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Algeria

Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Now led by the second generation of General Kamel Abderrahim's family, Industries Médico-Chirurgicales is still in the health ministry's good graces.

Subscribers only Business 08.07.2020

Sonatrach eases Altime's pain over Mediterranean games postponement

Oran construction firm Altime Services won a second big Sonarach contract on 21 June.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 07.07.2020

Electronics supplier Samy Boudjemaa goes from strength to strength with interior ministry deals

Head of security guard firm Sécurité 2000 and General Abdennour Aït Mesbah's son-in-law, Samy Boudjemaa is turning out to be a major supplier of electronics to customs and police services.

Subscribers only Business 02.07.2020

Sonatrach boss Hakkar falls out with chief of staff and brings Hachichi back into fold

Sonatrach boss Toufik Hakkar is pressing ahead with the sacking of most of his colleagues but has offered his predecessor Rachid Hachichi the role of head of the company's gas commercialisation subsidiary in Switzerland.

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2020

Proseg secures ENGTP's key sites in Skikda

Proseg wants to position itself as one of the national oil company Sonatrach's leading security services firms, although security contracts are often snapped up by FLN heavyweights.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.07.2020

Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

Construction on the military and civilian helicopter assembly unit near Ain Arnat airport, the combined work of Italian group Leonardo and the Algerian army, is finally underway.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 30.06.2020

New transport minister Lazhar Hani is still China Shipping, Evergreen local partner

Algeria's new transport minister is a veritable maritime industry tycoon. Lazhar Hani and his daughter Lamia Naila Hani still represent several foreign shipping and logistics companies, but he insists there is no conflict of interest.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2020

Newly appointed as energy minister, Attar is already working to tighten his grip on Sonatrach

The arrival of a former Sonatrach CEO at the head of Algeria's energy ministry will greatly limit the powers of the state oil firm's already weakened boss.

Subscribers only Energy 29.06.2020

FLN deputy Abdelmalek Sahraoui continues to plough his furrow in Adrar

Unscathed so far by the anti-corruption drive which has followed the fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the businessman and FLN MP is continuing to expand his agricultural interests in southern Algeria.

Subscribers only Business 25.06.2020

Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Abdessamed El Haouari, a man known to be close to the Islamist circuits, opened the Forum of Algerians in Britain in June. The London-based association gives the former El Watan TV boss a new outlet after his channel was shut down.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2020

Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Some players in the pharmaceutical industry have fought tooth and nail to be kept on the list of "strategic sectors" covered by Algeria's law capping foreign ownership at 49%. Here is a backstage view of their tug-of-war.

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2020

A pharmacy in Algiers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

In a desperate bid to hold on to his job, the state oil company boss is pulling out all the stops to try to get rid of managers who could undermine his own position.

Free access Energy 18.06.2020

Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Sami Agli, who is the disputed successor of Ali Haddad as chairman of the Algerian employers' body, aims to consolidate his leadership of the organisation by getting rid of his secretary general.

Subscribers only Business 18.06.2020

Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

Algeria's stock exchange regulator COSOB has approved the soft drink manufacturer's withdrawal from the exchange ahead of its buyout by the French industrial giant Castel.

Subscribers only Business 17.06.2020

"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

After TTA, the public airliner that transports oil industry workers, was put under administration, Algeria's business elite began lining up to snatch a share of the highly lucrative contract. But TTA has now risen from its ashes to renew its fleet.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

As Algeria goes about trying to set up a Sahelian force under the aegis of the African Union, it is recycling stocks of used equipment to gift to Mali.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 11.06.2020

UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Emirates National Oil Co offshoot Dragon Oil appoints Alergian Djamel Guergour to head Algiers branch.

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.2020

Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on

Beer giant Castel's swallowing of market-leading beverage firm NCA Rouiba has yet to receive the government's green light. Frosty relations between Paris and Algiers are likely to further complicate matters.

