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France halves the number of visas issued to Maghreb nationals

France halves the number of visas issued to Maghreb nationals
09/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / MAGHREB. In retaliation to the non-issuance of consular passes allowing the return of their nationals expelled from France, Paris has decided to divide by two the number of visas granted to Algerian and Moroccan nationals and by 30% those granted to Tunisians.
Algeria, Algiers, Emmanuel Macron, France, Gabriel Attal, Maghreb, migration policy, Morocco, OQTF, Paris, Rabat, Tunis, Tunisia

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”
06/15/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SPAIN/MOROCCO. Head of the Geopolitics and Global Security Department at CIDOB, Spain's oldest international relations centre, Eduard Soler is its Mena referent. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info on the occasion of his speech to the members of the Euromed-IHEDN association, he examines the love/hate relationship between Spain and Morocco.
Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Barcelona, Ceuta, China, Cidob, diplomacy of the Kings, Eduard Soler, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, European Union (EU), France, Islet Leïla, Islet Persil, Madrid, Mediterranean, Melilla, MENA, Morocco, Polisario, Rabat, Russia, Spain, Spain's Mediterranean policy, United States, Western Sahara

Algeria will reopen its borders after a year of closure

Algeria will reopen its borders after a year of closure
05/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. The Algerian Council of Ministers has "approved proposals for a partial opening of Algeria's land and air borders from the beginning of June". The press release issued by the presidency on Sunday, May 16, 2021, states that only the three largest cities in the country will initially be...
Abderrahmane Benbouzid, Algeria, Algiers, Constantine, Covid-19, Johns Hopkins, Oran, Sputnik, vaccination

Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification

Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification
04/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya must recover from ten years of internal conflict and tackle not only its reconstruction, but the diversification of its economy. However, a prerequisite for this is the establishment of a genuine state and administration.
Africa, agribusiness, agriculture, al-Qouwea, Alain Chouet, Algiers, Barah Mikaïl, Bernard Valero, CIA, Corsica, Cyrenaica, Cyrene, economy, Egypt, Eugène Antoniotti, Europe, Gaddafi, GDP Libya, Great artificial river, Henry Marty-Gauquier, Jean-François Coustillière, JFC Analysis Group, kasar, Libya, Libyan economic diversification, libyan economy, Marseille, Mecca, Mediterranean, Michel Vinciguerra, Morocco, Nubia Basin, Old city, Stractegia, Sudan, Taleb Rifai, tourism, Tripoli, Tunis, Unesco, World factbook, World Tourism Organisation, WTO

Volotea positions itself in Algeria by opening eight routes serving seven Algerian cities

Volotea positions itself in Algeria by opening eight routes serving seven Algerian cities
03/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE / ALGERIA. The Catalan airline is adding Algeria to its destinations with eight new flights starting in mid-September 2021 from Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon.
Aigle Azur, Air France, air transport, Algeria, Algiers, Annaba, Atransport, Bordeaux, Béjaïa, Cohor, Constantine, France, London, Lyon, Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Marseille, Marseille Provence airport, Oran, Sétif, Tlemcen, Volotea

Algerian president dissolves parliament and reshuffles government

Algerian president dissolves parliament and reshuffles government
02/19/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. In a speech to the nation, Abdelmadjid Tebboune took back control after three months in hospital by announcing the dissolution of the National People's Assembly, a government reshuffle and the release of several dozen prisoners of conscience.
 version française
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria, Algerian economy, Algiers, APN, Central Bank of Algeria, Hirak, Kherrata, National People's Assembly

The French-speaking population is growing in the world... thanks to Africa

The French-speaking population is growing in the world... thanks to Africa
01/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. In progression of 2.3% over one year, today the total population of the French-speaking world would amount to 524 million inhabitants. That is more than the population of the European Union.
Abidjan, Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Casablanca, CEMAC, Centre d'étude et de réflexion sur le monde francophone, CERMF, demography, DRC, France, French-speaking population, French-speaking world, Kinshasa, Lebanon, Montreal, Morocco, Ouagadougou, Paris, Population Reference Bureau, Tunisia, UEMOA, United Nations, world, Yaoundé

