IMF Releases Report on Tunisian Economic Growth
09/11/2004
After IMF Article IV Consultation meetings ended with Tunisia in October, an IMF report released Monday (8 November) assesses Tunisia's economic perf...Continue...
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Swiss Holcim Invests in new Moroccan Cement Plant
09/11/2004
Switzerland-based Holcim Ltd, one of the largest cement makers in the world, announced plans Tuesday (9 November) to invest some 200m euros to build...Continue...
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Algeria's Sonatrach and Sonelgaz Excluded From Privatisation Plans
09/11/2004
Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia recently announced that the state-owned Sonatrach and Sonelgaz energy giants are not among the 1,200 companies...Continue...
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Mobile Phone use on the Rise in Algeria
09/11/2004
With the end of the national mobile phone monopoly last year, the Algerian domestic phone market has experienced rapid growth and increased competiti...Continue...
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Heart Disease Hospital for Children Opens in Morocco
09/11/2004
King Mohammed VI inaugurated a heart disease hospital for children in Casablanca on Monday (8 November). Spearheaded by the "Bonnes Ouvres du Cour" a...Continue...
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2005 Finance Law Debated in Algerian Parliament
09/11/2004
After a series of stormy sessions, the Algerian Parliament votes on the 2005 budget law Tuesday (9 November). The Finance Select Committee rejected a...Continue...
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US Adds Morocco to new aid List
09/11/2004
Washington added Morocco to a list of nations eligible for a share of $1 billion in aid on Monday (8 November). For the second year, the Bush adminis...Continue...
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Algerian Journalist Receives Award
09/11/2004
The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) on Tuesday (9 November) honoured Algerian journalist and human rights activist Ali Djerri with the Kn...Continue...
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US Embassy in Tunis Allocates Development Funds
09/11/2004
The US embassy in Tunisia recently allocated $100,000 in subsidies for development projects as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative. Grants...Continue...
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Morocco Faces Shanty Town Issue
09/11/2004
Abdelaziz Filali, executive director of the Moroccan Slum Upgrading Agency, said in a radio interview that while some 90,000 dwellings are built in M...Continue...
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