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Bombardier Aerospace Starts Components Production in Morocco

Bombardier Aerospace, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, announced it started producing components at a transitional facility in Morocco. “This is a very exciting milestone for us as we start to see our operation in Morocco take form,” said Hugo Brouillard, General Manager, Bombardier Aerospace, Morocco. The group said in a release that 18 […]

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Libya: Report hopeful of investment increase

A quarterly report on Libya has been announced by Research and Markets with oil and gas production will be experiencing a strong recovery with the political stability yet to be assured. According to the report, the current levels of oil and gas production will surpass the pre-war levels under the Ghadaffi regime in the long […]

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Egypt’s economic transition faces new challenges

Several developments have marked Egypt’s economic circle from different spheres in recent times leaving negative marks on the country’s desire to revive its economy and political crisis. The Prime Minister Hisham Qandil affirmed that they are dealing with major economic and democratic transition challenges. He added that the government is working on achieving the people’s […]

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Tunisia: Tunisiana almost owned by Qtel

The government has sold 15% of its stake in mobile operator Tunisiana to the Qatar based Qtel group. The conclusion of the deal raises the stake owned by Qtel group in Tunisiana to 90% if stakes acquired directly and through subsidiaries are taken into consideration. However, the Tunisian government still holds on the remaining 10% […]

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Mauritania and Libya sign agreement

Relationships between Mauritania and Libya have become more active after the end of the Libyan uprising which started in Misrata and ended up uprooting Ghaddafi from power with the help of forces from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In a recent development, their chambers of commerce have decided to reinforce the interactions between the two […]

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Algeria: Largest Regional Pharmacy

Algeria has already concluded four partnership agreements with French companies as the presidential visit goes on. The agreements cover areas like pharmaceutical, medical devices and food. Companies from the two countries will be going into joint ventures for the establishment of projects with investments rules fixed at 51%-49%, as stated in rules governing foreign investment […]

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Greece focuses on Libyan opportunities

Greece will be looking forward to rejuvenate its ties with Libya when its foreign minister Dimitris Avramopoulos pays a visit to the country on Thursday. The two countries have been partners and have several bilateral agreements between them. During his visit, the officials will be concentrating on strengthening the Greek-Libyan cooperation in the various fields […]

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Egypt: Gold exportation reactivated finally

The shipment load of 1,600 kilograms of gold extracted from the Sukari Gold Mine has finally left the shores of Egypt for Netherlands after being stooped from leaving since last week. The gold upon arrival at Netherlands will be purified and sold in the global market. Speaking about the blockade, the managing director of Centamin, […]

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Swissport Enhances Its Presence in North Africa

Swissport International, a global provider of airport ground services, has been awarded lately a 5-year ground handling licence for Oran International Airport. It is the 2nd contract bagged by the company in Algeria and the third deal gained in North Africa after securing similar licences for Morocco’s major international airports. With these contracts in pocket, […]

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Tunisia/Malta: memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation

A Maltese business delegation has ended its visit to Tunisia and the meetings of the delegates with their Tunisian counterparts have already been described as a success. The visit which was organized by Malta Enterprise# in collaboration with the Maltese embassy in Tunis gave thirteen Maltese companies operating in a wide range of sectors including […]