How is the cement shortage affecting Algeria’s construction industry and how can it be addressed?
How is the cement shortage affecting Algeria’s construction industry and how can it be addressed?
Benefitting from the government’s push for transport infrastructure and public housing, and guided by a new capital-intensive five-year plan, the construction sector has been seeing constant activity. This is not only positively impacting local building and contracting firms but also attracting a host of contractors from abroad which are looking to tap into the country’s...
Benefitting from the government’s push for transport infrastructure and public housing, and guided by a new capital-intensive five-year plan, the construction sector has been seeing constant activity. During the 2009-14 five-year period, authorities channelled $286bn to modernise transport infrastructure, expand energy production and improve urban housing. However, while the demand for...
In many ways, Algeria finds itself in an enviable economic position, particularly when compared with its regional neighbours. It holds the fourth-largest oil reserves and the second-largest natural gas reserves in Africa. Ample hydrocarbons revenue has allowed the government to channel capital into public expenditure programmes on infrastructure, health care, education, social housing and subsidies.
Suite à des années d’importantes dépenses publiques consacrées aux infrastructures, la vague de nouveaux investissements dont bénéficie la production algérienne de ciment devrait aider le pays nord-africain à faire face à la demande croissante que connait ce matériau de construction.
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