The IMF brings a new deal to Tunisia
The Executive Board of the IMF has finally approved a 2 year Stand-By Arrangement, for an amount equivalent to Special Drawing Rights (SDR) $1.74 billion […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Libya: Telecom Ministry announces 4 principal plans
The Assistant Deputy Minister of Telecommunications, Atef Al Bahri, was speaking at the third day of MEED’s “Libya Projects 2013” conference. It will be focusing […]
Malian troops surround Kidal in an attempt to take the city back
The crisis in Mali between the army and the Tuaregs still persists as the country’s army is sending troops to the region of Kidal, north […]
Egypt and KSA finalize energy deal
Egypt has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to link their electricity grids. The agreement is worth an estimated value of $1,6billion and it is […]
Algeria : Eni shortens gas contracts
Eni, an Italian oil and gas group, has sealed an agreement with Algeria to buy less gas. The move is part of the Italian company’s […]
Egypt: NGO warns European Bank against loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) should be deciding on Wednesday whether they will fund oil drilling projects in Egypt with a $40m […]
Algeria to go nuclear in 2025
Yousef Yousfi, Algeria’s minister of Energy and Mines has told reporters that the government is planning to begin the construction of a nuclear power plant […]
Egyptian pound settles for a another new record
The Egyptian pound has strike a new low against the US dollar, after official exchange rates reached LE7, a rate unseen since 2003, in commercial […]
Tunisia to reopen its embassy in Syria
Tunisia wants to reopen its embassy in Syria which has been closed for more than two years and has sent a request in this vein […]
Algeria and South Africa to speed up trade and investment
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry said that they have agreed with their Algerian partners to put in place a […]