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MEMORANDUM Nº 226/2012 07/12/2012
The EBCAM’s Memoranda are issued with the sole purpose of provide daily basic business and economic information on Africa, to the 4,000 European Companies affiliated with our Members, as well as their business parties in Africa. Should a reader require a copy of the Memoranda, please address the request to the respective National Member. See list of National Members at www.ebcam.org. SUMMARY: ONE) – A L'OCCASION DU CONSEIL D'ASSOCIATION AVEC L'ALGERIE, L'UE DECIDE DE POURSUIVRE L'APPUI A LA REFORME ADMINISTRATIVE, A LA BONNE GOUVERNANCE ET A LA DIVERSIFICATION DE L'ECONOMIE – Page 2 TWO) - EU – ALGERIA: MORE INTERACTION – BETTER RELATIONS – Page 2 THREE) – NEW REGIONAL PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT MEDIA, CULTURE AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN – Page 3 FOUR) - MOROCCO TRADE GAP RAISES CHANCE OF TAPPING IMF LOAN – Page 4 FIVE) – AFRICA SET TO BECOME ICT INVESTMENT DESTINATION – Page 4 SIX) – BRAZIL’S ECONOMY: A BREAKDOWN OF TRUST – Page 5 SEVEN) – ETHIOPIAN PM DEFIES BRETTON WOODS ON GROWTH PROJECTIONS – Page 6 EIGHT) – AFRICA TELECOMS ENTER HIGH-GROWTH PHASE – Page 7 NINE) – URBAN AFRICA GROWTH TO DRIVE WEALTH CREATION – Page 7 TEN) – SOUTH AFRICA: LOCAL FIRMS EYE OPPORTUNITIES IN ZIMBABWE – Page 8 ELEVEN) – NIGERIA ENERGY PROFILE: OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINED BY NIGER DELTA INSTABILITY – ANALYSIS – Page 9 TWELVE) – TUNISIA, SWITZERLAND INK DEAL ON INVESTMENT PROMOTION – Page 16 THIRTEEN) – AFRICA’S BIG BOOM – Page 16 FOURTEEN) – AFRICA FORUM HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY OF CREATING MORE JOBS FOR AFRICA’S INCREASING YOUTH – Page 18 FIFTEEN) – BEST PRACTICES TO PROMOTE INTERNET IN AFRICA – Page 19
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