The North Africa Journal: 212th Issue Now Available

212th Issue Now Available
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Arezki Daoud on 17 January, 2009 12:12:00
 
Issue 212, January 2009 :: Click on the titles below to read the articles, click
here to download full PDF version or subscribe here.PEOPLE TO WATCH SERIES:
The Faces of North Africa’s Capitalism
SECURITY & POLITICS
- Anger in North Africa Over Israeli Offensive in Gaza
- Swiss Mission to Tripoli Seeks to Resolve Diplomatic Standstill
- Morocco to Test New Electoral Law this Year
- Terror Organizations Down but Not Out
- Set Back for Algerian Civil Liberties in 2008
CORPORATE AFFAIRS
- North African Companies Coping with the Global Economic Crisis
- Algeria to Impose New Tax on Foreign Company Dividends
ECONOMY AND TRADE
- Algeria Adopts a 2009 Budget with a Deficit of more than €2.4 Billion
- Morocco: Substantial Rise in Food Prices in 2008 and Temporary Break in 2009
- Algeria’s Pending Accession to Arab Free-Trade Zone Raises Tension in the
Business World
BANKING AND FINANCE
- Tunisian Banking in Perpetual Transition, Shows Signs of Progress
- Lackluster Year for the Casablanca Stock Exchange
INDUSTRIES AND MARKETS
- French Drug Maker Opens Tunisian Unit
TOURISM
- Can Libya Create a Tourism Industry Amid Volatile Government Policies?
ENERGY AND MINING
- New Oil and Gas Discovery in Libya
- Sonatrach Invests in New LNG Facilities
- Algeria’s Gas Exploration Program Challenged by Tough Economic Reality
OPINION BY AREZKI DAOUD
- The Crisis is not so Bad After All