NEWS
Politics
Morocco Condemns Polisario’s ‘Flagrant’ Violation of Ceasefire Agreement
Morocco has again expressed its forceful condemnation of the recent destabilizing maneuver...
May 21st, 2018
Algeria Still in Denial After Morocco’s Polisario-Hezbollah Accusations
Algeria’s denial tour continues, as the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeatedly d...
May 15th, 2018
Economics
Algeria lifts imports ban on food industry raw materials
Algeria’s government has temporarily reversed a ban on imports of some raw materials for i...
April 19th, 2018
MENA economy to grow 3.1% in 2018 – World Bank
Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is expected to rebound in 2018...
April 18th, 2018
Industry
India’s Malabar eyes expansions into UAE, MENA
Malabar Gold & Diamonds plans to expand into the UAE and the MENA region during 2018....
January 12th, 2018
MENA airlines sign 10-year agreement with Amadeus
Fifteen air navigation service providers from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) re...
December 7th, 2017
ANALYSIS
Politics
Algeria to supply Tunisian border region with gas, minister says
Algeria will supply a border region in Tunisia with natural gas and both countries will pr...
February 28th, 2018
Economics
OPEC compliance with oil curbs rises in March as UAE joins cut: survey
OPEC oil output is likely to fall for a third straight month in March, a Reuters survey fo...
March 30th, 2017
Industry
Private funding for key start-ups hits $870m in Mena
Private investment funding for key start-ups in the Mena region has been consistently grow...
April 6th, 2017
ECONOMY
Algeria Economy February 2018
The economy is expected to recover ground albeit slowly, the International Monetary Fund said in October 2017 as it raised its economic forecasts. Its world economic outlook lifted its GDP…
RISK
Algeria Risk February 2018
Algeria faces an era of economic and political stagnation as it embarks on fiscal consolidation under an ageing leader. Economic risk (MEDIUM): The economy is forecast to enter a period…
INDUSTRY
Algeria Automotive April 2018
Algeria is the biggest car market in the Maghreb and the fourth largest in Africa. The North African country imported 4 million cars from 2001-16 at a cost of US$…
FDI
Algeria FDI February 2016
As Africa’s largest natural gas producer and third largest oil producer, Algeria remains an overwhelmingly hydrocarbon-based economy. Energy current accounts for 30% of GDP, 60% of budget revenues, and 95%…
SME
Algeria SME February 2016
Historically, Algeria has not had a robust private sector. However, over the past decade, the government has been keen to enhance its small and medium enterprise (SME) base, with some…
