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Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Algiers (Algeria)
Trade & Investment
Introduction
Dear readers,
Two important Dutch official missions visited
algeria during the first quarter of 2015. The
Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and
development cooperation, Mrs Liliane
Ploumen visited Algiers on 4 and 5 february
2015 accompanied by a Dutch business
delegation from three sectors namely
Agriculture, Energy and Maritime industry.
During this visit, on 5 february 2015, a
Netherlands-Algerian Business Forum took
place at El-Aourassi Hotel in Algiers and field
visits were conducted by the Dutch companies
to the Harbor of Algiers, the state oil and gas
company Sonatrach, and to different
agricultural commpanies around Algiers, Mrs
Ploumen met with the Algerian ministers of
Energy, Commerce, Agriculture as well as the
Minister of Foreign Affairs.The Netherlands
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Mr
Bert Koenders visited Algeria on 23rd and
24th February 2015 at the invitation of the
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra,
Mr Koenders also spoke with the Algerian
Minister for Trade, prime Minister Sellal and
President Bouteflika. This visit was marked by
the signature of a Mermorandum of
Understanding between the two countries
concerning holdingof regular bilateral
consultations .
During this period, two main international
trade exhibitions were held. From 23 to 26
ferbuaray 2015 an infrastructure and logistics
trade fair took place in Oran, where the
Embassy plus some Dutch companies like
Damen Shipyards, Van Vliet Trucks, NABC
and Bucks Consultants International were
present. The second one took place from 3 to 6
March 2015 and concerned suppliers of
products and services for the oil and gas
industry, Blastrac BV and Van Beest B.V were
present with stands and MN and Xeptor IT
Distribution were represented by local
distributors.
In May Pollutec covering water industry will
take place from 25 to 28 mai 2015. The
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Netherlands will be represented by the
embassy and some companies.
Economy
Algeria macroeconomic forecasts
(Source : Economic Inteligence Unit, March 2015)
Algeria foreign reserves fall $8 bln in three
months
Algeria foreign exchange reserves dropped by
$8 billion in the third quarter of 2014, the
central bank governor said, adding to the
country falling energy revenue problem. But
central bank governor Mohamed Laksaci
repeated previous comments from officials that
Algeria has enough financial resources to cope
with a decline in the price of oil, on which it
relies heavily to fund its economic
development plans and social programmes.
"an adequate level that allows Algeria to cope
with external shock," he said, as the country
foreign debt is currently at $3.666 billion - the
lowest in years. Reserves fell to $185.273
billion at the end of September 2014 from
$193.273 billion in the first half of the same
year, Laksaci told the APS state news agency.
(Zawya, Jan 23rd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/ope8hdh)
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Algeria walks economic tightrope as oil falls
For months, Algerian officials repeated their
mantra that large foreign exchange reserves
would shield the country from collapsing oil
prices. In January 2014, Prime Minister
Abdelmalek Sellal took to state television and
announced that crisis was at the door. With
crude prices having more than halved since
June, Algeria must plot a precarious path of
curbing high public spending without eating
into a generous welfare budget that has helped
stave off widespread social unrest. The price
slide is testing an economic system that relies
on energy revenues to pay for social subsidies,
from public housing to cheap loans, which
helped Algeria avoid the kind of "Arab Spring"
uprisings that erupted in its North African
neighbours. The balancing act to come is
crucial as Algeria's seeks more foreign
investment to help increase energy output source of 60 percent of state revenue - which
has remained largely stagnant for the last three
years. Sellal has announced a public-sector
job-hiring freeze covering most areas except
energy, health and education. Several planned
urban tramway and railroad projects across the
country will be postponed, while an expansion
of Algiers airport will be financed through
bank loans, rather than being state-funded.
But some economists say the limited measures
announced so far will do little to plug a budget
deficit officially forecast at 22 percent of GDP
in 2015. Analysts expect more infrastructure
projects may be delayed, and say more
opportunities in non-energy industries, such as
housing and farming, may open for private,
and foreign, investment to free up state funds.
(OBG, Jan 26th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/lna92un,
http://tinyurl.com/lvu9vcx)
Algeria's government response to the
decline in oil prices
The severe fall of international oil prices, to
less than half their original value, since mid2014 has imposed strong pressures on
Algeria’s economy, which is based mainly on
oil and natural gas. This has pushed the
government, over the past few months, to
adopt two main policies: the first involves
taking austere measures in regards to
government spending, while the second
focuses varying economic activities.
