Tunisia

  • Nov 25, 2010
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Gulf firms prevail in regional telecoms

United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat is set to finalise in January a deal to acquire a controlling...

  • Nov 9, 2010
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TUNISIA: Tight security tolerated while growth lasts

In spite of protests from human rights groups and, on occasion, from foreign governments, the...

Tunisia
  • Nov 8, 2010
  • 2 min read

TUNISIA: Convertible currency plans reassure investors

Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali yesterday set out a timetable in two stages...

Tunisia
  • Sep 10, 2010
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MOROCCO/ALGERIA: Bilateral strain hampers gas trade

Amid strained political relations between Morocco and Algeria, prospects for increased regional...

Morocco
  • Sep 6, 2010
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PROSPECTS 2010 Q4: African economies

There is no substantive evidence to indicate that Africa's growth resurgence has faltered in the...

  • Jun 17, 2010
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TUNISIA: New law could criminalise human rights calls

Tunis has passed a law making it illegal to incite foreigners not to invest in the country, offer...

Tunisia
  • Apr 12, 2010
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MIDDLE EAST: Maghreb integration still has potential

Although regional summits between the AMU heads of state have not occurred since 1994, meetings...

  • Feb 4, 2010
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MIDDLE EAST: Arab nationalism continues to link region

Arab nationalism was once a major political force in the Arab world. It has now been superseded...