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Archive n° 845 - 09/04/2008

Gaelle Arenson

LIBYA

Editor in Chief

Kadhafi Turns his Back on Eiffel Tower

The fanfare surrounding Muammar Kadhafi’s visit to Paris last December has long faded so far as French business interests are concerned. (...) [330 words] [$7]

MOROCCO

Morocco: Runaway Food Prices

Imports of food have shot up by 40.4% in the first seven months of 2008 over the same period in 2007, almost as much as the 53% hike in oil prices. (...)

algiers

Protectionism Rears its Head

With its Moroccan and Tunisian neighbors raking in foreign investors, Algeria seems to be doing its most to discourage them. (...) [90 words] [$2,1]

Call for Service Stations

Sonatrach’s affiliate specializing in marketing gasoline, Naftal, has issued an international call for bids for the construction and management of service stations, particularly for the east-west motorway that is presently being built. (...) [43 words] [FREE]

rabat

Cesys Scouts for Local Consultants

A consultancy set up by Areva/Cogema in the early 1080s, Cesys Consulting has opened an affiliate in Morocco and is seeking partners with experience of local conditions. (...) [97 words] [$2,1]

Spectre of OCP Takeover by CDG Recedes

Mostafa Terrab, boss of Morocco’s Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP), can now relax because his company’s phosphate exports more than doubled between July 2007 and this July, increasing from DH 12 billion to DH 31 billion, or 33. (...) [119 words] [$2,1]

tunis

Ben Ali’s Scapegoats

Already limbering up for a new term in office, president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali is seeking to take his distance from the shortcomings of his government. (...) [165 words] [$2,1]

Shake-Up at Tunisie Telcom

The new chief executive of the public operator Tunisie Telecom, Montassar Ouaili, presented his rescue plan for the group on Aug. (...) [128 words] [$2,1]

tripoli

People Behind Italian-Libyan Pact

Paolo Scaroni, chief executive of Italy’s ENI, and Saif El Islam Kadhafi were the real architects of the “reconciliation” agreement signed between Rome and Tripoli at Benghazi last weekend. (...) [121 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	MOROCCO
	Lepine
	Lepine, French manufacturer of artificial limbs, has taken over Morocco's Innopro. (...) [27 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Descours Group
	Descours Group (France) and its Moroccan partner, Atagri Industrie, are to invest EUR 3 million in a frozen goods plant at Kenitra with a capacity of 6,000 tons per year. (...) [31 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Access Industrie
	Access Industrie, a French concern specializing in nacelles and lifter platforms, is to set up shop in Casablanca. (...) [19 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Alliances Developpement
	Alliances Developpement (Morocco) has bought 50% of the Port Lixus resort from the Dutch operator, Orco, for DH 337 million. (...) [20 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Ernst & Young
	Ernst & Young, the international accountancy, plans to open an office in Algiers after already inaugurating an operation in Tripoli early this year. (...) [23 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA/LIBYA
	Canadian Superior
	Canadian Superior, a Canadian oil company, has signed a joint venture agreement with the Tunisian-Libyan concern Joint Oil to acquire a stake in the 7 November concession on the maritime border between the two countries. (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	Gulf Agency Co.
	Gulf Agency Co., a Dubai shipping company, has opened a branch in Algeria. (...) [14 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	USTDA
	USTDA, the American agency, has granted two loans to Morocco worth nearly USD 1 million for projects in the cold chain and water sectors. (...) [24 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	CMA CGM
	CMA CGM, the French shipping company, has penned a joint venture that will enable it to operate in the container terminal in Miami. (...) [35 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	ONDA
	ONDA, Morocco's Office National des Aeroports, wants to borrow DH 1. (...) [18 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	NETHERLANDS/MOROCCO
	Peter Van Walsum
	The mandate of the U.N. special representative for Western Sahara won’t be renewed. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/MOROCCO
	Herve Guilbaud
	Chief editor for domestic news at Agence France Presse since 2005, Herve Guilbaud has been named head of the AFP’s bureau in Rabat. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	Foued Daghfous
	After spearheading the Port El Kantaoui and Hergla resort projects, Foued Daghfous will shortly be named chief of the Haut Comite pour les Grands Project, a panel directly under the president’s authority. (...) [101 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/MOROCCO
	Jacques Ardant
	Following the retirement of 61-year-old Joel Sibrac, Jacques Ardant took over as chief executive of the BMCI bank on Sept. (...) [119 words] [$2,1]