The Algerian government has dealt with the oil
price crisis by adopting two main policies:
Austerity Measures: According to the
statement of the Algerian prime minister,
Abdel Malek Slal, the government will take
several measures that will reduce government
spending, such as freezing employment in the
public sector, postponing non-urgent large
projects and doubling measures that aims to
integrate unofficial activities into official
activities. It is expected also that the
government will increase its taxation pool, as
official Algerian estimates point that there is
about $60 billion in uncollected taxes, which
might represent an important source that
compensates for the losses of the fall in oil
prices. This also means restructuring the
general public finance of the state, as it will go
more towards depending on the tax gain in its
resources.
Foreign Trade operations: The first is the
instruction of the Bank of Algeria of 23
November 2014 which cut down the permitted
level of commitment of commercial banks
regarding imports transctions.
The second measure which is under discussion
and concerns re-instating Import and Export
Licenses.
Economic Diversity: The Algerian political
discourse confirmed the importance of
diversifying economic activities and pointing
towards building a strong industrial base. This
is to coincide with the modification of the
legislative and organizational structure to
motivate the private sector, which faced a state
of stagnation throughout the past years. In this
context, authorities announced on November
2014 the issuing of a new law for investment
to attract foreign investments.
Current Challenges: The procedures adopted
by the government face many challenges.
During 2014, Algeria faced multiple protests
driven from economic and political demands,
which increases the odds of raising the severity
of public discontent between different social
segments. The government has also declined
its role in presenting social services and
providing job opportunities. In the case that the
crisis continues it contribute in lowering the
living standards and rising the poverty and
unemployment levels. In light of the difficulty
of depending on the private sector in the
meantime, due to the stagnant state that it has
been suffering from for decades.
(Rcssmideast, Jan 15th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/q6u3zt6),
Liberte, Jan 2015, http://tinyurl.com/ok8ylrh)
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Short term actions proposed by economits
The seriousness of the oil shock, the
uncertainty of its duration and its damaging
consequences for the whole country necessitate
important and urgent actions. The needed
short-term solutions to absorb the current oil
shock are:
- Budgetary policy of the government: a better
allocation of subsidies and rationalization of
the use of Hydrocarbons Regulation Fund.
- Exchange rate policy of the Bank of Algeria:
devaluation of the local currency (the dinar).
- Import Rationalization: taxing imported
products differently depending on their
contribution to the national economy and to the
satisfaction of basic needs of Algerian society.
- Savings: Increase incentives to increase
savings.
(Maghrebem, Jan 26th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/omrhr8p)
IMF Welcomes Economic Momentum in
Algeria, but Notices Weaknesses
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said
that the Algerian economy is picking up
momentum, but it noted weaknesses due to
falling oil prices. This is one of the main
conclusions of the IMF published in its
information note following the meeting of its
Board of Directors held on 1 December 2014
as part of its annual assessment of the Algerian
economy. The IMF has projected Algeria's real
GDP growth to reach 4.0% in 2014, following
the 2.8% growth in 2013. The hydrocarbon
sector is expected to expand for the first time
in eight years, while in the other sectors, the
growth remains "supportive." The Fund said
that the inflation was down sharply to stand at
2.1%. For the IMF, Algeria "has substantial
external and fiscal buffers, but threats to
macroeconomic stability are growing," saying
for the first time in nearly 15 years, the current
account is expected to record a deficit. The
Fund said it expects Algeria's fiscal deficit to
widen to over 7% due to lower hydrocarbon
revenue, a sharp increase in capital
expenditure, and continued high current
spending.
(ABC, Dec 15th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/lvj6d66)
Algeria preserves subsidies despite revenue
drop
Just as parliament was approving the 2015
finance bill - signed by President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika on December 2014 - the
government found itself facing a serious
dilemma: Should it continue its social policies
- the cost of which remains exorbitant - or cut
them and risk disapproval from the public?
For now, members of the government say there
will be no back-tracking on social progress:
programmes covering housing, help for young
entrepreneurs, and subsidies for mass
consumption goods are safe. There are still
163.5 billion euros of foreign exchange
reserves and the 4.8 billion euro Liquidity
Fund. However, those provide a cushion only
for the short term, experts warn.
The International Money Fund (IMF) said on
January 21st that the plunge in oil prices would
cost oil and gas exporters in the Middle East including Algeria - and central Asia 107 billion
euros, pushing nearly all into fiscal deficits this
year, AFP reported. The budget bill signed by
the Algerian president had projected the
country would post a 41.7 billion euro deficit
in 2015 due to the sharp fall in oil prices.
