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Where to Invest in the Moroccan Economy

Although 2009 was a difficult year for those looking to place their money in Moroccan general investment and in equities in particular, 2010 may not bring immediate relief either, but opportunities could be up for grabs.
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A Different North Africa on the Horizon, but Political Troubles Looming

Fast forward 10, 15 or 20 years from now and you will see a vastly different North Africa. While big media outlets are focused on the giant economies of China, Brazil, and others, mid-level economies like those of North Africa are also a place of substantial economic activity. Domestic investments, sometimes aided by the contribution of foreign investors, are fueling economic development and growth. Despite the global economic hiccup, the pace of investments committed into the infrastructure sector in North Africa has been moving at a healthy pace bringing the rest of the economy with it. And that bodes well for the region as it seeks to catch up with the rest of the world....
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It's All About Oil and Some

After eight years in a Scottish jail, the Libyan man convicted for his role in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been released on compassionate grounds. Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi is said to have only a few months to live and has arrived in Libya where he was greeted by thousands of supporters. While Scottish justice minister Kenny MacAskill argues his decision was an act of compassion toward a dying man, it is a lot more complex than that....
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Algeria to Slow Imports, Seeks to Reduce Credit Risk with New Finance Law Measures

The Algerian government enacted substantial changes in the country’s finance law, a move considered by many as drastic and severe. The changes were issued as part of Algeria’s mid-term complementary finance law for 2009. ...
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Spain to Lead a New European Economic Offensive in North Africa

Owing to booming oil revenues and aggressive sovereign wealth funds, rich Gulf countries have been leading the way as foreign investors in North Africa since 2003, as well as in the southern Mediterranean zone, displacing western investors....
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Maghreb Economic Performance: A Fair 2008, But Uncertain Outlook

Official data, as reported by North African governments and published by international financial institutions, seem to show that 2008 was not so bad for Maghreb economies after all. ...
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Is Libya Ready for the Private Sector?

Now that Libya reconciled with the West and has become the subject of praises from the likes of the IMF and the World Bank, the country will have to face a new set of realities that could either lead to sustained economic growth or deepen its dependency on foreign suppliers. ...
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Opinion: Time for Optimism

Is it possible that the global economic downturn that we are witnessing today may actually have a beneficial impact on the region? ...
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Algeria’s Pending Accession to Arab Free-Trade Zone Raises Tension in the Business World

Scores of Algerian business leaders have voiced their opposition to their country’s accession to an Arab free-trade zone (AFTZ). ...
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North African Companies Coping with the Global Economic Crisis

The global economic meltdown is being felt in different ways by North African companies but ultimately the outcome is the same: pain and uncertainty. ...
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Tunisia: Painful Recovery for the Business Sector

As if the Jasmine Revolution was not enough in itself, the Tunisian economy is also suffering from a massive drop in trade with its troubled eastern neighbor of Libya. Government data suggests that during the recent disturbances, Tunisia lost in all between 5 to 8 billion dinars as a consequence of the inevitable crisis.
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Challenges Cripple the Tunisian Business Sector, Expect Recession

Despite the promises of democracy, the Jasmine Revolution has had the expected debilitating impact on the conduct of business and the Tunisian economy at a large. The multi-billion dollar support packages promised by the likes of the G8, the World Bank, the EU and individual nations are not for trivial purposes. They are about keeping a country from moving into chaos and economic bankruptcy as entire industries and almost all companies are struggling to survive
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Global Investors Reassessing their MENA Posture: Investments in the Region Likely to Drop Considerably

[By Arezki Daoud | daoud@north-africa.com | 508-981-6937 | Twitter: @northafrica] Ever since former President Ben Ali was toppled by the Tunisian people, risk management and assessment executives in global corporations have been working around the clock to figure out what posture to take. The subsequent events that followed in form of a domino effect, starting with the deterioration of the Egyptian market, then the acceleration of risk in Libya as that country exploded forced corporations to halt operations, evacuate foreign staffs out of the danger zones, and reevaluate where they stood.
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The Irrelevance of Japan in Africa

Japan is one of the latest economic powers to make it loud and clear that it wants to compete for influence in the Middle East and Africa . But can its leaders build strong economic ties that would compete with those of China? Today’s situation suggests that the Japanese climb will be steep and difficult. Just in Africa alone, the Japanese economic presence is about one third of that of China and further dropping given the fast expansion of China there.
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Competing for Africa: Turkey Rising

The North Africa Journal | In a briefing we held with a former Turkish Ambassador to the U.N., he noted that global corporations generally like to point to the strong economic growth of markets like Brazil, China, India and Russia. But he added that they often neglect to mention the stellar performance of the Turkish economy.
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Announcing the U.S. - Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference

[The North Africa Journal | Conferences] The U.S. Department of State and the U.S.-Algeria Business Council will host the U.S. - Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference in Algiers on December 1-2, 2010. This conference is a direct result of the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington, D.C., in April, 2010 and demonstrates the continuing work of business and non-governmental organizations to create regional partnerships that promote entrepreneurship. North Africa Journal Editor Arezki Daoud will moderate a panel of business leaders during the event
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A New War on the African Continent

[The North Africa Journal | Economy] There is a different type of war being waged on the African continent and North Africa is not spared. Economic influence is the goal and money in its many forms is the weapon used by powerful interests for the dual purposes of wining contracts in a slowly emerging Africa, while guaranteeing access to increasingly scarce commodities.
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Despite Global Economic Downturn, Tunisia's Economic Growth Stays in Positive Territory

Tunisia has managed somewhat to resist the effects of the world’s economic recession in 2009.
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Signs of Economic Recovery in Morocco

The Moroccan economy is showing some positive momentum after a difficult time reacting to global economic crisis. With demand from European consumers picking up, Morocco is beginning to tally some good news. Although there is some temptation to credit European consumers for this start of recovery, the biggest positive impact has no doubt been the excellent weather conditions that have had strong positive repercussion on farming.
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Not a Bad Year for Some After All

Moroccan companies have released their results for fiscal 2009 and while most faced a challenging environment, a few managed to do very well. These reports look at five leading companies that are publically traded and review their 2009 financial performance.
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Sihem Hajji

Ms. Sihem Hejji [1ère année mastère GRH à l' ISG Tunis] is a Tunis-based human resources and education columnist. She focuses on employment and link to schools while pursuing a graduate degree in the field. Sihem worked for Citibank Tunis.
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