Alliance Assurances was established in December 2004 by a consortium of Algerian investors with an initial capital of AD500m (€4.1m). However, Alliance Assurances only started effective operations in 2006. In 2007 revenue increased by 178% compared to the previous year. The sharp rise in revenue was due to the launch of a commercial...
As Algerian authorities look to empower an underdeveloped banking sector to drive broader economic growth, Islamic banking is among the areas that appears poised for expansion. Islamic finance is currently dominated almost entirely, by Algeria’s oldest private bank, Al Baraka Bank, a subsidiary of Bahraini Al Baraka Banking Group, with Algeria...
The insurance sector in Algeria has grown more than five-fold since the 1990s, but it still remains small relative to the size of the economy. The market is characterised by low penetration and density of coverage, and is dominated by non-life coverage, representing some 93% of premiums, with automotive coverage alone accounting for half the...
COMPANY OVERVIEW: The Entreprise de Gestion Hôtelière El Aurassi (EGH El Aurassi) is a hotel management company that includes four hotels within its current portfolio. These include the five-star Hôtel El Aurassi in Algiers and three accommodations in southern Algeria: Hôtel Rym in Beni Abbès; Hôtel...
Cash has long reigned supreme in the Algerian marketplace. While businesses in the formal sector make use of cheques and bank transfers, most Algerians exclusively use cash for their day-to-day spending and household purchases – a status quo the government aims to change through a series of initiatives. “Algeria is working hard to reduce the...
COMPANY OVERVIEW: SAIDAL was first created in 1982 after the restructuring of the Central Pharmacy of Algeria, when the company acquired existing factories in El Harrach, Dar El Beïda and Gué de Constantine. Later, in 1988, SAIDAL was further allocated an antibiotic complex designed by the National...
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