(Zawya, Jan 8th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/pb5luga)
Algeria oil minister says OPEC may hold
emergency meeting before June
OPEC may still hold an emergency meeting
before its June session to discuss how to tackle
a surplus in global oil supplies and a drop in
prices, Algeria's energy minister said. He
reiterated that oil prices were down because of
low consumption and high supplies especially
from non-OPEC petroleum-producing nations.
Oil prices have been under pressure as the
dollar has strengthened and after OPEC
decided against an output cut. But OPEC
members such as Algeria and Venezuela that
rely heavily on energy resources for state
spending have been under pressure over their
budgets. Algeria's current budget was based on
a global oil price of $90 per barrel.
(Reuters, Dec 9th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/ke625z5)
Non-oil sector supporting Algeria growth c.bank chief
Growth in non-oil businesses is supporting
Algeria's economy as global oil prices plunge
to five-year lows, Algerian central bank
governor Mohammed Laksaci said. "Growth is
coming mainly from the non-oil sector,"
Laksaci told Reuters on the sidelines of a
financial conference, adding that the country
now expected gross domestic product to
expand 4 percent this year compared to 2.8
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percent last year."The private sector is
borrowing a lot including the SMEs. This is
the second consecutive year of credit growth."
Bank credit is projected to expand 20 percent
this year compared to 19 percent in 2013 and
15 percent in 2012, Laksaci said, predicting
"good growth" for bank profits in 2014.
Asked about the impact of falling oil prices on
Algeria, a big energy exporter, Laksaci said
growth and the balance of payments would be
hit but the country's large foreign reserves
would limit the effect.
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(Reuters, Dec 9 2014, http://tinyurl.com/p7usrqn)
Moving on with diversification
Non-hydrocarbon industries contribute only
5% of Algeria’s GDP, but over the past
decade, the government has made them a focal
point for development, and several industrial
projects were on the verge of completion in
2014. French car manufacturer Renault opened
a €50m assembly plant in November last year.
French drugmaker Sanofi Aventis is finalising
construction of its AD6.6bn (€61m) plant and
distribution centre near Algiers, which will be
the company’s largest site in Africa.
Elsewhere, fertiliser production boomed last
year. In the first nine months exports nearly
tripled to $657m from $238m in the same
period of 2013. One producer - a joint venture
between Sonatrach and Oman’s Suhail
Bahwan Holding Group - is slated to increase
national capacity by one-third when it begins
operations in early 2015. As Algeria continues
to focus on increasing value-added activity and
local manufacturing, its efforts did start to pay
off last year with new investments from both
domestic and foreign, but more may need to be
done to continue this momentum in 2015
against a tougher global outlook.
(OBG, Feb 19th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/lve489v)
ENERGY
Hydrocarbon sector open to domestic
private operators
An important news is the opening of the oil
sector to local private companies in some
branches previously under the monopoly of
Sonatrach such us: drilling, exploratoration
and development, building production
facilities, oil infrastructures projects, waste
water traitment projects, telecommunication
projects…In this case, Sonatrach 2015-2019
Development Plan will be assigned a budget of
$ 90 billion. This program includes the drilling
of 124 exploration wells per year, 260
development wells per year, achieving 10,000
km2 / year of 2D seismic and 26 000 km2 /
year of 3D seismic. This may present
subcontracting opportunities for dutch
operators not willing to participate in public
tenders.
(Liberte, Mar 23rd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/nr8wrst)
Ghara Djebilet mine development
"The most important among these is the
project to produce phosphate from the Ghara
Djebilet mine in western Algeria, and we plan
to announce an international tender in the
second half of the year for this project,"
Algerian Minister for Industry said. Algeria's
phosphate reserves currently stand at around
2.2 billion tons. Phosphate is currently mined
from the Tebessa region along the AlgerianTunisian border, but the Algerian government
is keen to exploit Ghara Djebilet's potential.
Aside from phosphate, the Ghara Djebilet mine
is also known for its iron ore reserves. An
investment of around USD 20 billion will be
needed to develop the mine, which has the
capacity to produce approximately 20 million
tons of iron ore and phosphate per year.
Bouchouareb said Algeria had in March started
construction work for a steel factory in
Belarah's Jijel Province, located in eastern
Algeria. The project is a partnership between
Qatari Steel Company and the Algerian
government-owned Sider. Algeria produces
around 300,000 tons per year of steel but the
government hopes to raise output to 2.2 million
tons per year by 2017. Algeria currently spends
around USD 10 billion a year on steel imports,
mostly from Italy, Spain and Turkey. He said
an amendment to the investment law of 2001,
which is expected to be passed before the end
of the first half of 2015, would offer new
incentives to foreign investors and allow for a
faster licensing process for projects.
