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Archive n° 630 - 01/01/2004

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Kadhafi Son Will be Washington's Man in 2004

Maghreb Confidential has learned that the American officials who negotiated in London with Seif Al Islam Kadhafi (...) [369 words] [$7]

MOROCCO

Octopus Disappearing Off Morocco ?

Over-fishing of octopus to satisfy ever-hungry Japanese gourmets could well result in a severe depletion of Morocco's once-abundant stocks. (...)

algiers

Bouteflika's direct line to "Toufi" ?

The split between Algeria's senior generals concerning the candidature of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in next April's presidential ballot has been widening. (...) [88 words] [$2,1]

Governent reshuffle in January ?

With two weeks to go before the electoral list opens for the April presidential elections, several possible candidates - Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, Abdellah Djaballah and retired general Rachid Benyelles - are calling for the government to resign. (...) [93 words] [$2,1]

German trade offensive

In conjunction with the consultancy Deutsch-Algerische Business Services, the chambers of commerce in Bochum, Hamburg and Offenbach/Frankfurt are organizing a series of conferences on investment in Algeria, respectively on Feb. (...) [59 words] [$2,1]

rabat

Senior police tour U.S.

Officials from the Moroccan police and security service Direction Generale de la Surete Nationale headed by general Mohamed Laanigri and representatives from the Gendarmerie Royale and customs service visited U. (...) [77 words] [$2,1]

Aig picks Charfa over Accor

After studying a number of projects in Morocco, the AIG Africa Infrastructure Fund LLC, an investment fund established by the powerful American insurance group AIG, has decided to invest 100 million dirham in developing the Charaf group. (...) [96 words] [$2,1]

tunis

Tunisia hosts French companies

A wide range of French companies recently relocated to Tunisia, according to an article in the French magazine ? (...) [71 words] [$2,1]

Price rise for official stamps

President Zine el Abedine Ben Ali has just ordered the finance ministry to increase the price of official stamps (notably those used in passports) by 50%. (...) [66 words] [$2,1]

European Union finances private media

The European Union is going to contribute 2.15 million euros ($2. (...) [66 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

Swiss honeymoon with Libya

Supplying around a third of Switzerland's energy needs, Libya finds itself much appreciated by the Swiss. (...) [95 words] [$2,1]

Beer on sale in Tripoli ?

Libya and alcoholic beverages (...) [53 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Danone Djurdjura Algerie
	Danone Djurdjura Algerie is to shortly invest in the raising of dairy cows to improve the quality of the products it currently makes from powdered milk. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/GERMANY
	Bundesverband Des Deutschen Industrie
	Bundesverband Des Deutschen Industrie (German business association) is to open an office in Algiers. (...) [18 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	STPE and AJZ Engineering
	STPE and AJZ Engineering in France are to provide supplies and equipment for a laboratory for metal graphic and chemical preparations at the Centre Algerien de Developpement des Technologies Avancees. (...) [34 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/CANADA
	Tecsult
	Tecsult, a Canadian consultancy, is to conduct a study on building a section of the Relizane-Oran motorway. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	2H Energie And Coris
	2H Energie And Coris (France) will respectively deliver 33 generators and a VSAT land station to the Etablissement National Algerien de la Navigation Aerienne. (...) [27 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Saidal
	Saidal, the Algerian pharmaceuticals group, has signed a commercial and industrial partnership with the Mali-based firm Pharmacosma. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Orascom
	Orascom, the Egyptian telcoms operator, has paid a second, $368.5 million instalment to the Algerian finance ministry for its GSM license. (...) [26 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Genesis
	Genesis (US) is reportedly well placed to win a multi-billion dollar contract to build a 1,216 km motor way running across Algeria from east to west. (...) [38 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Alstom/Infrarail/Baticim
	Alstom/Infrarail/Baticim have ?provisionally? won the electrification contract for the railway network in the suburbs of Algiers. (...) [22 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	UIB
	UIB in Tunisia ran into a rough patch in 2003. (...) [39 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	Mohamed Ghoualmi
	Tired, the long-standing Algerian ambassador in Paris now really appears ready to stand aside. (...) [92 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	Imed Trabelsi
	While Belhassen Trabelsi, brother of Tunisia's first lady, Leila Ben Ali, is active in retailing, services, the hotel industry and the food and drinks trade - respectively with Batam, CGEA-Onyx and the Carthago group --her other brother, known as Imed, has invested primarily in the audio-visual field. (...) [124 words] [$2,1]