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Maghreb Confidential /Archives

Archive n° 696 - 05/26/2005

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Oil Sends Tempers Climbing in Western Sahara

Mohammed VI was sufficiently irritated by pro-Saharawi statements by Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to call off his participation in an Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) summit meeting this week. (...) [354 words] [$4.7]

MOROCCO

Banks hit by strikes

Employees of SGMB walked out on May 17 followed by workers from Credit du Maroc the following day in protest over a breakdown in wage talks. (...)

algiers

Internal Switches In Defense Ministry

New chiefs have been appointed to five key departments in Algeria's defense ministry (external relations, military manufacturing, etc. (...) [74 words] [$1.5]

The Business Dealings Of General's Daughter

Amal Lamari, daughter of general Smain Lamari, is investing heavily in the beauty care business. (...) [73 words] [$1.5]

rabat

Freemasons Upset

A considerable amount of infighting has erupted among freemasons belonging to the Grande Loge du Royaume du Maroc (GLRM). (...) [91 words] [$1.5]

Morocco new tax haven?

Switzerland's Academy & Finance organization that specializes in laying on seminars on offshore investment will stage a seminar entitled "How to Invest and Transfer Your Residence to Morocco" in Geneva on June 9. (...) [80 words] [$1.5]

Benjelloun A Trail Blazer In China

The BMCE bank has shifted into higher gear in China. (...) [104 words] [$1.5]

Spaniards To Show The Flag

Around 30 Spanish bosses representing a wide range of trades will gather in Casablanca between June 8-9 for a meeting organized by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. (...) [149 words] [$1.5]

tunis

Former Minister An Energy Consultant

When he failed to win re-appointment as technology and communications minister in a government shuffle last November, Sadok Rabah put in for early retirement so he could work on building up the business of his firm S. (...) [96 words] [$1.5]

Ben Ammar Drops Tf1 Project

Tunisian producer Tarek Ben Ammar has dropped a plan to join forces with the French television channel TF1 to start a new TV channel in Tunisia. (...) [94 words] [$1.5]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	EGYPT
	Arab Contractors
	Arab Contractors has been awarded a contract worth over DR 2 billion to build 4,000 apartments in Algeria. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/GERMANY
	Vatech Wabag - Cosider - Canali-Sations
	Vatech Wabag - Cosider - Canali-Sations is to study and build a purification station for waste water in the eastern Algerian town of Jijel. (...) [35 words] [FREE]


	BRAZIL
	Forjas Taurus
	Forjas Taurus was awarded a $1.7 million contract by the Algerian police to supply 2,000 9mm calibre and 7,000 7. (...) [27 words] [FREE]


	FRANCE
	Alstom and Siemens
	Alstom And Siemens France remain the last candidates in the running for a contract to supply equipment for the Algiers underground following the opening of bids last Saturday. (...) [47 words] [$1.5]


	FRANCE/TUNISIA
	ATS France and SAA
	ATS France and SAA, a Franco-Tunisian consortium headed by Asia Harchaoui which has teamed up with the Chinese consultancy Gonicha, has put in a bid to build a 40,000 seat stadium in Algiers. (...) [58 words] [$1.5]


	ALGERIA
	Cevital
	Cevital and its Chinese JV partner CFLG will inaugurate a first production line for sheet glass with a capacity of 600 tons per day in June. (...) [37 words] [FREE]


	CHINA/MAURITANIA
	MCP
	MCP, A Mauritanian-Chinese firm that ranks as number one in the Mauritanian fisheries industry, has run into management trouble. (...) [62 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Tunisie Porcelaine
	Tunisie Porcelaine intends to set up three affiliates abroad, two of them in North Africa (Algeria and Libya) and one in Dubai. (...) [25 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	FRANCE/MOROCCO
	Salaheddine Mezouar
	Moroccan industry minister Salaheddine Mezouar will visit the Paris Air Show at the head of a delegation of officials from 20 companies. (...) [64 words] [$1.5]


	UNITED STATES/TUNISIA
	Habib Ben Yahia
	The former foreign minister and current diplomatic adviser to president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, Habib Ben Yahia, met behind closed doors with U. (...) [49 words] [$1.5]


	UNITED STATES/LIBYA
	Randa Fahmy Hudome
	The former assistant secretary of state for energy in the Bush administration, Randa Fahmy Hudome, finally signed her lobbying contract with Libya on March 18. (...) [101 words] [$1.5]


	ALGERIA/LIBYA
	Moulay Mehdi Alaoui
	The Moroccan government's representative in the Meknes-Tafilalet region, Moulay Mehdi Alaoui, is heading for Libya after his appointment as new ambassador to Tripoli. (...) [82 words] [$1.5]