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Insurance and reinsurance of pandemic and epidemic risks: Construction of a new market for the transfer of systemic risks

Insurance and reinsurance of pandemic and epidemic risks: Construction of a new market for the transfer of systemic risks

Indeed, traditional damage insurance and business interruption mechanisms have proven insufficient in the face of a simultaneous and highly correlated global event. Infectious epidemics are occurring more frequently and spreading more quickly and widely, influenced notably by biological, environmental, and lifestyle factors. It also recalls that 75% of emerging infectious diseases have a zoonotic origin from diseases or infections whose pathogen (virus, bacteria, parasite) naturally comes from a vertebrate animal...

Sep 16, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Sustainability & Green Economy
Bouzegza chairs a meeting to follow up on the remote connection of new desalination plants

Bouzegza chairs a meeting to follow up on the remote connection of new desalination plants

Algeria - Minister of Water Resources, Lounes Bouzegza, chaired a working meeting today, Tuesday, in Algiers, dedicated to monitoring the progress of remote connection projects starting from the seawater desalination plants that are being launched and those under construction, where he emphasized the need to expedite procedures and respect contractual deadlines, according to a statement from the ministry.

Sep 15, 2026aps.dz
Investment & FDI
Saudi Abunayyan Group plans to establish an industrial center and academy for energy and water in Algeria

Saudi Abunayyan Group plans to establish an industrial center and academy for energy and water in Algeria

The Saudi Abunayyan Holding Group has expressed its desire to expand its investment and industrial presence in Algeria by establishing an industrial center for the assembly and maintenance of desalination equipment, alongside founding a branch of the Academy for Energy and Water in Algeria, as part of strengthening the Algerian-Saudi partnership in the field of seawater desalination. This came during the reception of the Minister of State, Minister of Energy, Mohamed Arkab, on Monday, by the CEO of Abunayyan Holding Group, Turki bin Saeed Al-Omari, in the presence of the Saudi Ambassador to Algeria, Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Basiri, and the General Manager of the Algerian Desalination Company (ADC), Lahcen Badeh, along with officials from the ministry.

Sep 14, 2026echoroukonline.com
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Launch of the National AgriTech Challenge 2026

Launch of the National AgriTech Challenge 2026

The National Coordination Committee for Monitoring Innovation and University Entrepreneurship and Business Incubators, in collaboration with INCOP and the National School of Agriculture, announced the launch of the National AgriTech Challenge 2026, aimed at supporting innovative technological solutions and enhancing projects capable of contributing to the modernization of the agricultural sector and achieving sustainable development. The challenge, which was officially launched today, Monday, on the sidelines of the International Salon for Agricultural Investment and Technology, aims to create a national space for discovering promising ideas and projects, encouraging innovative initiative holders, and linking research and scientific knowledge with the actual needs of the agricultural sector and food industries.

Sep 14, 2026echoroukonline.com