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Archive n° 627 - 12/04/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Chirac's "Personal" Guests on Tunisia Jaunt

A lot of people were keen on accompanying French president Jacques Chirac on his first state visit to Tunisia this week but few were chosen. (...) [338 words] [$7]

TUNISIA

Milk Shortage in Tunisia

For the first time in 20 years Tunisia is suffering a severe shortage of milk that is being blamed on speculators. (...)

algiers

GULF VISITORS FALL VICTIM TO "HUNTING ACCIDENTS"

Two fatal incidents involving rich visitors from the Gulf who had come to Algeria to hunt have stirred deep concern in government circles, including president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. (...) [162 words] [$2,1]

TOUGH FIGHT FOR RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION CONTRACT

Four companies are battling to win the contract for electrification of the Thenia-Algiers-El Affroun railway line, a 100-km-long ring that runs from east to west on the outskirts of Algiers. (...) [78 words] [$2,1]

rabat

GARBAGE COLLECTION UP FOR GRABS

Only six of the 32 companies that asked for documents concerning a tender for five garbage collection concessions in Casablanca actually submitted bids. (...) [47 words] [$2,1]

PRIVATE MANAGEMENT FOR AMUSEMENT PARK

The Communaute Urbaine de Casablanca plans to farm out the management of the city's amusement parks once again following the failure of a first franchise venture five years ago. (...) [62 words] [$2,1]

tunis

EPILOGUE TO REAL ESTATE DISPUTE?

A dispute over ?French real estate? keeps coming back to the surface in Franco-Tunisian relations. (...) [134 words] [$2,1]

OVER 16,000 FRENCH LIVE IN TUNISIA

According to the latest official figures, the number of French citizens who have registered in consulates increased from 13,694 in 2001 to 16,000 at the end of 2002. (...) [137 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

HOW PRIVATE BANK SCENE WILL LOOK IN FUTURE

Only two private banks have so far been set up in the wake of a first privatization bill in 1993. (...) [249 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	PEUGEOT
	PEUGEOT is holding up well in Algeria despite the euro's rise against the dollar. (...) [42 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	LOUIS BERGER GROUP INC
	LOUIS BERGER GROUP INC is to carry out the study and supervise work on a 73 km stretch of motorway –including bridges—between Oued Fodda and Khemis Miliana to the west of Algiers. (...) [49 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	ERNST & YOUNG
	ERNST & YOUNG, Sofrepost and Algerie Consulting have been contracted to conduct a technical assistance study on developing financial services at post offices. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	TDA
	TDA, Telediffusion d'Algerie, plans to buy TVRO-type stations from Metracom France and Incomtel in Germany, as well as a news computerization system from SONY. (...) [34 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	REPSOL YPF
	REPSOL YPF (Spain), Woodside Energy (Australia) and Greece's Hellenis Petroleum signed a 30-year exploration contract worth $102 million with Libya's National Oil Company. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	NAFTEC SPA
	NAFTEC SPA, Societe Nationale Algerienne de Raffinage de Petrole (Sonatrach group) is to issue three invitations to bid for the rehabilitation of its three refineries (upgrading of equipment and instruments). (...) [39 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	BTP EXPO
	BTP EXPO for the building and public works trade will be held at the Exhibition Park in Casablanca between Dec. (...) [49 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	GLAXO-SMITHKLINE BEECHAM
	GLAXO-SMITHKLINE BEECHAM is not the only partner of Saidal in the Groupement Pharmaceutique Europeen which will shortly commission a new drugs plant,Somedial SA, in Algeria. (...) [42 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	TUNISIA
	SLIM CHIBOUB
	Son-in-law of president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, businessman Slim Chiboub doesn't seem to have regained favor with Ben Ali after a serious dust-up between the two. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	ABDELKRIM HAMMAD
	For reportedly throwing support behind president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, colonel Abdelkrim Hammad was relieved of his post as director of a preparatory school for engineering students and transferred to Bechar in southern Algeria. (...) [88 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	ABDELKADER MESSAHEL
	In charge of relations between the pro-Bouteflika faction of the FLN and the Algerian community living abroad, Abdelkader Messahel has kicked off a big public relations offensive in France in advance of next year's presidential elections. (...) [62 words] [$2,1]