Economic Policy

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Energy & Hydrocarbons
This is Algeria's ranking among the 5 cheapest Arab gasoline markets in Africa

This is Algeria's ranking among the 5 cheapest Arab gasoline markets in Africa

Recent data showed that Algeria recorded one of the cheapest gasoline prices in Africa in February 2026, with a price of $0.363 per liter, ranking sixth globally and second in the Arab world after Libya. According to a report from the Energy Research Unit, this slight decrease in prices came despite the rise in the average global gasoline price to $1.30 per liter, compared to $1.28 in January, and is partially attributed to local and international factors, notably fluctuations in the oil market and the performance of the local currency. View the full content on Echourouk Online.

Feb 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Trade & Exports
China Records Current Account Surplus Last Year

China Records Current Account Surplus Last Year

China's current account recorded a surplus of $734.9 billion in 2025, confirming China's position as the world's largest exporting country despite trade tensions. This was shown by data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China released today, Wednesday. The capital account and financial account recorded a deficit last year of $760.2 billion after netting...

Feb 18, 2026al24news.dz
Employment & Workforce
Unemployment rate in Britain rises in the last quarter of last year

Unemployment rate in Britain rises in the last quarter of last year

The unemployment rate in Britain rose to its highest level in nearly five years at the end of 2025, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics in Britain stated that the unemployment rate increased to 5.2 percent during the last months of last year, compared to 5.1 percent in the three months to November. Young people are the most affected, as the rate increased...

Feb 18, 2026al24news.dz
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Ramadan Markets.. 8288 Tons of Meat and 468 Million Eggs to Ensure Abundance

Ramadan Markets.. 8288 Tons of Meat and 468 Million Eggs to Ensure Abundance

The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries announced that the supply of the national market during the month of Ramadan includes 8288.59 tons of red meat, of which 1643.99 tons are fresh beef in the form of slaughter, 5812.90 tons of processed beef, and 831.70 tons of fresh lamb, in addition to 10000 tons of frozen white meat stored through the National Office for Livestock and Poultry Feed (ONAB), and a national production of consumption eggs estimated at 468 million units monthly. According to Algerian radio, in the grain sector, additional quantities have been supplied to semolina and flour mills to meet the increasing demand for pasta, along with strengthening stocks of dry legumes (chickpeas, beans, lentils, peas) and re...

Feb 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Retail & Consumer
“Jibeli” pumps 120 million liters of subsidized milk during Ramadan

“Jibeli” pumps 120 million liters of subsidized milk during Ramadan

The public group for milk and its derivatives “Jibeli” raises the production of subsidized pasteurized milk to 4 million liters daily during the month of Ramadan, an increase of 21 percent compared to the normal average of 3.3 million liters per day, amounting to a total volume estimated at 120 million liters throughout the month, compared to 99 million liters in a normal month, aiming to ensure a regular supply to the national market. The General Director of the group, Samah Lahluh, confirmed in a statement to “APS” that this increase, along with the additional quantities provided by private dairies, will ensure the availability of widely consumed milk throughout the holy month, especially during peak demand periods. View the full content on Echourouk Online.

Feb 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Banking & Finance
744.45 billion dinars is the market value of the Algerian Stock Exchange in 2025

744.45 billion dinars is the market value of the Algerian Stock Exchange in 2025

The Algerian Stock Exchange recorded significant growth in its performance during 2025, with a market value of 744.45 billion dinars at the end of the year, an increase of 42.70 percent compared to 2024. The trading value in the secondary market also rose by 444 percent to reach 15.02 billion dinars compared to 2.76 billion dinars in 2024, while the annual trading volume surged by 498 percent, recording 7.78 million traded securities compared to 1.3 million securities in the previous year. In the context of market expansion, the Chairman of the Committee for Organizing and Monitoring Stock Exchange Operations, Youssef Bouzenada, revealed during a meeting dedicated to presenting the semi-annual report for 2025 that five institutions are currently showing interest in listing on the stock exchange.

Feb 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Ambitious National Program for Grain Corn and Instructions to Limit Equipment and Expand Areas

Ambitious National Program for Grain Corn and Instructions to Limit Equipment and Expand Areas

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Yassine Mahdi Walid, announced Algeria's engagement in an ambitious national program to develop grain corn cultivation, emphasizing the need to limit all sector equipment requirements and mobilize the necessary resources to ensure the success of upcoming seasons, as part of the effort to achieve national food security. The minister confirmed, during field visits to Adrar and Timimoun, the necessity of taking all measures to ensure the success of grain corn production by providing harvesting machines, dryers, and lifting trucks according to the specifications proposed by farmers, in addition to expanding cultivated areas and providing means to ensure the harvest is collected under the best conditions, while facilitating its transport to the National Office for Food Supply.

Feb 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Algeria has embarked on an ambitious program for the cultivation of corn

Algeria has embarked on an ambitious program for the cultivation of corn

Timimoun - The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Yassine Mahdi Walid, announced this Tuesday evening in Timimoun that Algeria has embarked on an ambitious program for the cultivation of corn, through support and incentives provided to encourage agricultural investors, embodying the efforts of the country's high authorities towards achieving national food security.

Feb 18, 2026aps.dz
Energy & Hydrocarbons
Delegation from SONELGAZ in Mozambique to Transfer Algerian Experience in Electricity

Delegation from SONELGAZ in Mozambique to Transfer Algerian Experience in Electricity

A delegation of experts from SONELGAZ, headed by the general manager of the engineering branch, is on a working visit to the Republic of Mozambique, aimed at transferring the Algerian experience in the field, in line with the directives of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to enhance Algeria's presence in regional energy markets and support South-South partnership, according to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies today, Wednesday.

Feb 18, 2026radioalgerie.dz