Algeria

Financial inclusion offers people without access to banking and financial services the opportunity for a minimum level of access to these products. As a matter of fact, it also contributes to their integration into the economy, the promotion of growth, more inclusive development, the reduction of poverty and the reinforcement of social cohesion.

Pharmaceuticals production capacity in Algeria will increase noticeably in the next few years as several new plants come on-line. Sector authorities have been working to boost domestic output of basic medications for the last decade, and in 2011 the Ministry of Health announced a goal of meeting 70% of demand for pharmaceuticals through local production. The actual...

Hydrocarbons have long served as the backbone of Algeria’s economy, but in the past year there has been a push to encourage activity in other extractive industries, following the introduction of new legislation aimed at increasing mineral production. The text of the new mining bill, which was approved by the National Assembly and the upper house in late January 2014, is...

THE COMPANY: The Entreprise de Gestion Hôtelière El Aurassi (EGH El Aurassi) is a hotel management company. It comprises four hotels, the Hôtel El Aurassi Hotel, a five-star hotel in the centre of Algiers, and three others facilities located in southern Algeria: Hôtel Rym in Béni-Abbès, Hôtel El Mehri in Ouargla, and Hôtel El Boustene...