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Expert insights on the cosmetics sector in Algeria Girène and Prezi: A high value-added sector

Expert insights on the cosmetics sector in Algeria Girène and Prezi: A high value-added sector

In Algeria, the cosmetics industry is also a key sector of the national economy with a turnover estimated between 1.23 billion dollars in 2023 and 2.36 billion dollars in 2025, thus contributing significantly to the national economy. This sector represents an essential growth relay and could eventually become a high value-added sector creating several hundred thousand jobs and offering export opportunities. The sector is experiencing rapid growth. However, this sector requires strengthening its expertise, suggests Girène...

Sep 23, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Startups & Entrepreneurship
Industry and Knowledge Economy Agree to Form Joint Committee to Enhance Coordination

Industry and Knowledge Economy Agree to Form Joint Committee to Enhance Coordination

The sectors of industry and knowledge economy, along with startups and micro-enterprises, agreed yesterday, Monday, to form a joint committee to enhance coordination and develop cooperation mechanisms, focusing on integrating micro and startup enterprises into the industrial and economic fabric and supporting innovative projects related to the industrial sector. The agreement came during a working meeting chaired by the Minister of Industry, Fred Kourtel, alongside the Minister of Knowledge Economy, Startups, and Micro-Enterprises, Nourredine Wahid, at the Ministry of Industry, in the presence of officials from both sectors, according to a statement from the Ministry of Industry.

Sep 22, 2026echoroukonline.com
Sustainability & Green Economy
Knowledge Economy: Ouahd Highlights the Importance of Innovation in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Enterprises

Knowledge Economy: Ouahd Highlights the Importance of Innovation in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Enterprises

The Minister of Knowledge Economy, Startups, and Small Enterprises, Nourredine Ouahd, highlighted today in Algiers the importance of innovation in enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises and supporting their sustainability by developing solutions, products, and working methods that consider environmental, social, and governance dimensions.

Sep 22, 2026radioalgerie.dz
Regulatory & Legal
Reasons for the Return of the National Statistics Office to the Supervision of the Minister of Finance

Reasons for the Return of the National Statistics Office to the Supervision of the Minister of Finance

The National Statistics Office has returned to the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, under a new presidential decree that reorganizes the supervisory authority over one of the most important bodies that provides the state with tools to measure and monitor the national economy. This step places statistical data at the heart of the financial and economic system and opens the door for greater coordination between the figures produced by the office and the decisions based on them. According to presidential decree No. 26-294 dated September 12, 2026, which assigns the supervisory authority over the National Statistics Office to the Minister of Finance, published in issue 66 of the official gazette, it has been officially decided to transfer the supervisory authority over the office to the Minister of Finance.

Sep 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Banking & Finance
2026 edition of the sector study 'Algeria Banking Index' ABIX: Credit accelerates, profitability declines

2026 edition of the sector study 'Algeria Banking Index' ABIX: Credit accelerates, profitability declines

By the end of 2025, the total balance sheet of the 21 analyzed banks reaches '25,667 billion DA', an increase of '+5.44%' year-on-year. Deposits collected from customers amount to '17,647 billion DA', up by '+5.28%', while the outstanding loans distributed rise to '11,199 billion DA', representing an increase of '+15.79%'. The gap between these two growth rates is, according to the study, the notable fact of the year: loans are growing nearly three times faster than deposits, which has mechanically raised the loan-to-deposit ratio to '63.46%'. An intermediation r...

Sep 16, 2026ecotimesdz.com