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Week ended May 22, 2001 - 107th. Issue

Maghreb - Telecom/Privatization
Telecom Privatization Plans May Face A Tough Global Environment
Can Tunisia and Algeria sell their telecom sectors to foreign investors on their own terms? They say they are planning to do just that. But the financial troubles facing potential buyers may force them to sell at a bargain price.
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Maghreb - Banking
Maghreb countries create trade and investment bank, others propose Arab free-trade zone
UMA countries are to create a trade and investment bank for the region
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BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY
Algeria - Regional Development

AD 3 Billion For The Development of the Sahara

The Algerian government has allocated Ad 3 billion to urgent development projects in 13 southern provinces as part of a Ad 12 billion southern economic growth strategy.
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Morocco - Sector Reform

Morocco to Speed Up Financial Sector Reform - Government and Central Bank to Divest from Banks

As part of the Meda-2 program, which includes sizable assistance from the European Union in financing key sector reforms, the Moroccan central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, is expected to announce steps to conform to the Meda-2 agreements.
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Algeria - Privatization

Rumors of Iron Mine Privatization Create Tension in Labor World

The announcement by Ispat of potential acquisition of two key iron mines in Algeria is creating tension among labor groups.
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Morocco - Banking/Rating

Moody's Reassesses Four Moroccan Banks

Credit rating agency Moody's has issued revised financial soundness assessments for four Moroccan banks...
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Algeria - Economy

Record Breaking Hard Currency Stock

The social and economic think-tank CNES has been extremely critical toward the government for its social and labor policies while the country is enjoying a record breaking hard currency reserve.
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Algeria Enjoys Strong Oil Revenues

Strong demand for gas and crude oil helped boost Algeria's hydrocarbons' revenues to $7 billion for the first four months of 2001.
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POLITICS
Morocco – Politics

Leading PJD Member Says No to Alliance With Hard-line Fundamentalist Movement
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Algeria – Law / Media

New Law Introduces Tougher Sanctions Against Slander and Defamation

The Algerian upper house and the Senate are examining a law approved last week by the lower house that introduces tougher sanctions against newspapers that attack the president of the republic. Penalties include up to one-year jail sentence to authors of "slanderous expressions" toward the president. The new law will likely be approved by both bodies.
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