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Excessive Loan Interest Rates Under Scrutiny and Cases of Violation!

June 30, 2026اقتصاد – الشروق أونلاينechoroukonline.comTranslated from Arabic
Excessive Loan Interest Rates Under Scrutiny and Cases of Violation!

Interest becomes excessive if it exceeds the market average by more than 5 percentage points. The decision amends instruction 08-2016 regarding the determination of excessive interest rates in a step aimed at recalibrating the legal framework governing the calculation of excessive interest on bank loans. The Bank of Algeria issued a new instruction that modifies the provisions of the instruction in force since 2016, clarifying the reference standard used for classifying loans with excessive interest rates, and establishes the total effective interest rate as the main criterion for measuring the cost of financing. The Bank of Algeria issued instruction number 06-2026, dated June 29, 2026, signed by the bank governor, Mohamed Amine Labou, to amend instruction number 08-2016.

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