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High levels of liquidity and a total loan book that accounts for just half of deposits characterise the Algerian banking sector. The industry remains dominated by publicly owned banks, which constitute around nine-tenths of deposits and loans, though foreign-backed private banks are major players in trade finance and are highly profitable. Penetration is roughly in line with neighbouring...

Nigeria’s 2011 output level was around 2.45m bpd of oil and condensate, about 2.9% of global production, making it the world’s 12th-largest supplier that year. Estimates of proven reserves for natural gas vary from 180.5 tcf to 187 tcf, but these figures may well underestimate the country’s potential. Indeed Nigeria’s natural gas is even more abundant than its oil, but the country has so far...

This section includes an article about archaeological offerings in Algeria, as well as information on hotels, government and other listings, alongside useful tips for visitors on topics like currency, visas, language, communications, dress, business hours and electricity.

In conjunction with Mazars, OBG explores the taxation system, examining Algeria’s investor-friendly environment. OBG talks to Samir Hadj Ali, Country Managing Partner, Mazars, on integrating the tax system into the larger regulatory regime.

OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Algeria, in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel. Samy Laghouati, Managing Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel Algeria, talks to OBG.

Since the liberalisation of the press in 1986, Algeria has had a flourishing media industry, publishing approximately 300 newspapers with two main reader profiles – Francophone and Arabic-speaking populations. Experts however assert that while a preponderance of dailies creates the perception of a saturated print market, there is actually a lack of serious and credible media. Online newspapers...