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Algeria

End to ban on sugar export in sight

The export ban was ordered in March by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to help prevent shortages. Cevital, Algeria's top sugar manufacturer, is putting the finishing touches on negotiations to lift the ban.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 06.12.2022

Boudiab group brothers in the eye of corruption storm

The Boudiab brothers, who head the largest private importer of cereals in Algeria and are said to be close to the jailed ex-prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia, are now being pursued by the courts for alleged corruption.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 30.11.2022

El Watan newspaper facing existential crisis

Journalists on strike, employed by the Algerian El-Watan newspaper, take part in a meeting at the headquarteres of the daily press publication, in Algiers, on 27 July 2022. © AFP

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2022

Civilian fleet feels the heat from European port authorities

It's been far from plain sailing of late for many Algerian ships, several of which have been impounded in European ports over the past few months.

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2022

Foreign ministry wins battle over French consul general in Algiers

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has beaten interior minister Gérald Darmanin in a battle over who gets to pick France's next consul general in Algiers. The post will go to Bruno Clerc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.11.2022

Cevital's plans to establish itself in Mauritania

The Algerian agri-food firm Cevital already has European outlets and now plans to expand in Africa. The Mauritanian government is pulling out all the stops to help it set up in the free zone of Nouadhibou.

Subscribers only Business 22.11.2022

Samia Moualfi struggles to make her mark on energy transition

Originally appointed to the environment ministry in 2021, Samia Moualfi's tenure was extended this September, but she remains sidelined on the strategic issue of ecological transition.

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2022

Algerian Minister of the Environment and Renewable Energies, Samia Moualfi with Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Arkab, in Algiers, on 11 October 2022.

Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

Despite the authorities' wish to see production get under way at the zinc and lead mine, local citizens' associations consider that the project represents a danger to the environment. There are also concerns about the financial health of the Australian company due to lead operations.

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2022

TotalEnergies plays for time to reduce Arzew construction bill

The decision on which firm will build the Arzew polypropylene facility in Algeria has already been postponed three times and has still not been made, which could lead to further delays for the project.

Subscribers only Energy 11.11.2022

Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

The Algeria presidential advisor on foreign affairs Abdelhafid Allahoum has not been carrying out his duties since mid-October, according to our information. He is expected to soon take up the post of ambassador in Budapest.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.11.2022

Sonatrach loses two years and $20m on new gas project

State-owned Sonatrach signed a contract for the construction of a liquefied petroleum gas train in Rhourde El Baguel at the end of October with Italian group Maire Tecnimont. The contract, which has been much wrangled over, could have been signed two years earlier, however, for a much lower price.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2022

Algiers and Abidjan look to strengthen trade

Though still modest, the volume of trade between Algeria and Ivory Coast is set to increase. The recent trip to Abidjan by Sami Agli, president of the Algerian Confederation of Citizen Employers, was designed to identify sectors offering high potential.

Subscribers only West Africa, Business 10.11.2022

President of the Algerian Confederation of Citizen Employers (CAPC) Sami Agli, Algiers, March 2021.

The state gives Cevital a monopoly over rapeseed production in 2023

The decision indicates that there has been a thaw in the hot and cold relations between the government and the agri-food giant, enabling Cevital to resume construction work at its new Bejaia oilseed crushing plant.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 09.11.2022

The discreet presence of Richard Attias & Associates at COP27

A handful of event companies are participating in the organisation of COP27, which opened on 6 November in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, including Richard Attias & Associates.

Subscribers only Business 08.11.2022

Media outlets up in arms against slow pace of reform

Parliament won't debate a new media bill until December, but Algeria's politically and financially stifled press is already eager to see the text.

Subscribers only Politics 04.11.2022

Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

The Saudi delegation to the Arab League summit will include several key figures in the economic field, but will lack the presence of political heavyweights. This is adding to ongoing tension between member states.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.11.2022

Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

The Algerian army's budget is set to double. This new funding is slated for the purchase of new military equipment, in particular materiel manufactured by Russia.

Subscribers only Defence 31.10.2022

Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

2021's freeze on powdered milk imports got the better of the dairy sector's most vulnerable producers. Now Candia's Algerian arm is trying to milk this opportunity to step on national leader Soummam's toes.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 28.10.2022

Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

As the Algerian capital prepares to host the 2022 Arab League summit in November, more and more heads of state have begun to confirm their presence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.10.2022

Series of scandals rock Béjaïa port

Béjaïa port company is tightening up container control procedures following cases of false import declarations. Ten customs officers suspected of complicity have been taken into custody.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 17.10.2022

After a slow start, Medef turns to Tebboune-era employers' organisation CREA

On the sidelines of the Franco-Algerian high-level intergovernmental committee held in Algiers on 9 and 10 October, Medef vice-president Fabrice Le Saché had a long discussion with Kamel Moula, president of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, CREA.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2022

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Algeria

End to ban on sugar export in sight

Boudiab group brothers in the eye of corruption storm

El Watan newspaper facing existential crisis

Civilian fleet feels the heat from European port authorities

Foreign ministry wins battle over French consul general in Algiers

Cevital's plans to establish itself in Mauritania

Samia Moualfi struggles to make her mark on energy transition

Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

TotalEnergies plays for time to reduce Arzew construction bill

Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

Sonatrach loses two years and $20m on new gas project

Algiers and Abidjan look to strengthen trade

The state gives Cevital a monopoly over rapeseed production in 2023

The discreet presence of Richard Attias & Associates at COP27

Media outlets up in arms against slow pace of reform

Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

Series of scandals rock Béjaïa port

After a slow start, Medef turns to Tebboune-era employers' organisation CREA

Tebboune lifts brake on Cevital crushing plant

State shuts down Caritas Algérie

Algiers faces new milk shortages

Tala Hamza zinc deposit still at a standstill as it hits new hurdle

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Algeria

End to ban on sugar export in sight

Boudiab group brothers in the eye of corruption storm

El Watan newspaper facing existential crisis

Civilian fleet feels the heat from European port authorities

Foreign ministry wins battle over French consul general in Algiers

Cevital's plans to establish itself in Mauritania

Samia Moualfi struggles to make her mark on energy transition

Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

TotalEnergies plays for time to reduce Arzew construction bill

Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

Sonatrach loses two years and $20m on new gas project

Algiers and Abidjan look to strengthen trade

The state gives Cevital a monopoly over rapeseed production in 2023

The discreet presence of Richard Attias & Associates at COP27

Media outlets up in arms against slow pace of reform

Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

Armaments: Algiers to sign new $12bn mega-contract with Moscow

Candia seeks to compete with Soummam in Algeria

Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

Series of scandals rock Béjaïa port

After a slow start, Medef turns to Tebboune-era employers' organisation CREA

Tebboune lifts brake on Cevital crushing plant

State shuts down Caritas Algérie

Algiers faces new milk shortages

Tala Hamza zinc deposit still at a standstill as it hits new hurdle

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