Friday, Nov 14, 2008

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

French officials are expected to wrap up a financial protocol on the rolling stock for a proposed TGV railroad line between Tangiers and Casablanca in Morocco, according to La Tribune on Friday, citing a member of the French trade delegation.

French companies Alstom (1022047.FR) and SNCF are expected to benefit from the project, which is estimated to cost a total of around EUR2 billion. France and Morocco are expected to finance the project equally, the newspaper said.

Newspaper Web site: http://www.latribune.fr

-Dow Jones Newswires; dennis.baker@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 13, 2008 20:00 ET (01:00 GMT)