


	UNITED STATES/MOROCCO
	CATHERINE NOVELLI
	Assistant to U.S. trade representative Robert Zoellick, Catherine Novelli will head the American team negotiating a free trade agreement between Washington and Rabat. (...) [84 words] [$2,1]


	NORTH AFRICA/UNITED STATES
	MARC GROSSMAN
	The under-secretary of state for political affairs, Marc Grossman, was due to head on to Morocco after a visit to Algiers on Nov. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	UNITED STATES/MOROCCO
	MOHAMED BENAISSA
	A visit by Moroccan foreign minister Mohamed Benaissa to Brussels on Nov. (...) [79 words] [$2,1]


	UNITED KINGDOM/MOROCCO
	DAVID WALKER
	The co-chairman of the Morocco-U.K. business council set up six months ago, David Walker, feels that the low level of foreign investment in Morocco stems primarily from a ? (...) [37 words] [FREE]