The development of the agricultural sector is an integral part of the Algerian government’s push for economic diversification. To that effect, the Public Investment Programme 2015-19, launched in 2014, aims to build on the existing Agricultural and Rural Renewal Policy (Politique de Renouveau Agricole et Rural, PRAR) by spending close to...
Clusters enable economic actors to develop collective knowledge, as well as work together to overcome challenges and seize potential new economic opportunities. The development of agricultural clusters is a recent phenomenon in Algeria. The subject of evaluation studies since the 1980s, the National Territory Planning Scheme 2025 (Schéma...
Algeria is among the top-five African states in terms of investment via public-private partnerships (PPPs) over the last 15 years, according to figures from the UN Conference on Trade and Development, with the public and private sectors increasing cooperation on transport infrastructure development in particular.
Low oil prices have forced the Algerian government to encourage diversification outside of its traditional revenue-generators of oil and gas, which in turn has helped facilitate an increase in geographic diversification as well. Regions outside of the traditional economic centres of Algiers, the capital city, and Oran, the main port for...
Algeria’s transport infrastructure is in the midst of a major expansion programme, with extensions and upgrades to the country’s airports, seaports, and road and rail networks under way or in the pipeline. In addition, urban transport is undergoing an overhaul, as the state looks to address growing demand for public transport. Tram projects...
Algeria saw the launch of the country’s first 3G networks in late 2013, after similar rollouts by its neighbours Tunisia and Morocco. However, the country has quickly made up for lost time, with the introduction in October 2016 of 4G LTE networks by all three of Algeria’s mobile network operators, with all 48 of the country’s provinces...
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