On the back of significant growth over the last decade, Algeria continues to witness an increase in local agricultural production owing to efforts to modernise the sector and boost investment. While the country is still dependent on imports to ensure food-sufficiency, the government is committed to plans to intensify production and reduce the food...
As a market of about 37m inhabitants with substantial energy resources and steady demand for modern infrastructure supported by public investment, Algeria has been attracting strong foreign investor interest. During 2009, in the context of the global economic crisis, Algeria saw a fall in revenues from its oil and gas exports combined with a sharp...
To address the high rate of youth unemployment and bring skills in line with international standards, Algeria’s government is looking to diversify degrees in tertiary education to meet the economy’s growing demands for skilled labour. To achieve its objective, the country is boosting partnerships with foreign institutions to diversify offerings. “...
The Algerian tax system has been stable for 20 years under the current structure, which was designed in 1992. Both direct and indirect taxes have been simplified with appropriate regulations and a specific code of fiscal procedures, with a significant decrease of rates for income tax. The new rules implemented in 2009 for foreign direct investment (...
Valued at approximately €123m in 2008, the advertising sector in Algeria has demonstrated steady growth over the last several years, having doubled in value between 2008 and 2012 to around €250m. While up-to-date figures are hard to come by, Algeria is still considered to constitute the second-largest advertising market in the Maghreb in terms of...
As an OPEC member and major gas exporter, Algeria has plans to develop its shale gas reserves and offshore production to secure a long-term supply of energy for both exports and the domestic market. In 2012 state-owned energy company Sonatrach began to drill for shale gas in the Ahnet basin, located south of In Salah in the south-west of the country...
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