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Maghreb Confidential /Archives

Archive n° 862 - 01/08/2009

Gaelle Arenson

LIBYA

Editor in Chief

Libya: Mubarak's Shadow over Kadhafi Dynasty

Saif El Islam’s rival in the race to succeed Muammer Kadhafi, Al Moatassim, another son of the Libyan leader, has been gaining ground in recent weeks. (...) [312 words] [$4.7]

ALGERIA

Tuareg Attack in Mali

Will the Algerian Agreement be reactivated? Algeria sent negotiator Abdelkrim Gheraieb to Kidal on Jan. 6 after the Dec. 20 assault at Nampala claimed 14 lives. (...)

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Hamiani’s Sovereign Fund Rejected

Under pressure from president Abdulaziz Bouteflika, who ordered him to carry out his economic recovery plan at all cost, prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia has vetoed the idea of creating a sovereign fund. (...) [129 words] [$1.5]

Foreigners Can Hold Biggest Stake but Not a Majority

Prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia has issued new instructions to the heads of state-owned corporations which have the effect of revising institutional measures concerning foreign investors. (...) [141 words] [$1.5]

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Belhadj in New Business Intelligence Play

Ali Belhadj, businessman and deputy secretary-general of the Mouvement des Democrates (MD), the party of former interior minister Fouad Ali El Himma, has built up his business intelligence operations. (...) [98 words] [$1.5]

Three Men for One Job at USFP

Will Fathallah Oualalou, former finance minister and now a member of the supervisory board of Financiere Oceor, be named deputy first secretary of the USFP party? (...) [129 words] [$1.5]

Hermes Heir in Marrakesh Hotel Deal

Simon-Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, former director and VP of Hermes in New York and now boss of Eden Developpement, joined forces with Canada’s Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) to operate a new hotel in Marrakech in 2011. (...) [139 words] [$1.5]

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Tunisia a Bridgehead to Africa for Pierre Fabre

Six years after inaugurating its Africa department, run by Hamouda Zaouia, the French pharmaceutical firm Pierre Fabre has opened its first African plant in Tunis, in a JV with SIPHAT, which holds 35% of the business. (...) [176 words] [$1.5]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	TUNISIA
	Rouleau Guichard
	Rouleau Guichard, a Toulouse-based textiles company active in Tunisia for the past 10 years has created two new firms in the country: (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Integra Partners
	Integra Partners, the finance group of Tunisian tycoon Ahmed Abdelkefi (Tuninvest, Tunisie Valeurs, AfricInvest, Marocinvest) is moving into the real estate business and set up a company to that effect. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Boujbel
	Boujbel, an agri-business and hotel group owned by Tunisia's Lassaad Boujbel, is setting up a new company to manufacture and market drugs. (...) [40 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Marubeni
	Marubeni (Japan) and a Chinese company are interested in the civil engineering contracts linked to the construction of the Rapid rail network (RFR, CEO Kamel Ben Amor) in Tunis. (...) [46 words] [$1.5]


	ALGERIA
	Vale
	Vale (Brazil) and South Korea's Posco are among companies examining the potential of gold reserves in the Tindouf area near Western Sahara. (...) [43 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Stucky Enhyd
	Stucky Enhyd, a partnership between the Stucky consultancy in Switzerland and the Entreprise National des Etudes Hydrauliques (Enhyhd in Algeria) has won a contract for a study of a waste-water purification plant at El Menea in southern Algeria. (...) [45 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	Air Algerie
	Air Algerie is re-considering its maintenance contract with Air France. (...) [40 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	MOROCCO
	Abdellah Kadiri
	A graduate of the St. Cyr military academy who served as an officer in the Moroccan armed forces and was co-founder and secretary general of the Parti National Democrate (PND), has had second thoughts about joining forces with the Parti Authenticité et Modernité. (...) [75 words] [$1.5]


	LIBYA
	Ahmed Ibrahim
	The cousin of Muammer Kadhafi and former deputy speaker of parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim, has announced he is founding an association named Friends of the Green Book that will count 50 members. (...) [51 words] [$1.5]


	TUNISIA
	Mohamed Hechmi Djilani
	Aged 32 and the son of Hedi Djilani, chief of Tunisia’s employers’ federation, Mohamed Hechmi Djilani is making fast headway in the family business. (...) [63 words] [$1.5]


	LIBYA
	Hannibal Kadhafi
	Known for his scrapes abroad (arrested in Switzerland for beating up servants), Hannibal Kadhafi has nonetheless taken up a business career. (...) [53 words] [$1.5]


	ALGERIA
	Mohamed Reda Hemch
	A driving force in Algeria's energy ministry, Mohamed Reda Hemch has been named head of the board of SEGIS, a company that will operate Sonatrach’s sports infrastructure. (...) [42 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	Mariah Carey
	(Libya) American singer Mariah Carey was among the guest stars at a party organized by Saif Al Islam Kadhafi at the Nikki Beach Club in St. (...) [35 words] [FREE]