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Maghreb Confidential /Archives

Archive n° 710 - 09/29/2005

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Morocco : Villepin Brings Back the Goodies

For his first official visit to Morocco on Sept. 26-27, French prime minister Dominique de Villepin - who in fact was born in Rabat in November, 1953 - was determined to land a major contract or two. (...) [328 words] [$4.7]

MOROCCO

Canary Islands/Morocco Boundaries : No Deal Yet

Spain’s foreign minister is pessimistic about reaching an accord on delimitation of boundaries between the Canary Islands and Morocco. (...)

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Putin in Algiers in February

Russian president Vladimir Putin will travel to Algiers next February for a key meeting aimed at resolving a dispute over Algeria’s debt to Moscow. (...) [99 words] [$1.5]

GM Engines for SNTF Trains

The French suffered a serious setback just as railway officials were meeting in Algiers over the weekend to position themselves to bid for contracts from the Algerian railway company SNTF. (...) [71 words] [$1.5]

France Shows Flag at Oran Fair

Around 30 French companies operating in the food and drink, construction, retail, electronics, packaging, printing and equipment trades are participating for the first time in the Oran international trade fair being held until Oct. (...) [79 words] [$1.5]

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Aeronautics Sub-Contracors Line Up

A dozen firms from the Seine et Marne region that build aeronautics equipment under contract from big groups were in Morocco this week to forge partnerships with French and Moroccan firms in the kingdom. (...) [154 words] [$1.5]

Madrid Acquires Stake In Moroccan Export Credit Firm

After knocking on the door for years, Compania Espanola de Seguros de Credito a la Exportacion (CESCE), a Spanish export credit guarantee firm, has acquired a 19. (...) [132 words] [$1.5]

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Mabrouk Opens New Supermarket

The son in law of president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, Marouane Mabrouk - he is married to the president’s daughter Cyrinne - has inaugurated a new, EUR50 million supermarket under the Geant Casino name. (...) [54 words] [$1.5]

Belgians Seek Partners

A dozen Belgian companies from a wide range of trades are on a trade mission to Tunisia until Sept. (...) [52 words] [$1.5]

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Washington Fines UK Consultancy

Price Brothers (UK) Ltd., a British consultancy in the building industry, has been fined $101,500 by the U. (...) [69 words] [$1.5]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Decaux
	Decaux, world leader in the poster advertising field, has joined nine other firms in bidding for a contract for fixed and mobile advertising at the new Algiers airport that will open its doors at the end of January. (...) [39 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Siemens France
	Siemens France has won a contract worth EUR301 million and DR4 billion from Entreprise du Metro d’Alger to supply equipment for the first subway line in the capital. (...) [59 words] [$1.5]


	LIBYA
	Al Madar
	Al Madar, a telecommunications company headed by Mohamed Kadhafi, one of the sons of Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi, has signed a contract with Ericsson which will allow it to cover all of Libya. (...) [48 words] [$1.5]


	ALGERIA
	Blanky
	Blanky, a group owned by Algerian businessman El Hakim Cherfaoui, has opened a new supermarket named Promy Plus in Algiers. (...) [58 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Mzabi
	Mzabi, a Tunisian group that represents Sony, Renault and Scania, has created a research, engineering and project-piloting branch. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Initiative Industriali
	Initiative Industriali, an Italian firm that specializes in fibreglass pipes, took part in a seminar on business opportunities in Tunis on Sept. (...) [57 words] [$1.5]

WHO'S WHO


	LIBYA/CHAD
	Grin Saleh
	The Libyan ambassador to Chad who had been declared persona non grata, Grin Saleh, has finally been recalled by Tripoli after several months of bargaining. (...) [58 words] [$1.5]


	UNITED STATES/TUNISIA
	Holly Vineyard
	During a visit to Tunisia between Sept. 23-27, Holly Vineyard, deputy assistant secretary for Africa and the Middle East at the Commerce Department, called on the Tunisian authorities to crack down on counterfeiting, particularly of music, before the second phase of the World Information Summit in Tunis in November. (...) [51 words] [$1.5]


	UNITED STATES/LIBYA
	Mark Souder
	Republican Congressman Mark Souder, chairman of the House’s sub-committee on criminal justice and drug policy, and Richard Lugar, chairman of the Senate’s foreign relations committee, are preparing a draft bill to lift all curbs on travel to Libya by Americans and on contacts with the Libyan authorities. (...) [62 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Ridha Mahjoub
	. Founder and manager of Tunisia’s first textiles consortium (Consortium TX7), Ridha Mahjoub has just set up a “Tunisian Export Academy. (...) [49 words] [$1.5]


	FRANCE/MOROCCO
	Jean Roatta
	The chairman of the France-Morocco friendship society at the French Parliament, Jean Roatta, is also a member of the new steering committee of the “Forum de Cooperation Decentralisee Franco-Marocain. (...) [88 words] [$1.5]