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Posted: 07-03-2008
ALGERIA. The Algerian government plans to privatise Algérie Telecom in the first half of the year, Communications Minister Boudjema Haichour said this week.The Minister stressed, however, that the state would maintain a majority stake in the firm. The government is seeking to partner with a foreign company in order to bring more technological added value. Companies interested in the estimated US$3 billion deal include Etisalat, France Telecom, Telefonica, Portugal Telecom and Deutsche Telecom. Algérie Telecom operates 3.5 million fixed lines, 4.0 million mobile lines and provides Intern
Posted: January 28, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. Most markets in the Middle East and North Africa region post an increase in RevPAR in 2012, driven mainly by better demand according to MKG Hospitality.
Posted: January 19, 2013
ALGERIA. The Algerian army on Saturday carried out a "final assault" on al Qaeda-linked gunmen holed up in a desert gas plant, killing 11 of the Islamists after they took the lives of seven foreign hostages.
Posted: January 18, 2013
ALGERIA. At least 18 foreign hostages were unaccounted for on Friday and their al-Qaeda-linked captors threatened to attack other energy installations after Algerian forces stormed a desert gas complex
Posted: January 17, 2013
ALGERIA. Algeria security forces stormed a gas complex in the southern desert where an al-Qaeda-linked group was holding foreign hostages.
Posted: January 16, 2013
ALGERIA. The attack at a gas field run by British oil giant BP, appears to be the first reprisal against Western interests for a French-backed offensive against jihadists in neighbouring Mali.
Posted: January 8, 2013
UAE. 38% of UAE respondents claim to receive very little or no company support towards achieving a healthy balance, according to Bayt.com and YouGov survey.
Posted: December 14, 2012
MOROCCO. Widespread embrace of World Bank-designed University Governance Screening Card (UGSC), a tool for evaluating institutional performance.
Posted: December 13, 2012
UAE. The 8 countries pushing for more sovereign control over web addresses includes Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Sudan, China and Russia.
Posted: December 3, 2012
UAE. Industry is a regional leader in terms of current employee satisfaction, and respondent perceptions, according to Bayt.com and YouGov survey.
Posted: November 19, 2012
EGYPT. Naguib Sawiris, said it filed a US$5 billion claim against Algeria for allegedly damaging its investment in Djezzy, the country's largest mobile operator.
Posted: November 7, 2012
ALGERIA. The International Air Transport Association outlined five areas in which opportunities exist to further develop aviation in the Middle East and North Africa to benefit the region's economies.
Posted: October 18, 2012
KUWAIT. Kuwait Projects Co (KIPCO) said on Thursday it planned to enter into a "strategic partnership" with Japan's Orix Corp and that the companies were mulling a joint project in Algeria.
Posted: October 16, 2012
UAE. GITEX Technology Week 2012 helps Middle East businesses tap into emerging continent's latent ICT potential.
Posted: October 6, 2012
INTERNATIONAL. Saudi Arabia tops the list with committed investments of US$165 billion, followed by the UAE with US$107 billion. Algeria overtook Qatar and Iran as the third-biggest investor, with US$71 billion of potential spending.
Posted: September 20, 2012
ALGERIA. Launch of 3G services poised to accelerate broadband growth; However, an inefficient regulatory environment threatens the development of the telecommunications industry.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: June 19, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. Year-to-date, the gold futures have corrected 18.43% to US$1,367 while the CRB Commodities Index dropped 2.91% and the Dollar Index rose 1.06%.
date:Posted: June 19, 2013
UAE. Jones Lang LaSalle report assesses the region's response to the global debate surrounding the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the built environment.
date:Posted: June 18, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. Global emerging market equity allocations at lowest since 2008; A net 56% of global investors believe the world economy will strengthen over the coming year, up from a net 48% in May.
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