Import/export, trade agreements, customs, and international commerce
Sidi Bel Abbes - The national exhibition of fruits intended for export kicked off today, Thursday, in Sidi Bel Abbes, organized under the slogan 'Natural Quality, Distinctive Taste', with the participation of 17 exhibitors and producers from different provinces, aimed at promoting Algerian agricultural products to enhance their presence in global markets.
The General Director for Export Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Samir Draji, along with the Wali of Sidi Bel Abbès, Kamel Hadji, oversaw the inauguration.
Oil prices fell today, Thursday, as Brent crude futures dropped by $1.29 or 1.42 percent to $89.45 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude fell by 56 cents or 0.66 percent to $83.90 per barrel.
A note from the General Directorate of Foreign Exchange of the Bank of Algeria, dated July 28, 2026, imposes a maximum deadline of 48 hours for licensed banks to domiciliate any export of goods or services.
The Chinese ambassador, an official from the China Foreign Trade Centre, and the vice-president of the CACI detailed yesterday in Algiers the impacts of the zero customs tariff in effect since last May.
Tunisian authorities announced that olive oil export revenues over the past 8 months reached 4.39 billion dinars ($1.48 billion), representing a 45% increase compared to the same period of the previous season, reported Anadolu agency yesterday.
On Wednesday in Tripoli, the works of the Algerian-Libyan Joint Customs Committee meeting concluded with the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Algerian and Libyan customs. According to a statement from the General Directorate of Customs, the meeting, which took place at the headquarters of the Libyan Customs Authority, confirmed the bonds of cooperation and coordination between the two parties, and their commitment to developing work mechanisms aimed at serving mutual interests and enhancing the security of entry points and protecting the national economy.
Algeria - The Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamal Rzig, received today, Wednesday, both the Ambassador of Kenya to Algeria, Kaluma Timothy Masharu, and the Ambassador of Sudan to Algeria, Abdel Hafiz Al-Awadi Sid Ahmed Al-Faki, according to a statement from the ministry.
Ambassador Guangli: A 111 percent jump in Algerian exports over 180 days, 7 billion dollars in Chinese investments strengthen the partnership between Beijing and Algeria. Chinese authorities sent three main messages to Algerian institutions, confirming the robustness of the economic partnership between Algeria and China, supported by record figures for trade exchanges and investments, the implementation of a zero tariff policy on eligible Algerian products entering the Chinese market, along with the adoption of simplified customs, health, and administrative procedures to expedite the entry of Algerian exports and reduce their costs. These privileges are seen by Algerian economic operators as a new opportunity to boost non-hydrocarbon exports and open up prospects...
Algeria deserves an independent quota for exporting iron to the European market. Nasri: Our country wants a partnership with Europe, not to remain just a market for its products. With Algeria's transformation in recent years into an exporter of industrial products, such as iron, the partnership agreement with the European Union no longer reflects the new economic reality. In addition to Algeria's demand for export quotas that match its production capacities, its exports of fertilizers and ammonia also face new challenges, the most prominent of which is the European carbon adjustment mechanism, which cost Algerian exporters about $600 million in 2024. These are issues that specialists believe require activating the provisions allowed by the partnership agreement to reassess it and negotiate...
Algeria - The Algerian-Libyan Joint Customs Committee held a meeting in Tripoli, during which ways to enhance cooperation between the customs authorities of the two countries were discussed.
Today, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamel Rezig, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to Algeria, Kaluma Timothy Msharu. The meeting was an opportunity to review the state of economic and trade relations between the two countries and to discuss ways to enhance trade exchanges and elevate them to the level of the potential that Algeria and Kenya possess. Both parties emphasized the importance of encouraging direct communication between businessmen and economic operators in […]