(ABC, Dec 15th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/lvj6d66
Algeria seeks more oil-exporter cooperation
on price drop
OPEC member Algeria is seeking more
cooperation among oil exporting countries to
help counter a sharp fall in global crude prices,
its energy minister said. In December, Algeria
called for an OPEC production cut in response
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to a more than 50 percent collapse in the price
of petroleum, and has since said it was in talks
with OPEC and non-OPEC producers to trim
the market surplus. Energy Minister Youcef
Yousfi met Angola energy minister and
Nigeria ambassador to Algeria as part of the
consultations, according to state news agency
APS. Saudi Arabia has led a no-cut policy in
OPEC and the organisation refused to trim
output at its Novmber meeting. It holds its next
meeting in June and comments from officials
so far suggest it will not adjust policy.
(Zargaz.ru, Mar 2nd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/ocwjdku)
Sonatrach head outlined Plans for the next
five years
According to Sahnoun, despite the drop in oil
prices, his company will continue major
investments in oil and gas projects in Algeria.
Funding for oil and gas from Sonatrach in the
next five years will be at least $90 billion, said
the head of the Algerian company. Sahnoun
reported that most of the funds will go to
development of oil and gas fields and study of
new and promising areas in Algeria. The
Sonatrach CEO added that the company will
spend about $50 billion for these purposes, of
which $22 billion will be used for prospecting
and exploration of gas fields. Said Sahnoun
predicted that in the next three years gas
production will commence at six fields, which
are being developed with participation of
foreign companies, including PTT from
Thailand, the American company Hess, Italian
ENI, and Vietnamese Petrovietnam, among
others. The fields are Touat, Timimoun,
Reggane North, Tinrhert, Hassi Bahamou, and
Hassi Mena, combined annual production for
those fields will reach approximately 26 billion
cubic meters of natural gas by 2018.
(Zawya, Dec 13th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/o9khdzh)
Algeria pumps USD650m into oil projects
The government of Algeria has earmarked
USD 650 million to develop a series of
hydrocarbon projects, which will be carried out
by state-owned agencies Sonatrach and
Sonelgaz this year, said Khalil Kortebi,
director of production technologies at
Sonatrach. "The amount will include the
renovation of refineries in Arzio and Sekikda
and the exploration of traditional hydrocarbon
sources such as gas and oil. It will also be used
to launch an exploration of unconventional
hydrocarbons, open the third gas production
unit at Tiguentourine, as well as develop
renewable energy and electricity projects,"
Kortebi explained. Work is currently underway
to inaugurate a third gas production unit in
Tiguentourine. The Tiguentourine center's
output capacity is expected to exceed 2,000
tons of condensed gas and 1,900 tons of liquid
petroleum gas. Sonatrach will run the facility
together with UK's BP and Norway's Statoil.
In a report published last year, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that the oilreliant economy of Algeria needed a USD 136per-barrel crude price to cover its expenditures
in 2014 - the highest among petroleumexporting nations in the region. Algeria's crude
production stood at 1.2 million barrels per day
during the past three years. In a recent Reuters
article, it has been reported that the country is
seeking fresh investors to increase energy
production so as to compensate for the
decreasing output from the existing mature oil
fields. Said Sahnoun, director of Sonatrach,
told Reuters in a December 2014 report that
Algeria will start a new round of bidding for
investment in its oil and gas fields by the third
quarter of 2015 and that it may improve the
terms for bidding companies.
(Zawya, Feb 10th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/p3z6ef5)
Sonatrach three new discoveries
Sonatrach CEO Said Sahnoun said, as quoted
by the state information agency APS, that his
company has discovered three new oil fields
since the beginning of the year. These are two
oil and one gas field in Touggourt, Ghardaia
and El Bayadh respectively. Moreover, the
head of Sonatrach remarked that today, the
inflow of carbohydrates at the wells is around
3 to 4 thousand barrels per day. Based on the
results of the previous year, a total of 30 oil
and gas fields have been discovered in Algeria,
of which 29 were discovered independently by
Sonatrach and one in cooperation with
Gazprom International.
