Algeria Transport Sector Research Highlights

Overview

Rail and road infrastructure developments in Algeria forge ahead
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Meeting the country’s growing transport needs remains a priority for the Algerian government. The national development plan 2015-19 allocates AD832.7bn (€6bn) to upgrade, modernise and expand the country’s air, rail, road and maritime capacity, with significant progress already made on each of these fronts. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is being actively sought as the authorities look…

Overview

Rapid expansion of the global aviation industry propels investment
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The aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth worldwide, propelled by booming tourism industries, lower air fares and the push for greater connectivity in an increasingly globalised economy. Middle-class expansion has also spurred growth in air travel, as more people are able to afford flights for holidays or business-related travel. According to Boeing, commercial airlines experienced annual…

Chapter

The Report: Algeria 2018: Transport
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Meeting the country’s growing transport needs remains a priority, thus the national development plan 2015-19 allocates €6bn to upgrading, modernising and expanding air, rail, road and maritime capacities. Foreign investment is actively being sought to incorporate the latest technologies and know-how into the modernisation process. However, efforts to expand the sector face some challenges, such…

Interview

Abdelghani Zalene, Minister of Public Works and Transport: Interview
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Interview:Abdelghani Zalene What strategy is being implemented to upgrade national transport infrastructure? ABDELGHANI ZALENE: Over the past two decades the sector has been transformed through significant investment in infrastructure, equipment and human resources. These efforts include the expansion of the railway network from 4200 km to 12,500 km, coupled with the installation of up-to-date…

Country Report

The Report: Algeria 2018
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Reaching a population of 42.3m by the end of 2018, Algeria is the second-largest country in North Africa after Egypt. The country is one of Africa’s most important producers of hydrocarbons and enjoys large reserves of shale oil and gas not commercially exploited. Although Algeria enjoys a relatively closed economy, it holds close trading links with its Mediterranean neighbours to the north, and

Analysis

Expanding rail capacity remains a priority for Algeria
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Algeria has set ambitious targets for rail development, aiming to increase annual rail transport capacity to 17m tonnes of goods and 60m passengers by 2021. In 2017 annual capacity of cargo via rail reached 5m tonnes, while the number of passengers travelling via rail in the first 11 months of 2018 was 43m. Additionally, there are plans to extend the rail network from 4200 km in 2017 to 6500 km by…

Analysis

Rapid expansion of the global aviation industry propels investment efforts
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The rapid rate at which urban centres in Algeria are growing has put pressure on the country to develop an efficient and modern transport system. Although population growth rates have slowed slightly, from 2.2% in 2015 to 1.9% in 2017, the percentage of the population living in urban areas has risen steadily, from 72.1% in 2015 to 76% in 2018. Dealing with the increasing number of inhabitants…

Economic View

Algérie : nouveau port sec pour une logistique plus efficace

In English Grâce au lancement d’un nouveau port sec, l’Algérie développe ses capacités logistiques et son potentiel d’exportation depuis le port d’Alger. Abdelghani Zaalane, ministre des Travaux publics et des Transports, a inauguré le 12 août le port sec de Rouïba. Estimé à 1,5 milliard de dinars (10,9 millions d’euros), ce site de 51 000 mètres carrés a été développé…

Country Report

The Report: Algeria 2017
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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.

Overview

Algeria focuses on transport infrastructure and housing
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Meeting the demand for transport infrastructure in Africa’s largest country is a priority for the government of Algeria. In 2015 the country began unfolding its current five-year development plan, a major sector reconfiguration programme that allocates AD832.7bn (€6.9bn) to the upgrade, extension and construction of strategic segments, primarily maritime and rail. The strategy builds on…

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