Economic Policy

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Energy & Hydrocarbons
After the Closure of the Strait of Hormuz.. Oil Shipping Costs Rise to Record Levels

After the Closure of the Strait of Hormuz.. Oil Shipping Costs Rise to Record Levels

Today, Tuesday, global oil and gas shipping costs surged to unprecedented levels following the halt of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating confrontations between the United States and Iran, and attacks on ships in the region, leading to widespread disruption in energy and maritime transport markets. Data from the London Stock Exchange Group, as reported by Reuters, showed that the cost of chartering supertankers to transport two million barrels of crude from the Middle East to China reached $423,736 per day on Monday, the highest level ever recorded. This figure is nearly double the price recorded on Friday, continuing its gains from the six-year high recorded last week. View the full content on...

Mar 3, 2026echoroukonline.com
Energy & Hydrocarbons
Ajjal directs to expedite measures for rationalizing energy consumption and improving efficiency

Ajjal directs to expedite measures for rationalizing energy consumption and improving efficiency

The Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Mourad Ajjal, issued instructions regarding the files related to the national program for rationalizing energy consumption and improving its efficiency, during a meeting dedicated to studying the progress of implementing the related measures and procedures for enhancing energy performance. A statement from the relevant ministry clarified that the meeting is part of monitoring the sector's activity, where the minister met with several key officials in the ministry, and during which the progress of implementing measures aimed at rationalizing consumption and enhancing energy efficiency at the national level was reviewed. View the full content on Echourouk Online.

Mar 3, 2026echoroukonline.com
Regulatory & Legal
Commercial Control: More than 77,000 Interventions During the First Ten Days of Ramadan

Commercial Control: More than 77,000 Interventions During the First Ten Days of Ramadan

The services of the Ministry of Internal Trade and National Market Control recorded an intensive outcome of economic control activities and fraud suppression during the first ten (10) days of Ramadan 2026, in implementation of the instructions of the Minister of the sector aimed at protecting purchasing power and ensuring the supply of the market with widely consumed goods, as part of the special monitoring program for the holy month. The report published by the ministry today, Tuesday, indicated that 3004 monitoring teams were mobilized, carrying out 77,847 interventions, including 73,782 during working hours and 11,224 outside working hours, of which 2,979 interventions occurred during the night period.

Mar 3, 2026radioalgerie.dz
Real Estate & Construction
Jalawi inspects the expansion project of Annaba phosphate port

Jalawi inspects the expansion project of Annaba phosphate port

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Abdelkader Jalawi, inspected today, Tuesday evening, the works of the expansion project of the Annaba phosphate port, which includes the construction of a mining dock, during a work and inspection visit he made to the province. The minister, accompanied by the governor of Annaba, Abdel Karim Laamouri, observed the marine dredging operations to deepen the port basin, where the quantities completed so far have reached about 6 million cubic meters of materials as part of the marine dredging works and the preparation of the port's infrastructure.

Mar 3, 2026radioalgerie.dz
Real Estate & Construction
Eastern Mining Line: Jlaoui emphasizes the need to support workshops to ensure the completion of the project within the specified deadlines

Eastern Mining Line: Jlaoui emphasizes the need to support workshops to ensure the completion of the project within the specified deadlines

The Minister of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, Mr. Abdelkader Jlaoui, emphasized today, Tuesday, during his inspection of the Eastern Mining Line project in the states of Souk Ahras, Guelma, and El Tarf, the need to support the workshops and maintain the rapid pace of work to complete the project within the specified deadlines.

Mar 3, 2026radioalgerie.dz
Energy & Hydrocarbons
Oil prices continue to rise amid supply disruption fears

Oil prices continue to rise amid supply disruption fears

Oil prices have risen for the third consecutive day, amid increasing fears of supply disruptions in the Middle East. Futures contracts for Brent crude rose by $1.10 per barrel or 1.4 percent, reaching $78.83 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude also rose by 74 cents, or 1 percent, to $71.97 per barrel.

Mar 3, 2026radioalgerie.dz