Archives n°810 du 22/11/2007 @Maghreb Confidential

My Account

E-mail

Password

Reminder

Create an account

Maghreb Confidential /Archives

Archive n° 810 - 11/22/2007

Gaelle Arenson

LIBYA

Editor in Chief

Friction over Kadhafi’s Paris Visit

Will Muammer Kadhafi pay an official visit to France between Dec. 10-15? There’s been no shortage of Libyan envoys arriving in the French capital to prepare for the trip, among them Mussa Kossa, Libya’s foreign intelligence boss, Bechir Saleh, Kadhafi’s chief-of-staff and Ahmed Kaddafedam, a cousin and adviser to the Libyan leader. (...) [329 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Algeria : A Blast from World Bank

The Bank has denounced Algeria’s “grave institutional shortcomings” and the “extreme weakness” of its programs to back economic growth. (...)

algiers

Bouteflika “Officially” Restored to Health

The new daily An Nahar, which is close to Algeria’s military decision-makers, has reported that Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been cured following a convalescence that lasted nearly two years. (...) [134 words] [$2,1]

Sonelgaz Divides the Prize

The state-owned power utility Sonelgaz has respectively awarded the construction contracts for the Koudiet Edraouch and Terga power plants (each will generate 1200 MW) to France’s Alstom and General Electric. (...) [82 words] [$2,1]

Mehri/Accor Parting Ways?

The Algerian businessman Abdelmadjid Mehri and the French hotel group Accor have reportedly decided to part ways. (...) [83 words] [$2,1]

rabat

Morocco’s Lobbyists in London

The British-Moroccan Society named Anthony Layden, former ambassador to Rabat, as its new president during a meeting in London on Nov. (...) [77 words] [$2,1]

Five in Running for Sebou Basin Deal

According to our sources, five companies have been short-listed for a contract to clean up the Sebou basin in Morocco. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]

New Equity Fund for CDEG

The Caisse de Depot et Gestion, a new “state within a state,” is setting up a second equity fund through its sub-affiliate Access Capital Atlantique (CDG-Capital branch) to bankroll small and medium sized companies on the Moroccan market. (...) [68 words] [$2,1]

tunis

Alternative Market to Set Spur to Tunis Bourse

Long in the doldrums, stock market operations in Tunis could well take off with the forthcoming creation of an alternative bourse offering substantial tax sweeteners to companies willing to float on it. (...) [199 words] [$2,1]

Iranians in Push

During the 9th session of the Iran-Tunisian joint committee in Tunis (Nov. (...) [58 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Denton Wilde Sapte
	Denton Wilde Sapte (UK) has just formed a partnership with the Algerian law firm Hadj-Hamou et Djouadi to work with international firms in project financing. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	ExxonMobil
	ExxonMobil has won a concession from Libya’s NOC without competitive bidding even though a licensing round is currently underway in the country. (...) [32 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	COFACE
	COFACE (France) is going to set up its own commercial intelligence affiliate in Morocco. (...) [34 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Maroc Invest
	Maroc Invest, an affiliate of the Tunisian venture capital group Tuninvest, has just acquired the private university-level education group ESIG. (...) [34 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Groupe Nouri Chaabane
	Groupe Nouri Chaabane owned by the Tunisian construction sector businessman of the same name, has won a contract to build a big housing complex in western Libya. (...) [26 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	AgustaWestland
	AgustaWestland (Italy) has sold 10 helicopters (4 Lynx and 6 Merlin) worth nearly USD 500 million to the Algerian armed forces. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Agbar
	Agbar (Spain) has won a distribution and water purification contract in the Oran region of Algeria. (...) [16 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Bernard Krief International
	Bernard Krief International, a French consultancy, has opened an office in Algeria in partnership with Management Services & Business Connections headed by Sadredine Massrali. (...) [24 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Princess El Materi
	Princess El Materi, a group run by Sakher El Materi, son-in-law of Tunisian president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali, has inaugurated an affiliate to trade in large spare parts. (...) [29 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	LIBYA
	El Moatassim Kadhafi
	(Libya) The struggle to succeed Muammer Kadhafi has escalated between his heir-apparent, Saif El Islam, and the latter’s brother, El Moatassim Kadhafi. (...) [137 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	Brice Hortefeux
	(Morocco) The French minister for immigration, integration, national identity and co-development, Brice Hortefeux, will attend the 5th Integrales de l’Investissement in Rabat on Dec. (...) [53 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	Sergei Stortchak
	(Algeria) The arrest of Russia’s deputy finance minister, Sergei Stortchak, on Nov. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]


	NORTH AFRICA
	Jacques Saade
	(France) The President of French maritime group CMA-CGM is due to attend the Rendez Vous de la Mediterranee that is being staged in Marseille on Nov. (...) [64 words] [$2,1]