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Archive n° 812 - 12/06/2007

Gaelle Arenson

FRANCE
ALGERIA

Editor in Chief

Nothing but Oil, Gas & Nuclear Energy

While the bosses of equipment manufacturers in the energy sector were all smiles when French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced the signing of EUR5 billion worth of contracts during his visit to Algiers, businessmen in others sectors were left with little to celebrate. (...) [351 words] [$7]

TUNISIA

Surge in Asian Imports in Tunisia ?

Customs duties on Asian products are to be scrapped. That could be bad news for European companies that export their wares to the country. (...)

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Carrefour Tip-Toes Through Back Door

A second Carrefour supermarket is to open its doors in the Pins Maritimes neighbourhood of Algiers. (...) [90 words] [$2,1]

Nuclear Energy, “Clean-Up” Before Cooperation

France’s Vinci has won a contract to modernize the military base at Reggane where France’s first nuclear bombs were tested. (...) [36 words] [FREE]

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Travel Trade Fair from London to Marrakech

The city of Marrakech will play host to a first international tourism fair in Morocco called the Moroccan Travel Market between Jan. (...) [47 words] [$2,1]

Waiting for European Giants to “Relocate.”

Recent statements by the bosses of EADS and Dassault Aviation (the latter is already well entrenched in Morrocco) on plans to relocate production outside of the euro zone have been music to the ears of many in Morocco and specially aeronautics industry sub-contractors. (...) [84 words] [$2,1]

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Abdallah to Explore Business Prospects in U

Tunisian foreign minister Abdelwahab Abdallah is rehearsing his tactics as a travelling salesman for Tunisia in advance of a trip to London on Dec. (...) [115 words] [$2,1]

Chinese in Over-Drive

The 22nd corporate conference organized by the Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises (IACE) between Nov. (...) [79 words] [$2,1]

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Kadhafi’s French “Friends”

Regularly invited to sip tea under Muammer Kadhafi’s tent in Sirte, they will also be the first in the line to greet the Libyan leader when he arrives at the Hotel Marigny in Paris next week. (...) [242 words] [$2,1]

Rivalry Between Friends and Foes

In the run-up to Muammer Kadhafi’s visit to France, the revolutionary committees in Libyan embassies in Europe are mobilizing their troops. (...) [65 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Sonatrach
	Sonatrach (Algeria) has won four oil exploration blocks in Mauritania via its international affiliate SIPEX. (...) [26 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Renault
	Renault has opened its own car loan establishment, RCI Finance, in Morocco after winning an authorization to do so from Bank Al Maghrib on Oct. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	Libyan Bank
	Libyan Bank has just been formed out of a merger between Al Jumhuriya Bank and Al Ummah Bank, respectively the first and fifth-ranking banks in Libya. (...) [33 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	International SOS
	International SOS, a French medical and security assistance firm, is beefing up its presence in Algeria with an assistance support center in Algiers and a medical center at Hassi Messaoud. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Jacob Delafon
	Jacob Delafon, the French manufacturer of sanitary equipment, is to invest DM 140 million next year in extending its plant in Tangiers which currently produces 1 million units per year. (...) [36 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Wiratech
	Wiratech, a new bio-technology firm has just been founded near Oran in Algeria. (...) [23 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Bull
	Bull (France) has won contracts from Algerie Poste and Algerie Telecom to see to the security of their networks. (...) [18 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Telarix
	Telarix, an international firm specializing in supplying solutions to Internet providers, has won a contract from Tunisie Telecom to manage the interconnection of its networks. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Aeroexpo
	Aeroexpo, the first international fair of aeronautics services companies which was to have been held in Marrakech between Oct. (...) [51 words] [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO


	TUNISIA
	Hakim Ben Hammouda
	Tunisian economist Hakim Ben Hammouda who heads the commerce and development department of the UN Economic Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa is scheduled to join the World Trade Organization in early 2008. (...) [102 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	Abdelatif Benachenhou
	Former Algerian finance minister Abdelatif Benachenhou has just been hired by the French bank Credit Agricole. (...) [83 words] [$2,1]


	LIBYA
	Alexander Tsygankov
	The boss of the Russian oil company Lukoil in Libya, Alexander Tsygankov, has been in custody since Nov. (...) [55 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	Louis Petiet
	Louis Petiet, president of the Bernard Krief group, was in Algiers for the visit of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. (...) [90 words] [$2,1]