Week’s main trends
Health and vaccines enter the public phase
Business climate: 2025 Finance Law sets parameters
The government avoided austerity measures, citing social stability. The IMF’s latest Article IV report notes Algeria’s fiscal deficit at -7.4% of GDP in 2024, with public debt at 52% of GDP. Private sector growth stalled at 1.8% in 2024, constrained by import bottlenecks and banking liquidity.
Geopolitics: Maghreb tensions and France pivot
Algeria’s Morocco policy showed signs of adjustment. The foreign ministry reviewed bilateral cooperation with Mauritania and Algeria’s role in the Arab Maghreb Union, which has been dormant since 2021. Morocco’s $26 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, if realized, would link Nigerian gas fields to Europe via Morocco, bypassing Algeria. Algerian officials did not publicly comment on the project’s impact on Algeria’s export capacity.
Security: cross-border crime and army response
Culture and industry: art, heritage and local manufacturing
In Batna, entrepreneur Sifi Ghrieb inaugurated a metal parts factory using molding technology. The project cost DZD 850 million (€5.7 million), with 40% financed by the National Agency for the Promotion of SMEs. The facility will supply local automotive and construction firms, reducing dependence on imports of these components.
Universities and protest cycle
Heritage and regional dynamics
In Morocco:
– A Jewish heritage site in Fez was approved for restoration under a UNDP call for proposals. The project targets five sites in Algeria and Morocco with a total budget of €1.2 million.
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