
Tunisia/ SPEEDUP: Aiming for international expansion for startups
The Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry has just laid a new cornerstone in the national innovation framework by announcing the creation of the 'SPEEDUP Tunisia Hub'.
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The Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry has just laid a new cornerstone in the national innovation framework by announcing the creation of the 'SPEEDUP Tunisia Hub'.

SLB, formerly Schlumberger, one of the leading companies in the oil services sector, has just delivered the first results of its partnership with Alnaft called EXALT in the offshore sector, aimed at assisting foreign investors in evaluating technical data and thus inviting them to invest in Algeria. Its work has involved reassessing the 2D seismic data collected and thus providing investors with a clearer picture, better visibility on Algeria's offshore potential, and encouraging them to begin offshore exploration in Algeria.

A wave of optimism is once again sweeping over African youth, marking a turning point from the post-pandemic years. According to the data from the African Youth Survey 2026, a biennial benchmark survey conducted by PSB Insights for the South African Ichikowitz Family Foundation, the economic morale of 18-24 year-olds is experiencing a spectacular rebound.

To enhance English proficiency in the pharmaceutical industry.

As the American job engine shows surprising signs of jamming and Europe fractures around the Schengen area, Western certainties are wavering. This week, the Global South axis accelerates its strategic transformation through unprecedented control of its maritime and military corridors. At the heart of this tectonic shift, Algeria charts its course with remarkable serenity, transforming its structural reforms and mega infrastructure projects into powerful levers of sovereignty.

The number of electronic merchants providing online payment options in Algeria surpassed 1000 merchants by the end of June, reflecting the ongoing dynamism of the monetary system in the country. According to the latest data from the GIE Monétique, the number of merchants enrolled in the online payment platform in Algeria reached 1004 merchants by the end of the first half of the current year 2026, compared to 644 merchants during the same period last year, representing an increase of 55 percent.

The Minister of Knowledge Economy, Startups, and Micro-Enterprises, Nourredine Wadih, emphasized today, Thursday in Algiers, the importance of the contribution of Algerian talents residing abroad in developing local solutions in the field of artificial intelligence alongside national startups.

Long confined to a post-facto accounting recording function, with uncertainties limiting its scope, the national statistical tool is undergoing a major strategic transformation. Driven by an accelerated digitization plan initiated in 2020, the national statistical information system is becoming the essential compass for economic management, modern governance, and state transparency.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kamel Baddari, chaired a coordination meeting dedicated to the implementation of the national strategy on Artificial Intelligence (AI), in the presence of representatives from several ministries and national organizations, a statement from the ministry cited by APS indicated yesterday.

Algeria - An executive decree was issued in Official Gazette No. 56 establishing a General Directorate for International Arbitration, outlining its tasks and organization.

Decree No. 56 published in the official journal includes the establishment of a General Directorate for International Arbitration, outlining its tasks and organization. According to this executive decree.

Since the adoption of the new Constitution in November 2020, a large number of legal texts and regulations have been called to be revamped to comply with the fundamental text of the country. This applies both in the political field (electoral code, law on associations, preparation of new codes for the wilaya and the commune), and legal (penal code, fight against cybercrime and organized crime, digitization of justice services), as well as in the economic sector (fight against the informal market and corruption, digitization process),...