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Archive n° 767 - 12/14/2006

Gaelle Arenson

TUNISIA

Editor in Chief

Ben Ali, a Trusted U.S. Ally

Tunisia has won top marks from the authorities in Washington who run the American military program to strengthen the military capacity of African countries. (...) [326 words] [$7]

MOROCCO

Rabat Seeks to Curb Islamists’ Influence

With elections in the offing, the government has suspended 34 imams of mosques linked to the unauthorized Justice and Welfare association. (...)

algiers

Herbert Smith/Deloitte Also Promoting Algeria

Just a week after the French law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel staged a seminar on Algeria and the Maghreb, its rival Herbert Smith joined with Deloitte and the European American Chamber of Commerce in organizing a get-together in Paris on Dec. (...) [115 words] [$2,1]

Temmar in Talks with Car Makers

The Algerian minister in charge of promoting investment, Hamid Temmar, is to visit Paris on Dec. (...) [84 words] [$2,1]

rabat

Flurry of Contracts for French

Officials from many of France’s leading corporations turned out at Medef International on Dec. (...) [158 words] [$2,1]

Thales Full Speed Ahead

The French defence electronics firm Thales was out in force at the Medef International meeting on Morocco. (...) [115 words] [$2,1]

tunis

Nouira to be Eased Out?

When the board of the Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT) met on Dec. (...) [88 words] [$2,1]

NGO Transforms Itself into a Bank

Enda Inter Arabe, a Tunisian NGO that specializes in micro credits, is going to transform itself into a regional bank providing small loans. (...) [63 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

Airbus Talks: Behind the Scenes

As Maghreb Confidential previously reported. EADS is expected to pen an agreement in coming days for the sale of six A-320 airliners and two A-330 freighter aircraft to Libyan Arab Airlines. (...) [131 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	TUNISIA
	ABC Tunis
	ABC Tunis, a firm run by Sadok Attia, has been retained as financial consultant to the Hochtief/SNC Lavalin/Aeroport de Nice consortium bidding to build the new Enfidha airport in Tunisia. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	Microsoft
	Microsoft has just signed an agreement with the Libyan government to set up 48 centers for vocational training and the distribution of operating systems licenses. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	Neuf Cegetel
	Neuf Cegetel has formed a partnership with Eepad, one of the main broadband operators in Algeria. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Tuninter
	Tuninter, a state-owned domestic airline whose image was tarnished a year ago by an accident that killed 10 Italian tourists, is going to change its logo and renew its fleet. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO/SPAIN
	URBAS
	URBAS (Urbanizaciones y Transportes SA, Spain) plans to build 20,000 housing units in Tangiers in Morocco between now and 2009. (...) [43 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Sonatrach
	Sonatrach in Algeria is to be the biggest shareholder in the Medgaz firm that will operate a future gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain. (...) [42 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Brown & Root - Condor Algerie
	Brown & Root - Condor Algerie (BRC Algerie), an Algerian affiliate of Haliburton, was the target of an attack in Algiers on Dec. (...) [62 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	AFD
	AFD is to lend EUR460 million to Morocco between 2007-2009 as compared to EUR 300 million between 2004-2006. (...) [18 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	LIBYA/ITALY
	Paolo Scaroni
	With Tripoli scheduled to open a third licensing round for oil concessions this week, the boss of Italy’s ENI, Paolo Scaroni, made a point of meeting in Milan with Saadi Kadhafi, son of the Libyan leader and football fan who has a lot of connections in Italy. (...) [102 words] [$2,1]


	LIBYA/UNITED STATES
	David Golden
	The president of the Libya-American Association for Business, David Golden, has positioned himself as “Tripoli’s man” in Washington. (...) [54 words] [$2,1]


	LIBYA
	Djibril Kadiki
	A general close to Saif El Islam, Djibril Kadiki, organized the first civil aviation exhibition in Libya this week. (...) [69 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	Ferid Ben Osman
	The former boss of Aventis Tunisie, Ferid Ben Osman, has just set up a research and control office for the pharmaceutical, food and drink and cosmetic industries. (...) [50 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	Slaheddine Bezrati
	The managing director of the Renaissance hotel, Slaheddine Bezrati, has put in a good word with tourism minister Tijani Haddad in favour of an Israeli businessman of Iraqi origin who is interested in buying the Casino Gammarth. (...) [68 words] [$2,1]