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Archive n° 628 - 12/11/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

The Secret Business Side to Chirac's Visit

Several industrial projects deemed strategic to Tunisia were discussed behind closed doors. (...) [368 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Massacre Case

The filing of a complaint over the murder of seven French monks in Algeria in the mid-90s could well re-ignite long-standing rancour between DST and DGSE over the case. (...)

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BOUTEFLIKA IN PARIS SHORTLY

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will visit Paris on Dec. 19 to bring the curtain down on ? (...) [44 words] [FREE]

JUPPE TOURS ALGERIA

The president of France's center-right UMP party, Alain Juppe, has just travelled to Algiers and Oran for a resolutely official visit during which he presided over the signing of four contracts: (...) [58 words] [$2,1]

EXCELLENT DEAL FOR BLACK & VEATCH

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STRATEGIC ARAB INVESTMENT

Arab investors are playing a key role in Algeria's economy by investing $2 billion in non-oil sectors. (...) [84 words] [$2,1]

rabat

A RATHER SWEET HONEYMOON WITH MADRID

On his return from the 5+5 summit gathering in Tunis, Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar made a stopover in Morocco to attend the 6th session devoted to bilateral cooperation. (...) [114 words] [$2,1]

RABAT MODIFIES LIST OF PRIVATIZABLE COMPANIES

The government has just adopted a draft project amending the list of state-owned establishments that could be privatized. (...) [79 words] [$2,1]

tunis

WIDE COVERAGE FOR VISIT

A long-standing communications adviser to Tunisia, Anne Meaux and her Image 7 agency pulled out all the stops for the first state visit by French president Jacques Chirac in early December. (...) [89 words] [$2,1]

SEEKING TIGHTER EU TIES

A number of leading French economists – Patrick Artus, Christian de Boissieu, Jean-Louis Guigou, Jean-Herve Lorenzi and Jean-Marie Chevalier –travelled to Tunis during the 5+5 summit in early December to present a report recommending that Tunisia's association agreement with the European Union be upgraded in view of Tunis' stronger economic performance than its neighbors in North Africa. (...) [67 words] [$2,1]

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CANADIAN OILMEN OUT IN FORCE

One of the first countries to re-open an embassy in Tripoli in 2001, Canada is sending a large delegation of oil company officials to Libya in mid-December under the auspices of the Canada Arab Business Council. (...) [151 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	WATANIA
	WATANIA (Kuwait) has been awarded Algeria's third GSM license by offering $421 million against an offer of $409 million by Telefonica (Spain) and $375. (...) [43 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	AL MOURADI
	AL MOURADI, the hotel chain owned by Tunisian tycoon Neji Mhiri, is building two new hotels at Hammamet and Gammarth despite the tourism slump. (...) [27 words] [FREE]


	SPAIN/MOROCCO
	RED ELECTRICA DE ESPANA
	RED ELECTRICA DE ESPANA, Nexans in Norway and Italy's Pirelli have signed an agreement to build a second power interconnection between Spain and Morocco with the Office National Marocain de l'Electricite for a total of 117. (...) [44 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	ACERIA
	ACERIA (France) has four projects to upgrade facilities in the food and drink sector in Tunisia. (...) [59 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	ACTARIS
	ACTARIS (France) wants to set up a plant to manufacture meters in Tunisia on behalf of STEG, the power utility. (...) [24 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	CASTEL FRERES
	CASTEL FRERES will shortly set up shop in Libya, according to our sources. (...) [49 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	FLO SA
	FLO SA is to inaugurate a Hippopotamus restaurant in Algiers. (...) [27 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	CREOCAN
	CREOCAN is in the running for a contract to conduct bathymetrical studies in the harbour of Soliman on behalf of the Agence Tunisienne de Protection et d'Amenagement du Littoral. (...) [33 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	FRANCE/TUNISIA
	PHILIPPE MAESTOY
	Societe General has just named one of its senior executives, Philippe Maestoy, as managing director of Tunisia's Union Nationale des Banques (UIB). (...) [91 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/TUNISIA
	ROLAND DUBERTRAND
	The deputy head of the North Africa department at the French foreign ministry, Roland Dubertrand, met discreetly with a group championing the cause of Radia Nasraoui, a woman lawyer who is staging a hunger strike to protest against harassment by the Tunisian police. (...) [107 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	AISSA NACERI
	A legislator from the FLN party and ex president of the Supreme Court, Aissa Naceri, has reportedly been forced to quit the government residence at the Club des Pins which houses Algeria's civilian nomenklatura. (...) [56 words] [$2,1]