Latest updates from the Algerian business ecosystem
The African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) plans to double its capital to reach 2 billion dollars within two years to finance African infrastructures, announces its CEO Manuel Moses to Reuters. Based in Nairobi, the institution aims to increase its annual guarantee capacity to 20 billion dollars by attracting new shareholders, including France and G7 countries.
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Algeria is among the largest producers of natural gas liquids (ethane, naphtha, and LPG) in the world. It ranks first in Africa with a production of 268,000 barrels/day and 9th globally, according to the latest statistical report on energy (World Energy) for the fiscal year 2025, an international reference on supply, demand, and key trends in the sector.
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Internet, SMEs or mobile payment: all segments of the Algerian monetary system have recorded a clear progression, driven by the digitization of public services, the cash ban in insurance, and the diversification of uses.
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The executive decree n° 26-271 of August 1, 2026, related to the natural disaster fund and disaster risk has been published in the official journal n° 57 of August 5. The text defines the areas of intervention of this fund and the conditions for granting aid to victims, in application of the finance law for 1984. It repeals the executive decree n° 90-402 of December 15, 1990, which organized this fund for more than thirty-five years.
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Algeria aims to increase the number of artisans from 470,000 currently to 700,000 by 2030, corresponding to two million jobs. The contribution of this sector to the gross domestic product is estimated at 400 billion dinars. Job creation in this sector aims to stabilize the labor market by absorbing available local labor, some of which is qualified. For the rest of the workforce, training internships are planned. Production from workshops injects its share of added value outside hydrocarbons into the national economy.
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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.
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The Algerian industrial fabric of subcontracting is experiencing an unprecedented acceleration, with the automobile being the most visible showcase today. In just a few months, several structuring agreements have been signed between the Stellantis group and national operators, following the inauguration in Algiers of a brake pad production plant with a capacity of 1.5 million units per year.
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The renewable energy market is undergoing significant changes. Indeed, after a record year in 2025 marked by purchases of photovoltaic equipment nearing 2.1 gigawatts (GW), compared to only 350 megawatts (MW) in 2024, Algeria is experiencing a noticeable slowdown in its imports at the beginning of 2026. They have decreased by 46% in the first half of the current year, equivalent to a drop of 390 MW, according to figures from the specialized platform 'Attaqa'.
ecotimesdz.comThe decree finds its legal basis in Article 135 of Law No. 25-17 of December 14, 2025, concerning the finance law for 2026. This provision had paved the way for facilitated importation of vehicles under tariff position 87.02, the customs category grouping motor vehicles designed for the transport of ten persons or more, including the driver, which means the majority of the fleet of minibuses, midibuses, and coaches used by urban and intercity public transport operators in Algeria. The text sets a clear quantitative ceiling: ten thousand (10,000)...
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The Ministry of Internal Trade and National Market Regulation has called on economic agents to actively participate in the summer discount sales process for 2026, urging them to take advantage of the remaining period to offer reduced and competitive prices, allowing consumers to benefit from promotional and attractive prices for goods and services. The call from the trade directorates came in a special announcement regarding the summer discount sales period for 2026, reminding that this period extends from July 26 to September 6, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of Executive Decree No. 06-215 dated June 18, 2006, which defines the conditions and methods for discount sales, promotional sales, and clearance sales.
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The Algerian Economic Club believes that the reforms in the investment system in Algeria should not stop at facilitating procedures and reducing the time to obtain licenses, but should be a precursor to a broader shift towards a productive economy, where investments can effectively create value, jobs, and enhance local production and exports. In a reading by the club, reviewed by 'Echorouk', in the contents of the first issue of the magazine 'Investment' (Investment.dz) issued by the Algerian Agency for Investment Promotion in July 2026, the focus is on facilitating investment, bringing administration closer to investors, enhancing the effectiveness of the one-stop shop, alongside simplifying procedures for obtaining economic property and...
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The license is valid for one year only, and reapplication is subject to new conditions. The rental contract must disclose the value of the equipment in 'euros', dollars, or dinars. The Ministry of Industry, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, has set the conditions and procedures for granting and issuing the license related to the temporary acceptance of imported equipment under a rental contract intended for production in the industrial sector, according to a joint ministerial decision dated 5 Muharram 1448, corresponding to June 20, 2026. This is part of completing the procedures governing the temporary acceptance system for imported equipment intended for production. This system concerns economic operators subject to Algerian law, residing or located in the national territory, who engage in industrial activities, provided that...
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