In English Le mois dernier, 44 nations africaines se sont réunies à Kigali pour signer un accord prévoyant la mise en place de la plus grande zone de libre-échange au monde depuis la création de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce en 1995. L’Afrique est-elle prête pour une telle entente? Et dans quelle mesure cette zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) pourra-t-elle améliorer le commerce…
In French Last month, 44 African nations gathered in Kigali to sign an agreement establishing a framework for the world’s largest free trade area (FTA) since the creation of the World Trade Organisation in 1995 – but how ready is Africa for such a deal? And to what extent will the Continental FTA (CFTA) be able to enhance intra-regional trade? The deal aims to establish a single continental market…
In French Business Barometer: OBG in Africa CEO Survey Copyright (c). All rights reserved. This survey has been designed to assess business sentiment amongst business leaders (Chief Executives or equivalent) and their outlook for the next 12 months. Unlike many surveys, the OBG Business Barometer is conducted by OBG staff on a face-to-face basis, across the full range of industries, company sizes…
In English Une coalition d’organisations communautaires et d’entreprises s’est associée au gouvernement algérien afin d’entamer une action collective visant à apporter des solutions aux problèmes environnementaux rencontrés par la capitale, Alger, lançant pour ce faire une initiative destinée à améliorer la durabilité écologique et la gestion des déchets dans la ville. Début…
In English L’investissement international dans l’industrie automobile en Algérie s’accroit suite à la mise en place de mesures visant à soutenir la croissance de la production manufacturière. Fin janvier 2018, le constructeur automobile espagnol SEAT, membre du Groupe Volkswagen, a annoncé son ambition d’augmenter la capacité de production de son usine d’assemblage à Relizane.…
Welcoming only a few new entrants to the market, the structure of Algeria’s insurance sector has remained relatively stable in recent years, with the four largest state-run insurers continuing to dominate. Purely private sector insurers capture less than one-quarter of the market, despite making modest gains of late. While the life insurance segment accounts for just 10% of total premiums,…
At $156bn in 2016, Algeria’s GDP is the largest in the Maghreb region and the second largest in North Africa, and with a per capita GDP of $3843, it also ranks as the wealthiest in North Africa.
Algeria has long had complicated foreign relations, having tense ties with neighbouring Morocco, which has held back regional integration, while at the same time having strong trade relations with the EU, with which it signed a free trade accord in 2002. However, its international profile is in the midst of a gradual shift, as it seeks to reduce industrial imports from traditional trading partners,…
Given that Algeria’s hydrocarbons sector accounted for more than half of government revenues in 2014, it is hardly surprising that the collapse in oil prices from 2014 onward has hit public finances. From 8% of GDP in 2014, the deficit ballooned to 15.8% in 2015, before moderating to an estimated 14% in 2016. Algeria was able to postpone the bulk of the necessary adjustment in the public…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) predominate among Algerian firms, forming the backbone of the private sector. At end-2016 Algeria’s 1m SMEs employed more than 2.5m people and engaged in some AD75bn ($622.1m) in bilateral trade. According to the Ministry of Industry, Algeria created an average of 60,000 SMEs per year in the 2012-15 period, and there is evidence that the pace of business…