Algerian bosses and ministers of the Bouteflika era receive heavy sentences

Algerian bosses and ministers of the Bouteflika era receive heavy sentences
07/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. The trials of the leaders of the Bouteflika era continue in Algeria with several convictions, including those of the Haddad family.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Abdelmalek Sellal, Abdeslam Bouchouareb, Ahmed Ouyahia, Algeria, Algerian politics, Algiers, Ali Haddad, ETRHB, FCE, Haddad, Hirak, Tunisia

Heavy sentences for several Algerian officials of the Bouteflika era

Heavy sentences for several Algerian officials of the Bouteflika era
06/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
ALGERIA. The Algerian justice system has handed down sentences of up to twenty years in prison in the Sovac trial, named after the car group that distributes Volkswagen brands in Algeria.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Abdeslam, Ahmed Ouyahia, Algeria, Algiers, Amine Djerbou, automobile industry, Bouchouareb, CPA, lawsuit, Mourad Oulmi, Omar Boudhiab, Relizane, Sid M'hamed, Sovac, Volkswagen, Youcef Yousfi

Air France to open reservations for Maghreb in June

Air France to open reservations for Maghreb in June
04/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
MAGHREB / FRANCE. Air France is preparing to strengthen its domestic routes and is reopening bookings for Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
Air France, Air France/KLM, air transport, Algeria, Algiers, Brest, Casablanca, France, Lyon, Maghreb, Marseille, Montpellier, Morocco, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Toulouse, Tunis, Tunis Carthage, Tunisia

Mediterrania Capital Partners' portfolio companies up 25% in growth

Mediterrania Capital Partners' portfolio companies up 25% in growth
02/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. The companies in the funds of private equity firm Mediterrania Capital Partners have reached €1 billion in aggregate annual revenues.
Akdital Holding, Albert Alsina, Algiers, Aziza, Barcelona, Cairo Scan, Casablanca, Cash plus, CECI, Cieptal Cars, Groupe Cofina, Groupe Scolaire René Descartes, Indigo Company, Malta, MC II, MC III, Mediterranean, Mediterrania Capital Partners, Medtech Group, North Africa, Randa, Sub-Saharan Africa, TGCC, Tunis, Université privée de Marrakech, venture capital

Protest against a fifth term for Abdelaziz Bouteflika recruits more and more demonstrators

Protest against a fifth term for Abdelaziz Bouteflika recruits more and more demonstrators
03/08/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. The demonstrations against the new candidacy of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, still hospitalized in Geneva, are gathering more and more participants as the government tries to justify a fifth term as the only solution to avoid chaos.
Abdelghani Zaalane, Algerian national liberation army, Algerian presidential election, Algiers, Bouteflika, demonstrations in Algeria, Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals, Hirak, HUG, Joanna Matta, La Tribune de Genève, MALG, National Organisation of the Children of Chouhadas, National Organisation of the Moujahidine, ONEC, ONM, politics, Rachid Nekkaz, Switzerland

Mediterrania Capital Partners invests €55 million in Moroccan TGCC through a consortium

Mediterrania Capital Partners invests €55 million in Moroccan TGCC through a consortium
01/19/2018 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
SPAIN / MOROCCO. Venture capitalist Mediterrania Capital Partners, in association with DEG, Proparco and South Suez, is taking a €55 million stake in Casablanca-based Travaux Généraux de Construction.
Abidjan, Africa, Algiers, Barcelona, Cairo, Casablanca, China Railway Construction Corp, construction, CRCC, DEG, Gabon, investments, Ivory Coast, Malta, Mediterrania Capital Partners, Mohammed Bouzoubaa, Morocco, Morocco-Spain, Proparco, public works, Rabat, South Suez, Sub-Saharan Africa, TGCC, Travaux Généraux de Construction de Casablanca, venture capital

“We hope to be given the same berthing priority as ships flying the Algerian flag”

