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Archive n° 674 - 12/09/2004

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Veolia's Moroccan Pals on Jaunt to Gabon

On the weekend of Nov. 18-20, France's Veolia held a seminar on water and the environment in Libreville to which it invited pretty well everybody who counts in this important sector in Morocco. (...) [305 words] [$7]

SPAIN/MOROCCO

Illicit Immigration

Madrid and Rabat are going to beef up joint operations to fight illicit immigration in the Gibraltar straits. Morocco will post liaison officers to Madrid and Algeciras. (...)

algiers

PRESIDENT TAKES MILITARY SECURITY UNDER WING

In a further indication that president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has all the levers of power in hand, the military security agency Departement du Renseignement et Securite (DRS) headed by general Mohamed Mediene alias ? (...) [106 words] [$2,1]

NO STUNNING REVELATIONS IN KHALIFA AFFAIR

Maghreb Confidential understands the trial of persons involved in the Khalifa scandal, due to be held in the first half of 2005, won't give rise to any political or judicial revelations. (...) [127 words] [$2,1]

AIR ALGERIA'S BOND FIASCO

Just days before it was closed on Dec. 9, the bond issue by Air Algerie destined to raise DR 25 billion (300 million euros) to help the carrier renew its fleet had drummed up only between DR5-6 billion. (...) [71 words] [$2,1]

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GALILEO ACCORD IN SIGHT

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CIC'S NORTH AFRICA GAMBIT

Highly focused on the North Africa market, the CIC-Lyonnaise de Banque group organized a gathering concerning French firms operating in the region in Lyons on Dec. (...) [104 words] [$2,1]

SAUDIS LOOK AT SUGAR AND MILK MARKET

The Saudi group Savola which debuted on the edible oil market a year ago in Morocco with the Afia and Hala brands is now looking at other sectors such as sugar and milk. (...) [90 words] [$2,1]

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A SENATE IN TUNISIA?

To find work for some of his ex-associates and others beholden to him, president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali is thinking of creating a Senate. (...) [45 words] [FREE]

CHEDLY ZOUITEN's FORMULA 1 CIRCUIT

Businessman Chedly Zouten, who ran for president during the era of Habib Bourguiba, is working on a project to build a Formula 1 car racing circuit not far from the new airport at Enfidha. (...) [82 words] [$2,1]

INTERNATIONAL FAIR FOR SERVICE COMPANIES

Companies that export services held an international fair in Tunis on Dec. (...) [95 words] [$2,1]

FRENCH TV CHANNELS BLACKED OUT

The satellite television service TPS and access-control company Viaccess have adopted a new technology, Viaccess PC 2. (...) [40 words] [FREE]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA/CHINA
	SINOHYDRO
	SINOHYDRO (China) is to carry out a hydro-agricultural land planning project on 2,516 hectares at Zit Emba in Algeria's Skikda region. (...) [32 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	DUMONT SECURITE
	DUMONT SECURITE (France) has been pre-qualified to supply Algeria's civil protection service with medical equipment and material under a 340,000 euro contract. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	HENKEL
	HENKEL, which already owned 60% of ENAD, has bought the remaining 40% in the Algerian detergents firm following an arbitration procedure at the Chambre de Commerce International de Paris. (...) [56 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	SONATRACH
	SONATRACH is to acquire four new gas tankers worth $600 million. (...) [36 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	NOC
	NOC, Libya's National Oil Corporation, will shortly proceed with a shake-up of its senior management, with officials from the oil ministry taking top posts. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	CANADA/TUNISIA
	BOMBARDIER
	BOMBARDIER is bidding to renew the fleet of Tuninter, the domestic affiliate of Tunisair, which is back in profit. (...) [50 words] [$2,1]


	NORWAY/TUNISIA
	OFFICE TUNISIEN DE LA TOPOGRAPHIE ET DE LA CARTOGRAPHIE
	OFFICE TUNISIEN DE LA TOPOGRAPHIE ET DE LA CARTOGRAPHIE has signed a framework accord with the Norwegian Mapping Institute for assistance in developing a digital cartographic unit in Tunisia and to modernize its scanning center. (...) [39 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	NORTH AFRICA/FRANCE/LIBYA
	AHMED IBRAHIM
	The vice president of Libya's parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim, and his external relations director, Slimane Shumi, took part in the French Senate on Dec. (...) [119 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	AFIF CHIBOUB
	The recent, unanimous re-election of Afif Chiboub, brother of Slim Chiboub, son-in-law of president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, to the post of first deputy speaker of parliament reportedly irritated the Trabelsi clan. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	UNITED STATES/LIBYA
	JAMES LEJEUNE
	The vice president of ChevronTexaco, James Lejeune, is making every effort at present to become a special partner of Libya. (...) [55 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	YVES DUVIVIER
	A Belgian economist, Yves Duvivier, was named the World Bank's representative in Algiers in succession to the Algerian national Djamel Mostefai. (...) [59 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	HEDI MECHRI
	The owner of the twice-monthly magazine L'Economiste Maghrebin and the monthly Le Manager, Hedi Mechri, has been named president of the pro-government Association Tunisienne des Directeurs de Journaux. (...) [44 words] [FREE]