Government economic decisions, reforms, budgets, and fiscal policy
The Federal Republic of Germany's advisor, Mr. Friedrich Merz, today Thursday from Berlin, highlighted his country's interest in developing economic relations with Algeria, as it seeks to open a new chapter in this field.
The Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Abdelhak Sayhi, oversaw the establishment of a committee to propose solutions for the optimal use of financial resources and investment in human capital for social security funds, according to a statement from the ministry issued today, Thursday.
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Abdelkader Jalawi, emphasized today, Thursday, in Algiers, the need to accelerate the pace of the Algiers Metro expansion project on the section linking Place des Martyrs to Bab El Oued, while adhering to completion deadlines, quality standards, and enhancing safety measures within the site, according to a statement from the ministry.
The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is on an official two-day visit to the Federal Republic of Germany since yesterday, at the invitation of his counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. This event is significant: it is the first visit by an Algerian head of state at this protocol level in years, in a context where the Algeria-Berlin axis is part of an unprecedented dynamic of strategic rapprochement.
Behind the diplomatic agenda of the presidential visit, a network of bilateral institutions has maintained concrete economic cooperation between Algiers and Berlin for years. Two actors structure the essence of this relationship: GIZ, the German agency for international cooperation, and AHK, the Algerian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The economic results of the state visit of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to Germany are already expected to be considerable. The German newspaper Handelsblatt, citing government sources, claims that this presidential trip should lead to a genuine energy pact between the two countries, confirming Algeria's now central role in Germany's energy security strategy.
Meeting for the first time in its new composition, the board of directors of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI) approved 216 land lots, totaling 2,117 hectares, spread over 15 wilayas, including Ouargla, Souk Ahras, Oum El Bouaghi, Mila, Béjaïa, and Relizane. These lots will soon be published on the investor's digital platform.
Next Thursday, July 16, 2026, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will be received in Berlin by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. This state visit comes as Germany, the leading European economy, is undergoing a deep industrial crisis, while Algeria seeks to transform its energy rent into a diversified productive apparatus. This rapprochement revives a strong historical relationship: in the 1970s, the German industry structured the Algerian productive apparatus.
Laghouat–Ghardaïa–El Meniaa railway line: The AfDB grants a financing of 878 million dollars to Algeria By Said R. According to a statement published by the African financial institution, "the objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of rail transport, land development, and regional integration along the Trans-Saharan railway axis connecting Algiers to Tamanrasset in the south." This operation, which "concerns the second tranche of the 495-kilometer railway program linking the cities of Laghouat, Ghardaïa, and El Meniaa, mainly covers," indicates the same source...
Béjaïa - The services of the Wilaya of Béjaïa confirmed today, Wednesday, that all measures have been taken to ensure the progress of the zinc and lead mine exploitation project located between the municipalities of Amizour and Tala Hamza.
Algeria - Today, Wednesday, the Minister of Water Resources, Lounes Bouzguza, chaired the works of the ordinary general assembly of the Irrigation Studies and Achievements Group, which was dedicated to approving the social accounts of the group for the fiscal year 2025 and reviewing the financial and technical results and evaluating performance indicators, according to a statement from the ministry.
The Ministry of Finance confirmed that showing the value-added tax in the invoices of judicial officers' fees is subject to the tax system for each officer, specifying the responsibility of the spending authorities to verify this, with the aim of unifying budgetary control procedures and ending the disparity among budget controllers. In this context, the Ministry of Finance, represented by the General Directorate of Budget, resolved the debate that existed among budget controllers regarding how to process the commitment files for the expenses related to judicial officers' fees, after noting a disparity in granting legal approvals for these files, especially concerning the display of the value-added tax in the memoranda or invoices of the fees. The resolution in accounting...