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Archive n° 608 - 06/26/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Three "B"s in Presidential Race

For some months now Algeria has been in a whirl and the usual political players (the Army and FLN) seem somewhat out of the picture as the country heads for next April's presidential ballot. (...) [317 words] [$7]

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BUYING INTO GIPEC

Maghreb Confidential understands that France's Stanislas group has opened talks with Algeria's state-owned paper and cellulose group GIPEC on buying a stake in it. (...) [60 words] [$2,1]

DECHMI FAMILY DOING WELL

The discreet Compagnie Algerienne de Banque (CAB) in which the Dechmi family in eastern Algeria holds a majority stake, posted net profits of 110 million DR in 2002. (...) [85 words] [$2,1]

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CONSEIL NATIONAL DES MAROCAINS LIBRES FOUNDED IN U.K.

The Moroccan court is bracing itself for a new rebellion of sorts following a snub by prince Moulay Hicham, who returned to the political scene by throwing his support behind imprisoned journalist Ali Lmrabet. (...) [201 words] [$2,1]

ITALIAN WATER AND WASTE TREATMENT WORKSHOP

An Italian trade delegation has launched an offensive in the water sector which is presently dominated by the French. (...) [81 words] [$2,1]

QUALALOU TOURS FINANCIAL MARKETS

Finance minister Fathallah Oualalou kicked off a one-week road show on June 20 that was to bring him to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, France and the United Kingdom to promote a bond issue that BNP Paribas and Merrill Lynch will lead. (...) [78 words] [$2,1]

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TENSION ON BORDERS

Over the past few weeks, tension has climbed significantly on Tunisia's borders with its neighbors. (...) [67 words] [$2,1]

FRANCE OUT IN FORCE AT INVESTMENT FORUM

They may not have been as thick on the ground as the Italians, but French businessmen nonetheless came out in force at the fifth forum in Carthage on investment last week. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

IMMIGRATION: KADHAFI PUTS ON THE PRESSURE

In allowing hundreds of immigrants to leave Libya's coast for Italy (a Libyan boat recently went down off Tunisia, drowning 200) Muammer Kadhafi is putting pressure on Silvio Berlusconi's government, which will take over the rotating presidency of the EU on July 1. (...) [69 words] [$2,1]

MECCA COLA COLD-SHOULDERED

The Libyans won't be making a political statement with the beverages they drink. (...) [72 words] [$2,1]

CFAO FINDS THE GOING HARD IN LIBYA

Attempts by the CFAO group, France's most active company in Africa, to invest in Libya have run into a bureaucratic wall. (...) [42 words] [FREE]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	MOROCCO
	FOMENTOS DE CONSTRUCCIONES Y CONTRATAS-DRAGADOS
	FOMENTOS DE CONSTRUCCIONES Y CONTRATAS-DRAGADOS (Spain) is expected to resume its projects in Morocco following the thaw in relations between Rabat and Madrid. (...) [55 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	EL KHALIFA BANK
	EL KHALIFA BANK, which was liquidated after running up over 100 million DR in losses, lent 5 million DR to the Rassemblement National Democratique (RND) for the renovation of the party's headquarters. (...) [41 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	EDISON GAS
	EDISON GAS (Italy) has signed a buy-and-sale agreement involving 4 billion cu. (...) [47 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	STATOIL
	STATOIL, the Norwegian oil company that has been interested in Algeria for years, has just bought part of BP's assets in two gas fields, acquiring 49% in In Salah and 50% in Amenas. (...) [37 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	ALSTOM
	ALSTOM has won the construction contract for a gas-fired, 300 MW power station at Ain F'Kirina in Algeria. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	LAFARGE ALGERIE
	LAFARGE ALGERIE and Cimpor in Portugal have submitted bids to acquire 51% in three Algerian cement works: (...) [42 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	FNIH
	FNIH, Morocco's national hotel federation has elected its new president, Abderrahim Oummami. (...) [29 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	LIBYA/TUNISIA
	PIERRE AMIN GEMAYEL
	Former Lebanese president Pierre Amin Geymayel (1982-88) was received this week by Muammer Kadhafi in Tripoli. (...) [69 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	HASSAN CHAMI
	The head of the Moroccan employers federation CGEM, Hassan Chami, has been re-elected for a second mandate. (...) [82 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	GHAZI MABROUK
	Nephew of the late foreign minister Hedi Mabrouk, Ghazi Mabrouk, has launched himself into an up-market Euro-lobbying effort. (...) [101 words] [$2,1]


	GERMANY/MOROCCO
	MAZEM WILLIAM SOWAN
	A new steering committee of the Moroccan-German Chamber of Commerce was appointed at the group's fifth AGM on June 17. (...) [63 words] [$2,1]