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Archive n° 592 - 02/27/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

UGTA Targets Bouteflika's Friends

Sidi Said, secretary-general of the UGTA union and darling of Algeria's senior generals, has every reason to be pleased with himself. (...) [340 words] [$7]

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BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ON CHIRAC'S AGENDA

To avoid seeing his official visit to Algiers turn into a campaign for the re-election of Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2002, president Jacques Chirac will throw a ? (...) [137 words] [$2,1]

EU TO ALLOW LONG-TERM GAS CONTRACTS

Despite lingering problems regarding the export of Algerian gas to Europe, the European Commission has agreed that EU firms can sign long-term contracts for purchases of the gas. (...) [100 words] [$2,1]

WORLD BANK TO DROP CREDIT POPULAIRE

Although it hasn't yet been officially confirmed, the World Bank is expected to withdraw from an operation involving the partial privatization of the Credit Populaire d'Algerie. (...) [139 words] [$2,1]

SIX MILLION GSM SUBSCRIBERS NEXT YEAR

The ministry in charge of Algeria's postal service has signed a timetable for deregulation of the telecommunications sector with the ARTP regulatory body. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]

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FURTHER $42 MILLION FOR MINURSO

The dispute between Morocco and Algeria on the Western Sahara isn't about to end. (...) [118 words] [$2,1]

NEW SLOTS FOR FOREIGN AIRLINES

Royal Air Maroc is going to be facing a lot of competition in coming months. (...) [93 words] [$2,1]

CHANGE IN ENERGY BRANCH

With the Swiss-Swedish group ABB seeking to dispose of its stake in the 330 MW Jorf Lasfar power station to reduce its debts, the Moroccan government is studying a project to build an oil refinery at Jorf Lasfar. (...) [59 words] [$2,1]

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A VICE PRESIDENT FOR TUNISIA?

For the past two weeks president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali hasn't been living in his usual residence but rather in a mansion owned by his wife, Leila, outside of Tunis. (...) [74 words] [$2,1]

FRENCH ENVOY ANNOUNCES CHIRAC VISIT

Just to make sure Tunisia doesn't feel left out when French president Jacque Chirac visits Algeria next week (he also travels frequently to Morocco on private visits), the French ambassador to Tunisia, Yves Aubin de la Messuziere, held a press conference on Feb. (...) [102 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	CEVITAL
	CEVITAL, the Algerian group owned by millionaire Issad Rebrab, achieved sales of $600 million in 2002 despite claims by Khalifa TV that it was ? (...) [47 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	GREY WORLDWIDE
	GREY WORLDWIDE, an international communications group that counts Procter & Gamble, Nokia and Hugo Boss among its customers has just opened its first office in Morocco. (...) [43 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	TELEPERFORMANCE
	TELEPERFORMANCE, a French company that specializes in call centers, intends to set up shop in Morocco. (...) [31 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	KYOCERA
	KYOCERA, a Japanese firm specializing in solar energy, is negotiating the sale of photovoltaic systems to the Algerian electronics firm Rafidan Business Center (RBC). (...) [46 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	EUX MINERALES D'OULMES
	EUX MINERALES D'OULMES, an affiliate of Morocco's Holmarcom group, is going to manufacture and distribute Pepsi Cola in Morocco. (...) [23 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	CITROEN
	CITROEN has signed a MOU to establish a partnership with Algeria's vocational education ministry to train technicians in automotive technology. (...) [36 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	SNCM-NVG-ASCO FERRY MEDITERRANEE
	SNCM-NVG-ASCO FERRY MEDITERRANEE has lost the franchise to operate the sea link between Ghazaouet and Almeria in Spain. (...) [50 words] [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA/EUROPE
	RONALD NOBEL
	The secretary-general of Interpol, Ronald Nobel, has announced that a unit specializing in the fight against terrorism in Algeria will be set up in September. (...) [106 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	NOUREDDINE BOUKROUH
	Algeria's current trade minister and a former candidate for the presidency, Noureddine Boukrouh, has reportedly installed his wife and two children in Lebanon. (...) [42 words] [FREE]


	BELGIUM/MOROCCO
	ABDERRAHMANE YOUSSOUFI
	Former Moroccan prime minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi didn't pull any punches during a conference in Brussels last week. (...) [132 words] [$2,1]