From
the editor
By Arezki Daoud
Permanent
High Oil Prices and Their Impact on North Africa
Back
in my undergrad time when I took oil economics in the
late 1980s, the prevailing theory was that oil prices
followed an up-and-down cycle. The cycle was the result
of several factors, and apart from the geopolitical ones,
of equal importance was when prices were high enough,
they created an incentive to invest on oil fields that
were generally too expensive to develop in other times.
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Eni in North Africa:
Leveraging Proximity to Expand Oil and Gas Exploration
and Marketing
When it comes to leveraging proximity and good business and
political ties within the region to expand its core activities,
the Italian oil and gas giant Eni can be considered a best
practice. Considered one of Italy's largest corporations,
Eni operates through a number of subsidiaries and units in
the areas of energy and hydrocarbons. [read
here]
SPECIAL
REPORT:
Avian Flu and North Africa's State of Prepardnes
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Avian Flu: How Prepared is Morocco?
While the government is attempting to calm fear over the
possibility that bird flu can reach Morocco, it has yet
to be seen whether the existing surveillance system is efficient
enough to prevent a potential pandemic. Several Moroccan
analysts fear the current state of preparedness remains
inadequate. Having observed how the carcasses of chickens
are discarded in public waste fields in a report published
by the press last November, they argue that waste management
remains a critical problem, in particular when dealing with
birds and poultry. [read
here]
- North
Africa Works to Avert Avian Flu Outbreak with the Help of
FAO
The
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization FAO will help North
African governments monitor the potential outbreak of
the avian flu. With the flu already spread in nearby Turkey,
fear that an outbreak in North Africa is inevitable is
causing a lot of worries about the population and authorities.
The project will, over an 18-month time span, assist the
recipient countries of the North Africa region to mount
emergency preparedness for the eventuality of introduction
of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). [read
here]
Former Terrorist Chief Revelations Reignite Debate Over Algeria's
Clemency Law
Algeria's reconciliation efforts aimed at halting all terror
activities have been the subject of intense debate among the
Algerian population. While the president has had visible success
in reducing terrorism with the support of a majority of voters,
the families of those who fell victim of terror have essentially
sided against Bouteflika's amnesty and forgiveness policy
effective since 2000. [read
here]
British
Telecom Eyes Equity Participation in Algerian Telecom Firm
Britain's BT is reportedly interested in a possible stake
acquisition of the Algerian state-owned phone company Algerie
Telecom. According to business sources in Algiers, a mission
will take four senior executives of BT to Algiers in February,
including the company's chief executive officer. The mission
will be led by Lady Olga Maitland, a former member of the
British parliament for Sutton and Cheam (1992-1997) and who
currently chairs the Algerian-British Business Council. [read
here]
Suez
Environment to Take Over Algiers Water and Wastewater Operation
in March 2006
The French waste and water management firm Suez Environment
will take over Algiers' water management operations in March
2006. The decision was announced by the Algeria water ministry
spokesman. [read
here]
Russia-Ukraine
Gas Dispute Forces Rethinking on a Timetable for the Construction
of an Algeria-Italy Pipeline
The Galsi gas project, a pipeline that will link Algeria to
the Italian island of Sardinia in Italy could be built ahead
of schedule. The Sardinian authorities say they are hoping to
convince the parties involved in the construction of the pipeline
to deliver earlier than scheduled, largely as a reaction to
the dispute of Russian gas supply to Ukraine. [read
here]
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IN
THIS ISSUE
SOCIAL/LABOR
AFFAIRS
Education
Workers in Algeria Go on Strike
CORPORATE
AFFAIRS
Ciscoexpo
2006 to Showcase its Integrated Intelligent Networks in Algeria
Cevital
Raises DZD 5 Billion with Bond
RAM
Creates Aircraft Maintenance Subsidiary
POLITICS
- DIPLOMACY
Former
Terrorist Chief Revelations Reignite Debate Over Algeria's Clemency
Law
ECONOMY
AND TRADE
Morocco's
Custom Revenue Up 8.6% in November '05
Tunisia
Seeks Buyer for Automotive Assembly Company
Algeria
Privatized 270 Companies in a Four-Year Period
AGRICULTURE
- TOURISM
A
2 Billion Dirham Overhaul for Morocco's Fishing Sector
FINANCE
- BANKING
BIAT
Bank Brings New Insurance Products to the Tunisian market
INDUSTRIES
/ MARKETS
Renault's
Diesel-Fueled Logan Makes its Debut in Morocco
British
Telecom Eyes Equity Participation in Algerian Telecom Firm
Suez
Environment to Take Over Algiers Water and Wastewater Operation
in March 2006
ENERGY
- MINING
Statoil
of Norway Gets Drilling Contract in Algeria
Thai
Company PTTEP Finds Oil in Algeria
Algerian
Gas In the Netherlands
Russia-Ukraine
Gas Dispute Forces Rethinking on a Timetable for the Construction
of an Algeria-Italy Pipeline
OPINION
Permanent
High Oil Prices and Their Impact on North Africa
PROFILES
Eni
in North Africa: Leveraging
Proximity to Expand Oil and Gas Exploration and Marketing
AGRICULTURE
- TOURISM
A
2 Billion Dirham Overhaul for Morocco's Fishing Sector
SPECIAL
REPORT: Avian Flu and North Africa's State of Prepardnes
North
Africa Works to Avert Avian Flu Outbreak with the Help of FAO
SPECIAL
REPORT: Avian Flu and North Africa's State of Prepardnes
Avian
Flu: How Prepared is Morocco?
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