Having been launched a decade and a half ago, Algeria’s stock market remains modest in size, with a market capitalisation equivalent to around just 0.1% of GDP – a result in part of the country’s surplus liquidity and accessible bank lending.
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Articles & Analysis | The bourse seeks to expand operations while new listings are expected from The Report: Algeria 2014
Articles & Analysis | Insurance from The Report: Algeria 2014
THE COMPANY: Alliance Assurances is a joint stock company founded in December 2004 by a consortium of Algerian investors with an initial capital of AD500m (€4.7m); however, the company did not officially begin operations until 2006. In 2007, Alliance Assurances inaugurated a commercial development programme, which led to a 178%...
Articles & Analysis | The industry is working to improve financing options from The Report: Algeria 2014
Access to finance can be difficult in any emerging market, as indicated by low levels of financial intermediation in the Middle East and Africa, and Algeria is no exception. For small businesses and households, which often face the greatest challenges in accessing credit, lending levels are low in Algeria, even by regional standards. Yet credit to the private sector has...
Chapter | Financial Services from The Report: Algeria 2014
The banking industry in Algeria is characterised by a high level of stability and ample liquidity, which owe much to the country’s robust hydrocarbons revenues. Lending to the economy has been growing strongly, albeit from a low base, and while intermediation rates are low, plans to relax a government ban on consumer credit and launch a new credit registry in 2015 should help facilitate more...
In many ways, Algeria finds itself in an enviable economic position, particularly when compared with its regional neighbours. It holds the fourth-largest oil reserves and the second-largest natural gas reserves in Africa. Ample hydrocarbons revenue has allowed the government to channel capital into public expenditure programmes on infrastructure, health care, education, social housing and subsidies.
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