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MOROCCO/IMMIGRATION
EUROPE MAY REDEFINE ITS IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Major Labor Agreement Signed by Spain and Morocco.
A major labor agreement was signed this month between Morocco and Spain. The agreement places the Moroccan population that regularly crosses the northern border under the protection of Spanish law. This agreement is expected to reduce the level of migration, but would also regulate the entry of workers into a continent in desperate need of a fresh and young labor force...

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ALGERIA/FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Arab Investment in Algeria

BEYOND DECLARATIONS OF GOOD WILL, ARAB INVESTORS LACK REAL INITIATIVE IN ALGERIA
Economic cooperation between Algeria and Gulf countries has never reached a satisfactory level, in comparison to what both partners have to offer. In general, Algeria is frustrated by Arab promises to invest "heavily" in the North African country, but the promises are rarely fulfilled...

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MOROCCO/BUSINESS

DOMESTIC COMPANIES SEEK EQUAL TREATMENT
Foreign Firms Accused of Unfair Practices
The cancellation of the contract for the extension of the Agadir fishing port has revived the debate on competition between domestic and foreign companies, and in particular those involved in the construction sector...

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ALGERIA/CIVIL AVIATION

AIR ALGERIE INCREASES ITS DOMESTIC FARES
The Reasons Behind the Decision
Airline passengers in Algeria have recently learned that they will pay more for their Air Algerie tickets for domestic flights. Most passengers see the 25% increase of domestic fares as a bad deal, and the carrier received its usual barrage of criticism and attacks in the press...