Subscribers only Business 09.06.2020

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been trying for several weeks to bring his influence to bear on the situation in the Sahel. He is relying particularly on African Union peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui, who is leading an intense lobbying operation in favour of deployment of a 3,000-strong AU force in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.06.2020

Smaïl Chergui, Africa Union peace and security commissioner.

Army spins its wheels over planned cybersecurity centre

The Armée Nationale Populaire is making little headway in the sphere of cybsersecurity. A planned centre to counter cyber-attacks is already behind schedule.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 08.06.2020

Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

Much appreciated by Algiers during the era of former president Bouteflika, it's time for French ambassador Xavier Driencourt to move on. As he readies to leave in the next few months, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has gone on the offensive against Paris in a calculated populist move.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.06.2020

The French ambassador in Algiers Xavier Driencourt.

New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

With the minister of finance Abderrahmane Raouya's backing, the new director general of taxation has been appointed a board member of the national oil company Sonatrach.

Subscribers only Politics 04.06.2020

Issad Rebrab negotiates resumption of his southern agricultural projects

The Cevital boss is in the process of relaunching his agricultural projects in the south of the country. Successive governments have thrown spanners in his works since 2012. But in exchange for his quitting the political stage, Issad Rebrab has returned to the good graces of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Subscribers only Business 02.06.2020

Algerian businessman Issad Rebrab, CEO of Cevital group.

ASL Airlines uses post-Covid-19 repatriations to gain edge over Air France and Air Algérie

France's ASL Airlines and its Algiers representative Réda Benyounès want to build business by helping travellers stranded in Algeria since the start of the pandemic return to France.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

Bayat Catering asserts position in new Tinerkouk gas fields

Belkheir Bayat's Bayat Catering has won a services contract for the Tinerkouk and Tinerkouk Ouest gas fields.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 26.05.2020

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Algeria

Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Sonatrach eases Altime's pain over Mediterranean games postponement

Electronics supplier Samy Boudjemaa goes from strength to strength with interior ministry deals

Sonatrach boss Hakkar falls out with chief of staff and brings Hachichi back into fold

Proseg secures ENGTP's key sites in Skikda

Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

New transport minister Lazhar Hani is still China Shipping, Evergreen local partner

Newly appointed as energy minister, Attar is already working to tighten his grip on Sonatrach

FLN deputy Abdelmalek Sahraoui continues to plough his furrow in Adrar

Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Army spins its wheels over planned cybersecurity centre

Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

Issad Rebrab negotiates resumption of his southern agricultural projects

ASL Airlines uses post-Covid-19 repatriations to gain edge over Air France and Air Algérie

Bayat Catering asserts position in new Tinerkouk gas fields

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Algeria

Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Sonatrach eases Altime's pain over Mediterranean games postponement

Electronics supplier Samy Boudjemaa goes from strength to strength with interior ministry deals

Sonatrach boss Hakkar falls out with chief of staff and brings Hachichi back into fold

Proseg secures ENGTP's key sites in Skikda

Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

New transport minister Lazhar Hani is still China Shipping, Evergreen local partner

Newly appointed as energy minister, Attar is already working to tighten his grip on Sonatrach

FLN deputy Abdelmalek Sahraoui continues to plough his furrow in Adrar

Former pro-Islamist El Watan TV boss, Abdessamed El Haouari sees himself as spokesman for UK's Algerians

Local pharmaceutical labs' hard-won battle to keep 51/49 rule

Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

Employers' group chairman Sami Agli tries to oust his number two Radhia Benabderrahmane

Food and beverages: NCA Rouiba delists from Algiers stock exchange ahead of Castel takeover

"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Algiers recycles old vehicles as part of its Sahelian strategy

UAE's Dragon Oil names Algerian boss for floundering local branch

Castel's takeover of NCA Rouiba drags on

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Army spins its wheels over planned cybersecurity centre

Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

Issad Rebrab negotiates resumption of his southern agricultural projects

ASL Airlines uses post-Covid-19 repatriations to gain edge over Air France and Air Algérie

Bayat Catering asserts position in new Tinerkouk gas fields

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