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From Airbus to Vinci, French firms want in on rebuilding the economy

The French finance ministry has organised a big get-together of France's industry leaders to better coordinate their efforts on the Libyan market. [...] (354 words)
Issue dated 19/02/2021 Reading time 2 minutes
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Biometric identification is booming across African countries where governments have issued licences for identification document and electoral card production. For the moment this high-growth market is dominated by French, German and Belgian firms - Thales, Idemia, Veridos, Zetes and Semlex - but dynamic outsiders, such as Augentic, are beginning to nudge their way in.
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Who really controls Misrata Free Zone, Libya's vital business platform? 

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