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Archive n° 617 - 09/25/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Fight to Revamp Air Algerie

The countdown has begun for the U.S. Unisys group which wants to play a key role in revamping Air Algerie, the privatisation of which was launched in 2001 but suspended by the government. (...) [309 words] [$7]

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FRENCH DEBT CONVERSION STALLED

Although France agreed at the end of 2001 to convert $60 million of Algeria's debt into investment hardly any French companies have signed up with France's finance ministry for projects. (...) [57 words] [$2,1]

Alstom "dropped" by Algiers?

Before the European Commission gave its seal of approval to Alstom's rescue, president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's circle seriously advised the energy ministry to go back on the 123 million euro contract the French group was awarded in June to build a power station at Oum el Bouaghi. (...) [79 words] [$2,1]

SUGAR FIGHT

The Grande Sucrerie de l'Ouest, which represents sugar importers in Oran, has begun building a refinery with a capacity of 900 tons per day in the city in conjunction with Belgian partners. (...) [98 words] [$2,1]

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CASABLANCA NEW AERONAUTICS CENTER

The Moroccan-Canadian investment fund Access Capital Atlantique SA (ACASA) has acquired a stake worth several million dollars in SEFCAM, an aeronautics industry sub-contractor based in Casablanca that operates as an affiliate of the SEFCA group in Marseilles. (...) [98 words] [$2,1]

NEW LAAYOUNE-LAS PALMAS CONNECTION

After bickering over the awarding of oil exploration concessions off the coast of Western Sahara, Rabat and Madrid seem to be in a negotiating mood. (...) [86 words] [$2,1]

CASABLANCA CONVENTION CENTRE'S WOES

Opened two years ago, the new $20 million convention centre on the outskirts of Casablanca has failed to attract as much business as had been hoped. (...) [63 words] [$2,1]

ALTADIS RESTRUCTURES REGIE DES TABACS

The Franco-Spanish group Altadis which acquired 80% of Morocco's Regie des Tabacs in June, is restructuring the group before Morocco deregulates the market in 2008 and thus ends the Regie's monopoly. (...) [100 words] [$2,1]

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REWARD FOR RCD LUMINARIES

The heads of coordinating committees who helped turn the ruling RCD party's convention into a rip-roaring success in late July have been rewarded with consular posts in Europe. (...) [129 words] [$2,1]

ASTERIX VERSUS MICKEY MOUSE

The diversified Bouchammaoui group which specializes in textiles, services and the transportation of oil products has just bought the Soukra leisure park in the northern suburbs of Tunis and re-named it ? (...) [90 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	COFACE
	COFACE is sending a delegation to Algiers on Oct. 14 to pave the way for a visit of the export credit guarantee agency's boss, Francois David, who is to drop in on Algeria in January. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	RENAULT
	RENAULT, which is to increase its stake in the Moroccan car maker Somaca to 38% between now and 2005, plans to invest 20 million euros ($22 million) in the construction of a new car for the Moroccan market and for export to Africa. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES BRASSERIES DU MAROC
	SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES BRASSERIES DU MAROC (Castel Group) is launching a new wine brand "Cepages de Meknes" after renewing its vineyards in the region. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	ROXEL INTERNATIONAL
	ROXEL INTERNATIONAL (Austria) is to sign a contract for the delivery of 6,200 tons of offset paper worth $4. (...) [29 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	FENELEC
	FENELEC, the Federation Nationale Marocaine de l'Electricite et de l'Electronique, is organizing a second international electricity and lighting show at Casablanca's Parc des Expositions between Oct. (...) [32 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	CASABLANCA STOCK EXCHANGE
	CASABLANCA STOCK EXCHANGE is laying on a second stock exchange fair for money managers and bankers between Sept. (...) [26 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	AHK
	AHK, the German chamber of commerce in Morocco, is organizing a seminar on water purification and the handling of waste water--the theme is "What strategy for Water Economy" - on October 16 and not on Sept. (...) [57 words] [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO


	UNITED STATES/LIBYA/EUROPEAN UNION
	HAMED AL HOUDEIRI
	Tripoli is pulling out all the stops to "normalize" its relations with Washington as quickly as possible. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]


	LIBYA
	ABDERAHMAN SHALGAM
	Libya seems keen on taking advantage of the diplomatic crisis between the United States and Saudi Arabia, leading supplier of oil to the U. (...) [98 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/TUNISIA
	MONCER ROUISSI
	Former education minister and adviser to president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, Moncer Rouissi, has been named Tunisia's ambassador to Paris in succession to Faiza Kefi. (...) [85 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	MOHAMED BEDJAOUI
	A retired judge at the International Court at The Hague and friend of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Mohamed Bedjaoui, is dividing his time at present between Paris and Algiers. (...) [53 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/TUNISIA
	TAREK BEN AMAR
	A film producer Tarek Ben Amar, plans to buy the bankrupt Duran Duboi production company in France. (...) [37 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA/ZIMBABWE
	WEBSTER MURIRITIRWA
	The chief executive officer of the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe, Webster Muriritirwa, has deserted his post and is reportedly in Libya, traditional supplier of oil products to Zimbabwe. (...) [47 words] [$2,1]