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Archive n° 761 - 11/02/2006

Gaelle Arenson

TUNISIA

Editor in Chief

The American-Tunisian Wind Farm War

The hatchet hasn’t been buried between the Societe Tunisienne d’Electricite et de Gaz (STEG) and Enerciel, an affiliate of the American group UPC Wind Partners which has been trying for years to develop a wind energy program in Tunisia. (...) [331 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Algerian Privatizations Stumble

Out of the 150 companies the Algerian government has privatised a full 20% have experienced labour conflicts. A thousand firms remain to be sold off. (...)

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Russians Outline Energy Plans for Algeria

Russian regional development minister Vladimir Yakovlev was in Algiers on Oct. (...) [114 words] [$2,1]

Malaysians in Desalination Deal

Malakoff Berhad, an independent Malaysian power operator, has won the contract to build a EUR238 million desalination plant at Souk Tieta in the Tlemcen region. (...) [101 words] [$2,1]

Algerie Telecom Issue Heavily Subscribed

Algerie Telecom (AT) extended until Oct. 31 a bond issue operation that was to have closed on Oct. (...) [59 words] [$2,1]

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Boss of UAE Chamber of Commerce Sets Up Shop

Saleh Salem Bin Omeir Al Shamsi, chief executive of the Al Qudra Holding Company, plans to open an office in Morocco. (...) [95 words] [$2,1]

Another Big Loan for SAMIR

The Societe Anonyme Marocaine de l’Industrie du Raffinage (SAMIR) has just been granted a new, $400 million loan to finance a program to upgrade the Mohammedia refinery. (...) [135 words] [$2,1]

Visit of Basque Car Makers

A delegation of Basque firms operating in the automotive sector will shortly visit Morocco to seek opportunities in the country. (...) [63 words] [$2,1]

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Frosty Turn to EU-Tunisian relations

A meeting of dissidents and Tunisian human rights militants was held in Brussels in early October at the invitation of the European Parliament and was attended by such figures as Mokhtar Trifi, Nejib Chebbi, Mustapha Ben Jaafar, Khemaies Chammari, Lotfi Hajji, Khedija Charfi and Sihem Ben Sedrine. (...) [144 words] [$2,1]

Nouri Jouini Incurs Wrath of Baccar

Drawing up official statistics on Tunisia’s economy is a high-wire exercise, as Mohamed Nouri Jouini, minister for economic development and international cooperation, has just discovered at his expense. (...) [55 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	LIBYA
	Grimaldi Group Napoli
	Grimaldi Group Napoli, an Italian firm that specializes in the trans-shipment of trucks, containers, machinery and cars has extended its services to the two Libyan ports of Tripoli and Misurata. (...) [31 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	General Electric
	General Electric is to install two remote control platforms in Tunis. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Vinci and Diwidag
	Vinci and Diwidag (Germany) have won a EUR200 million water purification contract in Ouargla in Algeria. (...) [32 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Oxymetal
	Oxymetal (France) has teamed up with the Tunisian industrial group Poulina to form a new company, Metal Gan, to take over Poulina’s sheet metal business. (...) [26 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Nestle
	Nestle is recruiting Algerian managers to develop the sale of its leading products like Nescafe, Nesquick, Nespray and Gloria in the country. (...) [46 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	DNA
	DNA, an American company, is to carry out a pre-feasibility study for Sonatrach on developing new oil fields in Hassi Messaoud in south-east Algeria. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Daleel Teq
	Daleel Teq, a Tunisian-Saudi joint venture specializing in Islamic banking and headed by Mohamed Drira, is to open a branch in Algeria. (...) [23 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Gaz de France
	Gaz de France, Technip, Entrepose, Veolia, France Telecom and Schlumberger are to take part in an “energy week” between Nov. (...) [71 words] [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO


	ITALY/MOROCCO
	Umberto Lucchesi Palli
	A former deputy head of protocol for the Italian government, Umberto Lucchesi Paali, has been named Italy’s new ambassador to Rabat. (...) [37 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Bechir Boujday
	Businessman Bechir Boujday has been named chairman of the Engineering Federation of the Tunisian employers association UTICA. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/LIBYA
	Andre Laronde
	The number of Libya’s friends in France is growing. Andre Laronde, an archaeologist who specializes in Libya’s past, has become head of the brand new “Association France Libye” at the Sorbonne’s Research Center on Libya in the Latin quarter in Paris. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	Jean-Jacques Santini
	The director of the emerging markets department at BNP Paribas, Jean-Jacques Santini, is heading negotiations with the Algerian government to acquire 51% of state-owned Credit Algerien Populaire. (...) [69 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	Mohamed H’asairi
	Diplomat Mohamed H’asairi who was Tunisia’s ambassador in several Arab and Islamic capitals has been put out to grass by foreign minister Abdelwahab Abdallah. (...) [43 words] [FREE]