“We hope to be given the same berthing priority as ships flying the Algerian flag”
05/23/2014 - Amal Belkessam, ALGIERS | Transport
Like other operators working in Algeria, Amal Louis, Line Manager of Marfret's North Africa services, hopes for recognition of the shipping company's regular Ro-Ro services. The shipping company believes that the use of trailers has not been fully exploited in Algeria due to the difficulties of port passage and the country's weak exports.
Algeria, Algiers, Amal Louis, ConRO, Marfret, maritime transport, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mostaganem, Niolon, Oran, Shippax, Tunisia

Italian ports open new maritime routes

Italian ports open new maritime routes
05/23/2014 - Ariel F.Dumont, Roma | Transport
Italian ports are attempting to thwart the crisis hitting the sector with full force by opening new maritime routes, notably to North Africa. Now is the time for partnerships, especially with Algeria.
Algeria, Algiers, Cagliari, CTN, Genoa, Grupo Alonso, italian ports, Italy, Lybia, maritime transport, Mediterranean, Mostaganem, Niolon, Nisa Maritima, North Africa, Oran, Sardinia, Shippax, Trieste

Profitability of Ro-Ro lines declines in Algeria

Profitability of Ro-Ro lines declines in Algeria
05/23/2014 - Amal Belkessam, ALGIERS | Transport
Foreign shipowners complain about dire waiting times in the port of Mostaganem, which has led to a significant fall in cargo volumes imported by Ro-Ro. Even though the average wait at the port of Oran is 4 hours, the specialisation of Algerian ports is a problem for foreign operators.
AACM, Algeria, algerian ports, Algiers, Béjaïa, cargo, CNAN, Djen Djen, Dubai Ports World, EPO, ferries, M'hamed Boutouil, maritime transport, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mostaganem, Oran, oued Tlelat, Portek, ports, Renault, Shippax, Sète

Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion

Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion
05/21/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Several sections have already been completed, but economic crises, corruption, and revolutions have delayed the opening of this major infrastructure project that should enhance relations between North African countries. It will be a few more years before you can drive from Agadir to the Libyan border without leaving the highway. Version française
African Development Bank, Agadir, Algeria, Algiers, Arab Maghreb Union, Ben Gardane, Bousalem, east-west highway, European Investment Bank, Gabès, highway, Libya, Libyan border, Maghreb, Medenine, Mediterranean, Mohamed Salman, North Africa, Nouakchott, OujdaTunis, Ras Jedir, Sfax, trans-north africa highway, Tripoli, Tunisia, UMA, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

econostrum.info launches en.econostrum.info

econostrum.info launches en.econostrum.info
11/09/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy (translation Leslie Barla) | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. The econostrum.info website, specialized in current events on the economy of Mediterranean countries, launches a version in english.
Algiers, Athens, Barcelona, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca, correspondents, economy, econostrum.info, editorial staff, english, Jerusalem, journalists, launches, Lisbon, Mediterranean, readers, Tirana

More work needed on efficient water use

More work needed on efficient water use
10/24/2012 - Michel Neumuller | Environmental and development issues
Plan Bleu investigates the main criteria for efficient water use. With supply low and demand on the rise, we need to avoid conflicts of usage as much as we can by justifying demand and focusing on reuse. Against a background of global warming and an increasing population in the southern...
agriculture, Algeria, Algiers, Blinda, Bomerdes, Casablanca, GDP, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, National water plan, Plan Bleu, Rabat, resources, Tlemcen, wastewater, water, WDM, yields

Institutional quality is the key to the level of domestic and foreign investment

Institutional quality is the key to the level of domestic and foreign investment
10/15/2012 - Marie-Pierre Vega | Socio-economic assessments
International investors tend to favour countries where local investment is already high, a Femise study demonstrates. However, in the countries south of the Mediterranean, internal investment remains low. The explanation can be found in terms of institutional quality.
Algeria, Algiers, CEPN, CNAM, CREAD, domestic investment, FDI, Femise, foreign investment, Institutional quality, internal investment, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), the El Manar Faculty, Tunis, Tunisia, University of Paris-XII


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