Syria : the “nightmare” might continue
A call has been made by the UN-Arab League Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi, to speed up talks between the Syrian Government and opposition to […]
Month: February 2014
BNP Paribas Regional Investment Company Granted CFC Status
BNP Paribas Regional Investment Company, part of BNP Paribas group, has been granted the Casablanca Finance City Status which allows the bank to use the […]
Mauritania : EU’s commitment to support the country
During his high-level visit to Mauritania which is a few months ahead of the EU-Africa summit, the EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is to announce […]
EIB Lends Egypt € 205 Mln for Energy Project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has lent Egypt € 205 million to enable the North African country carry out a new energy project which consists […]
Brotherhood’s “military wing” presented to Egyptians
In Egypt’s most detailed allegations so far against the Muslim brotherhood on militant attacks, the party of the ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, is being […]
Reconstruction of the Libyan telecom
A contract between Alcatel-Lucent and Libyan International Telecommunication Company (LITC) to deploy a new 1,000 km submarine cable system linking Libya’s capital, Tripoli to Benghazi […]
Omantel privatization continues, government steps back
Omantel, former telecommunications monopoly of the Omani government, is undergoing a privatization phase as announced in September. The government plans to reduce its 70 percent […]
Egypt : the French Investments Revival
In seeking to demonstrate to the French business community its willingness to bring back foreign investments, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhry […]
Libya Becomes Nuclear Free
What was believed to be the last remnants of Moammar Gadhafi’s lethal arsenal of chemical arms have been tactfully destroyed by the United Nations, United […]
Banks in Saudi Arabia to increase capital
With an enormous growth in deposits which arrived at $344 billion last year according to data released by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Saudi banks […]