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Archive n° 672 - 11/25/2004

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

French Bosses Along for the Ride

French businessmen who accompanied president Jacques Chirac to Libya on Nov. 24-25 will need to run pretty hard if France is to catch up with Italy and Germany which respectively hold 27. (...) [293 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Algeria: Fake Venezuelan Letters of Credit

Caracas has warned Algiers about letters of credit and other documents issued in the 1990s by the Bandrago Bank that was liquidated in 2001. (...)

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ACCOR & DJILALI MEHRI SEEK LAND

Algeria's tourism ministry has given a green light to Accor's project to build 36 new hotels in partnership with millionaire Djilali Mehri who operates in the beverages trade. (...) [62 words] [$2,1]

PARTIAL DEREGULATION OF TOBACCO MARKET

A decree was issued on Oct. 20 that authorized the production, sale and import of cigarettes. (...) [89 words] [$2,1]

TONIC EMBALLAGE AT DISNEYLAND

Tonic Emballage, a firm owned by Abdelghani Djerrar who is making a lot of investments at present, is going to design and supply scenery for Disneyland Resort Paris. (...) [53 words] [$2,1]

rabat

UMP PARTY'S MOROCCAN FRIENDS

... (...) [122 words] [$2,1]

OFFENSIVE AGAINST ALGERIA-SAHRAOUI LOBBY IN BRUSSELS

King Mohammed VI has reshuffled Morocco's ambassadors in four major embassies in Europe to counter a powerful Algerian-Sahraoui lobby in Brussels, according to reliable sources. (...) [140 words] [$2,1]

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN TRANSPORT SECTOR

... (...) [120 words] [$2,1]

tunis

NEW PROMOTION FOR ABDALLAH

The days are long past when Abdelwahab Abdallah, loyal adviser to president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, was thought to be in disgrace after he was relieved of his post as Ben Ali's spokesman in December of last year. (...) [103 words] [$2,1]

JACOB DELAFOND ACCUSED OF UNFAIR COMPETITION

Somocer, a ceramic tile manufacturer owned by tycoon Lofti Abdennahder, has filed a complaint with Tunisia's competition authorities to protest against ? (...) [76 words] [$2,1]

FRENCH STUDY ON MARINAS

The Creocean consultancy is going to draft a master plan for fitting out marinas and developing the cruise industry in Tunisia in conjunction with the Port Autonome de Marseille and the Societe Maghrebine d'Etudes Techniques et Economiques (SOMETE). (...) [75 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	TECSULT
	TECSULT, a Canadian firm, has just signed two contracts in Algeria. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	SIEMENS
	SIEMENS is to deliver 180 switchboards to Algeria's civil protection agency. (...) [16 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/SPAIN
	PEREZ GUERRAS
	PEREZ GUERRAS (Spain) will supervise construction of a hotel and sports center in the new city of Sidi Abdellah near Algiers. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	STEP FRANCE
	STEP FRANCE and SNEF Delta Communications are going to supply VHF radio equipment to Algeria's interior ministry. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	GIPLAIT
	GIPLAIT, a state-owned Algerian dairy company that corners 55% of the local market, is going to offer 70% of the equity of nine of its affiliates to private investors. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	ALGERIA'S INVESTMENT PROMOTION MINISTRY
	ALGERIA'S INVESTMENT PROMOTION MINISTRY is using its website (www.mdppi.dz) to wholly or partly privatize 900 state-owned businesses. (...) [39 words] [FREE]


	MAURITANIA
	STERLING ENERGY PLC
	STERLING ENERGY PLC has been asked for a $130 million loan by the Mauritanian government which wants to use the money to buy a 12% stake in the Chinguetti oil field. (...) [35 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	TPS
	TPS, a French pay-TV platform, has closed down its service temporarily in Algeria, on the heels of Canal Satellite. (...) [42 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	CETELEM
	CETELEM, an affiliate of BNP Paribas that specializes in household credit, is poised to set up operations in Algeria. (...) [40 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	TUNISIA
	YOUSSEF NEJI
	The new managing director of Tunisair, Youssef Neji, who was named to the job by new transport minister Abderrahim Zouari, has run into flack. (...) [124 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA/UNITED STATES
	MOHAMED SALAH DEMBRI
	Recalled from Geneva where he had been on post at the U. (...) [84 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	SLIM CHIBOUB
	The son-in-law of president Ben Ali, Slim Chiboub, has resigned from the chairmanship of the soccer club Esperance Sportive de Tunis (EST). (...) [77 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/LIBYA
	NASR AL WERFELLI
	It may have been a pure coincidence but a trial of dissident Nasr Al Werfelli, which was to be held this week when French president Jacques Chirac was visiting Libya, was put back by the authorities. (...) [74 words] [$2,1]