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Archive n° 673 - 12/02/2004

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Chirac Tells Bosses to "Hunt in Packs"

Rather uncomfortable in the presence of a beaming Muammar Kadhafi, Jacques Chirac didn't have a very agreeable time in Tripoli on Nov (...) [365 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Alcohol ban in Algeria?

Islamic legislators have reiterated their opposition to lifting a ban on alcohol imports. Algiers says a ban would ?flout Algeria's international engagements. (...)

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MY MOSQUE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS

President Abelaziz Bouteflika is going to launch the construction of a huge mosque with a capacity of 50,000 persons in Algiers next year. (...) [42 words] [FREE]

FRANCO-ALGERIAN BUSINESS ENCOUNTER

Ubifrance is organizing a meeting on Algeria in Paris on Dec. (...) [77 words] [$2,1]

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CMA-CGM LOOKS AT COMANAV

The French shipping group CMA-CGM, which has just been beaten by Maersk/Akwa Holding for the contract to operate the concession at No. (...) [51 words] [$2,1]

HARD COPY EDITION OF MOROCCO TIMES

Seven months after he acquired the Maroc Soir publishing group, Saudi businessman Othmane El Oumier launched the country's first on-line English language daily, the Morocco Times. (...) [44 words] [FREE]

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WARNING ON BANK LOANS

There has been a big increase in non-performing loans of Tunisian businessmen year – they account for over 25% of bank loans, or between 7-8 billion dinars (4. (...) [58 words] [$2,1]

SWITCH IN SECURITY BOSSES

The head of Tunisia's security service, gen. Mohamed Hedi Belhassine, has reportedly been discreetly dumped in favor of the army's chief of staff. (...) [70 words] [$2,1]

GET-TOGETHER FOR BUSINESS ELITE

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

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CHIRAC'S CLOSED-DOOR BUSINESS FORUM

President Jacques Chirac presided over a Business Forum at the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli on November during which the businessmen who accompanied him on his short visit to Libya outlined their firm's aims in the country. (...) [230 words] [$2,1]

NOW IT'S THE TURN OF AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN

The firm New Fields Exhibitions is organizing a trip of American businessmen to Libya between Dec. (...) [81 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	MICHELIN
	MICHELIN will become the first French firm to benefit from a new operation to convert Algeria's debt into investment that will involve a total of 200 million euros. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	ERICSSON
	ERICSSON and NOKIA are reportedly best placed in Algeria to win a contract to extend the GSM network of Mobilis (the deal is worth between $200-400) because their equipment suppliers are not involved in developing rival networks, such as Siemens' sub-contractors are. (...) [46 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	SONATRACH
	SONATRACH is going to open the bids of Foster Wheeler France, Technip, Halliburton and Itochu this month for the construction of new refineries. (...) [51 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	BARID EL MAGHRIB
	BARID EL MAGHRIB, the Moroccan post office, is going to help Saudi Arabia's post office to modernize its services, particularly with regard electronic data exchange and electronic tracking of packages. (...) [34 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	MULTANOVA
	MULTANOVA (Switzerland) is going to supply 20 speed-control radars to Algeria's police force. (...) [57 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	SOGREAH-CGC
	SOGREAH-CGC, a Franco-Chinese group, has won the 38 million euro contract to rehabilitate the drinking water system at Constantine in Algeria. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	BMAO
	BMAO, the Banque Marocaine de l'Afrique et de l'Orient that has long been in the red and which was bought by Credit Agricole in 2003, is expected to make a net profit of 50 million DH this year. (...) [42 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	NORTH AFRICA
	JEAN-FRANCOIS THIBAULT
	The armaments advisor to French defense minister Michele Alliot-Marie has replaced Bernard Emie as head of the French foreign office's North Africa/Middle East department. (...) [137 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/LIBYA
	PATRICK OLLIER
	A French MP and chairman of the French parliament's economic affairs committee, Patrick Ollier, who is also president of the France-Libya Friendly Association, was highly active in favor of French firms during president Jacques Chirac's first visit to Tripoli on Nov. (...) [137 words] [$2,1]