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Archive n° 595 - 03/20/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Final French Trade Fling Before U.S. Arrival

French businessmen are pulling out all the stops at this year's Tripoli trade fair (April 2-12) (...) [330 words] [$7]

algiers

TEN MONTHS BREATHING SPACE FOR DRUGS MAJORS

The heavyweights in Algeria's pharmaceutical industry – Biopharm (Aventis, Sanofi), Copharm (LEK), Somedial (Shering Plough) and Prodiphal—have all been on tenterhooks since the authorities suspended the import license of Adalph, a joint venture between Novo-Nordisk and Pierre Fabre, in late 2002 because the French firm had failed to invest in Algeria in time. (...) [113 words] [$2,1]

Will Khalifa Airways still be Flying by Summer?

With the Khalifa Bank now declaring itself insolvent – it has limited withdrawals to 5,000 dinar ($63) per customer—the authorities are putting the squeeze on other affiliates of the group, such as Khalifa Construction, while the holding company's airline, Khalifa Airways, could well be shut down by the end of March. (...) [137 words] [$2,1]

CALL ON FRENCH CIVIL ENGINEERS

At the behest of the Algerian government, a meeting concerning Algeria's major road projects will be organized by the CFCE near Paris on May 15 during the Intermat fair which will be devoted to public works material. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]

rabat

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH WORLD BANK

Maghreb Confidential understands that officials from the World Bank met with representatives of the European Union behind closed doors in Rabat on March 13 to assess Morocco's cash needs. (...) [85 words] [$2,1]

NEW FREE TRADE ZONE IN NOUACEUR

The company that manages the Tangiers free trade zone, Tanger Free Zone, is going to run a future free trade zone that the government is thinking of establishing in Nouaceur. (...) [68 words] [$2,1]

RAM BEEFS UP HOTEL OPERATION

With Royal Air Maroc likely to face competition on its domestic routes from foreign carriers—Rabat is deregulating the airline industry—RAM is seeking to build up its hotel business. (...) [82 words] [$2,1]

RABAT TO FRANCHISE PORTS

The Moroccan government is preparing an invitation to tender for concessions in new terminals at various ports in Morocco. (...) [60 words] [$2,1]

tunis

IMPACT OF IRAQ CRISIS

The Tunisian authorities are seriously worried about ?collateral damage? from the war in Iraq. (...) [76 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEES A FAMILY AFFAIR

Libya's revolutionary committees apparently whipped up tension that erupted in a clash between Muammer Kadhafi and Saudi officials at the Arab League summit meeting in Sharm el Sheikh. (...) [99 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	FRANCE/MOROCCO
	PARALAND-BEAUTELAND
	PARALAND-BEAUTELAND (France), a health care company, has moved onto the Moroccan market. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	BMCE
	BMCE, a bank owned by Moroccan businessman Othman Benjelloun, and Morocco's Caisse de Depot et de Gestion are putting together a 150 million Euro loan with other banks for Meditelecom, a cellular telephone operator in the country. (...) [41 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	ADP-I
	ADP-I, an affiliate of the Aeroports de Paris, is expected to win a contract involving the new Algiers airport. (...) [23 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	ALGERIAN ENERGY COMPANY
	ALGERIAN ENERGY COMPANY, a state-owned Algerian company, is to buy a water desalination plant with a capacity of 200,000 cu. (...) [43 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	HYDRO-TECHNIQUE/SOLETANCHE BACHY
	HYDRO-TECHNIQUE/SOLETANCHE BACHY, a French-Algerian consortium, has been contracted to build a major crossroads in the Algiers suburbs. (...) [20 words] [FREE]


	GERMANY/IRAQ/TUNISIA
	NECKERMAN
	NECKERMAN, the German tour operator, has measured the probable impact on war in Iraq by canceling 75,000 seats on its charter operations for its Tunisia program in 2003. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	SATIM
	SATIM, Societe Algerienne d'Automatisation Interbancaire et Monetique, owned by the state-owned banks CPA, BEA, BNA, BADR and BDL is undertaking a drive to promote the use of bank cards and an extension of the ATM network between now and the end of 2003. (...) [47 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	ANADARKO
	ANADARKO, which possesses the biggest shared production capacity with Sonatrach of any foreign firm (300,000 bpd out of a global total of 600,000 bpd) will see a sharp rise in profit oil in 2003 because of the rise in the price of crude. (...) [60 words] [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA
	ZUL KIFL SALAMI
	The executive director of the Islamic Development Bank, Zul Kifl Salami (IDB), held talks in Algiers on March 16 with finance minister Mohamed Terbeche on extending the bank's operations in Algeria. (...) [91 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/LIBYA
	MOUSSA KOSSA
	The former boss of Mathaba International who was in charge of African revolutionary movements during the Cold War period, Moussa Kossa, is now vying with Ahmed Kaddafedam, the cousin of Muammer Kadhafi, to manage relations between France and Libya. (...) [98 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	MOHAMED BOUFFERACH
	A millionaire who espouses fundamentalist beliefs and was Rafik Khalifa's adviser in 1999-2000, Mohamed Bouferach, has given his version of the origin of Khalifa's fortune. (...) [71 words] [$2,1]


	SPAIN/MOROCCO
	MANUEL CHAVES
	The president of the autonomous Andalusian government, Manuel Chaves, has signed an agreement offering northern Morocco a 48 million Euro loan. (...) [49 words] [$2,1]