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Maghreb Confidential /Archives

Archive n° 714 - 10/27/2005

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Algeria : The Last of the "Political" Generals

Now that general Larbi Belkheir, chief-of-staff to president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has been sent into "exile” as Algeria's ambassador to Rabat many in Algiers are wondering who will be the next "victim” of the president's drive to seize full control of the country's military. (...) [304 words] [$4.7]

MOROCCO

Morocco : 300 illegal immigrant networks have been rolled up since early 2005

The interior ministry is forming a special department to handle migration and border surveillance. (...)

algiers

New Unrest

A fresh bout of street unrest broke out in Algeria during Ramadan. (...) [89 words] [$1.5]

Algeria seeks to develop nuclear potential

Algeria's energy minister is currently drafting a bill aimed at developing nuclear energy as a stand-in for oil and gas reserves when they decline sharply between 2020-2030. (...) [65 words] [$1.5]

Spanish firms in push for desalination deals

The Spanish groups Geida, Enima/Aqualia and Barna/Lemna have all put in bids for two contracts to build desalination plants with a capacity of 100,000 cu. (...) [156 words] [$1.5]

rabat

Steep fall in revenue from privatisations

The heady days when Morocco could make a mint by privatising companies like Maroc Telecom and Regie des Tabacs already seem far in the past. (...) [64 words] [$1.5]

Major real estate investment with UAE

The real estate affiliate of the ONA group, ONAPAR, has formed a partnership with the United Arab Emirates company Emaar Properties, which is listed on the Dubai financial market, to invest a total of DH3 billion ($330 million) in two projects: (...) [51 words] [$1.5]

Oil and mining data system soon operational

The state-controlled ONHYM oil and mining organization has stepped up the installation of an information system for oil and mining exploration and production with backing from the U. (...) [82 words] [$1.5]

tunis

Italian bank stake in Banque du Sud goes to Materi family

Maghreb Confidential understands that Tunisia's Materi family has acquired the 17% that the Italian establishment Banca Monte Dei Paschi di Siena held in Banque du Sud. (...) [148 words] [$1.5]

Ben Yedder eyes big retail program

The Ben Yedder group has just bought a group of buildings in central Tunis that had been occupied by the American embassy up to now and plans to construct a shopping center including a supermarket. (...) [53 words] [$1.5]

Deadlines for privatisations running out

Deadlines for bids in a certain number of tenders concerning the sale of state-owned firms will run out in coming weeks. (...) [84 words] [$1.5]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	TUNISIA
	Kipco
	Kipco (Kuwait Projects Company), a holding consortium made up of 70 Kuwait firms, plans to set up a new investment company in Africa with a capital of $100 million. (...) [50 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Sergaz
	Sergaz, the Societe de Service des Gazoducs Transtunisiens, has issued an invitation to tender for a contract to ensure customs clearance and transportation of its gas pipeline equipment. (...) [29 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	ONA
	ONA, Morocco's leading private holding company controlled by the royal family, plans to make its debut in the telecommunications industry. (...) [38 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	STEG
	STEG in Tunisia has issued a call for bids to conduct a study and install a combined cycle power plant with a capacity of between 380-450 MW at Ghannouch. (...) [39 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	Matisec
	Matisec (France) has been contracted by Algeria's civil protection department to supply and install a training center for the use of respiratory packs by firemen. (...) [26 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Fransabank
	Fransabank, a Lebanese bank headed by Adnan Kassar, is to open a subsidiary in Algeria, Fransabank Algeria. (...) [35 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Sonatrach
	Sonatrach in Algeria has bought up DR16.2 billion of debt owed by five of its affiliates to the finance ministry. (...) [34 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Centre Marocain pour la promotion des exportations
	Centre Marocain pour la promotion des exportations organizes a seminar on Italy's clothing market. (...) [31 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA
	Ammar Daoudi
	The CEO of the Banque de Developpement Local (BDL), Ammar Daoudi, who is facing charges in the Khalifa case alongside the bosses of BEA, CNEP and CPA, isn't about to sink from sight. (...) [72 words] [$1.5]


	FRANCE/LIBYA
	Philippe Bohn
	Maghreb Confidential understands that Philippe Bohn who had been in charge of sub-Saharan Africa for EADS, will now be responsible for all of the group's operations in Africa, including in North Africa, which had previously been handled by Bertrand de Fontvielle (who will retain the Middle East). (...) [135 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Ferid Ben Osman
	The former director of Avantis Pharma Tunisie, Ferid Ben Osmane, is putting together a joint venture with the Canadian group ProMetic Sciences de la Vie. (...) [37 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/CANADA
	Smail Benamara
	Diplomat Smail Benamara, who has been director-general of Algeria's Institut Diplomatique et des Relations Internationales since 2003, has been named the country's ambassador to Canada. (...) [40 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Tijani Haddad
	We mistakenly reported in our last issue that tourism minister Tijani Haddad was the son-in-law of Hamed Karoui, first vice president of the ruling RCD party. (...) [39 words] [FREE]

Archive n° 714 - 10/27/2005