Foreign direct investment, capital flows, and investment climate
Algeria - The process of expanding the powers of public administration representatives at the one-stop shops of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency continues, through the delegation of State Property Administration representatives to prepare and sign lease contracts for economic land, as part of simplifying administrative procedures and accelerating the realization of investment projects.
Verification of sanctions lists and individuals and terrorist entities within a mandatory 24-hour passage through banking channels for all real estate transactions, allocating more than 20 percent of the chamber's budget to enhance oversight, inspecting all notary offices nationwide in four oversight rounds. Abdel Salam Boujmaline, Vice President of the National Chamber of Notaries, reveals in an exclusive interview with “Echorouk” the behind-the-scenes of the battle Algeria fought to exit the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force “GAFI”, and the role notaries played in achieving this accomplishment, confirming that this gain paves the way for removing Algeria from the European Union's blacklist, which would enhance investor confidence and facilitate transactions.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revealed massive estimates of undiscovered gas resources in the Greater Sahara Basin/Ahnat region of Algeria, averaging about 80.1 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable gas, along with 275 million barrels of natural gas liquids, according to a scientific study published in April 2026 as part of Fact Sheet 2026-3005. These estimates are among the largest recent assessments of unconventional resources in North Africa, based on a geological assessment methodology to estimate technically recoverable undiscovered resources, and included eight assessment units distributed across two major petroleum systems within the region. View the full content on the...
In his opening speech, the president of CREA stated that economic relations between Algeria and Germany were entering 'a new phase', based on productive investment, industrial partnership, technology transfer, and the construction of common value chains, thus surpassing the traditional model of mere commercial exchanges. For his part, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamel Rezig, indicated that trade exchanges between the two countries had reached nearly 3 billion dollars in 2025, compared to 1,...
Algeria is one of the leading African countries poised to produce green hydrogen at the lowest costs by 2030, with recent estimates indicating that about 80% of production opportunities in the country are at a cost of less than $4.5 per kilogram, despite the ongoing rise in financing costs being the biggest challenge to developing this sector. According to a recent report reviewed by the Energy Research Unit, Algeria holds 14% of the total regional renewable energy potential in Africa, making it one of the most active countries in developing green hydrogen projects on the continent. Read the full content on الشروق أونلاين.
Algeria is one of the leading African countries poised to produce green hydrogen at the lowest costs by 2030, with recent estimates indicating that about 80% of production opportunities in the country are at a cost of less than $4.5 per kilogram, despite the ongoing rise in financing costs being the biggest challenge to developing this sector. According to a recent report reviewed by the Energy Research Unit, Algeria holds 14% of the total regional renewable energy potential in Africa, making it one of the most active countries in developing green hydrogen projects on the continent. Read the full content on الشروق أونلاين
The Algerian-German Economic Forum, held on Friday in the German capital Berlin on the sidelines of the official visit of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, recorded the participation of an Algerian economic delegation comprising 120 business leaders representing various sectors, in a move that reflects Algeria's direction towards strengthening industrial and investment partnerships with Germany, transitioning from traditional trade relations to productive investment and technology transfer. According to a statement from the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (KREA), which 'Echorouk' received a copy of, the Algerian delegation, headed by the council president Kamel Moula, participated in the forum alongside senior officials from both countries, representatives of economic institutions, and businessmen.
The company 'Opel Automobile' and the Algerian company 'AGM Holding' signed a memorandum of understanding today, Friday, July 17, in Berlin, aimed at localizing the production of the first engine for the 'Opel' brand in Algeria, according to what the Algerian News Agency reported from a statement by the Stellantis Group. The memorandum was signed by the CEO of 'Opel Automobile', Florian Huet, and the General Director of AGM Holding, Mohamed Fawzi El Kbir, on the sidelines of the Algerian-German Economic Forum held in Berlin, during the official visit of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Germany. See the full content on Echourouk Online.
Algeria - The company 'Opel Automobile' and the Algerian company 'AGM Holding' signed a memorandum of understanding today, Friday in Berlin, aimed at localizing the production of the first engine for the 'Opel' brand in Algeria, according to a statement from the Stellantis group.
Berlin - During the Algerian-German Economic Forum, held today Friday in the capital Berlin, several agreements and memoranda of understanding related to promising strategic sectors were signed.
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion of Exports, Professor Kamel Rzig, confirmed that the Algerian-German Economic Forum represents a new strategic milestone in the course of bilateral relations, reflecting the shared political will to elevate economic cooperation to the level of a strategic partnership based on investment, technology transfer, and the establishment of mutually beneficial production projects, revealing that the volume of trade exchanges between the two countries reached about 3 billion dollars during the year 2025. Watch the full content on Echourouk Online.
The Algerian-German Economic Forum, organized on the sidelines of the official visit of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Germany, resulted in the signing of 31 agreements and memoranda of understanding between institutions and bodies from both countries, reflecting a mutual desire to elevate economic relations to the level of strategic partnership through projects aimed at technology transfer, encouraging investment, and expanding industrial cooperation. The agreements covered sectors […]