(Zargaz.ru, Mar 2nd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/ocwjdku)
Algeria rejoins global LNG race
The sprawling new unit, spread across 54
hectares of land, is expected to boost natural
gas production in Algeria. Run by state-owned
Sonatrach, the US$4 billion plant has the
capacity to produce 4.7 million metric tons of
LNG, 58,000 tons of butane, 275,000 tons of
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propane gas, 300,000 tons of ethane, 47,000
tons of gasoline and 115.5 normal cubic meters
of helium-enriched gas.The facility is being
built adjacent to the world's first LNG plant
that opened in 1964, but was closed down in
2010, and could mark a new chapter for
Algeria to revive its place in the global LNG
industry. Algeria has long been a major player
in global gas markets and it has historically
been the second-largest gas supplier into
Europe. Last year, it was the world's seventhlargest exporter of LNG, shipping out about
5% of the world's total LNG exports. Algeria
already has liquefaction units located along the
Mediterranean Sea at Arzew and Skikda, with
combined capacity of 3.2 billion cubic feet
(bcf) per day.The country currently has more
than 35 foreign companies operating
exploration and production contracts, typically
via production sharing agreements with
Sonatrach, which holds at least a 51% interest
in all new projects.
The International Energy Agency (IEA)
expects Algeria to be among the biggest
producers of natural gas over the next few
decades, given the country’s enormous
conventional reserves – said to be tenth largest
in the world and second only to Nigeria in
Africa. Algeria also has the world’s third
largest unconventional natural gas reserves.
And the government harbours big plans for the
resource, with production expected to rise to
145 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2040.
Indeed, Algerian gas production has been
declining over the past seven years and new
investments are needed to compensate for the
decline of mature gas fields, such as Hassi
R’Mel, while Sonatrach needs to develop the
many discoveries made over the past years.
Analysts believe the country will need to
sweeten the contracts to lure international oil
and gas companies that have a number of
jurisdictions to choose from.
Rising competition
The market for LNG has also changed
dramatically and become extremely
competitive since Algeria led the LNG
industry back in 1964. However, the good
news is that natural gas, and especially LNG, is
the new fuel of choice and eagerly demanded
by Asian, European, African and Central
American markets. Algeria also has a few
pipelines heading north, but it needs to build
more infrastructure to improve its network, as
it hopes to capitalise on a new window of
opportunity. GALSI, a 282-bcf-per-year
pipeline connecting to Italy is facing logistics,
costs, pricing formulas and long-term
contractual commitment issues.“The TransSaharan Gas Pipeline is proposed to run
slightly over 2,600 miles to deliver natural gas
from Warri, Nigeria to Algeria (via Niger),
which will then link to the MEDGAZ route to
Spain, although this link may be changed in
the future,” said the IEA. “However, security
concerns about militant groups across remote
areas in the Sahel, in addition to growth
constraints to Nigerian natural gas production,
have presented considerable downside risks to
investors interested in financing the projects.”
(Zargaz.ru, Mar 2nd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/ocwjdku)
Algeria Sonatrach eyes bigger share of
Asian LNG market
Algeria is looking for greater share of the
Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) market as
the North African gas exporter diversifies its
customers to offset declining demand in
Europe, a senior official at Sonatrach said.
Algeria supplies around a fifth of Europe's gas
needs. But it has struggled to revive stagnating
energy production over the last few years.
"The best opportunities are now in Asia,"
Ahmed Mazighi, planning director at
Sonatrach, told Reuters on the sidelines of a
North Africa oil and gas conference in Algiers.
"Demand in Europe is falling." Algeria
produced and exported around 29 million cubic
metres of LNG in 2013, he said. LNG
production has increased from last year as two
LNG units came on stream in 2014.
(Af.reuters, Dec 8th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/obsjbgp)
Russia's Gazprom, Algeria's Sonatrach mull
cooperation on LNG supplies
Russia Gazprom said it had discussed possible
cooperation with Algeria Sonatrach on
supplies of liquefied natural gas. It also said
that drilling at the El Assel oil and gas block in
Algeria, jointly developed by Gazprom and
Sonatrach , has confirmed the existence of
hydrocarbon resources.
(Zawya, Feb 19th2014, http://tinyurl.com/nma8n6q)
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Egypt to import LNG from Algeria
Egypt from April 2015 onwards will become
an importer country of gas and oil with its deal
with Algeria to import six cargoes of LNG, the
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ministry of
Egypt said. Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Sherif
Ismail and Algerian Energy Minister Youcef
Yousfi held bilateral cooperation talks.
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(Worldbulltin, Dec 5 2014, http://tinyurl.com/oaaj4cn)
Algeria expands fertiliser production with
new plant
The sector is set to grow in 2015 as existing
operators ramp up production and a third
operator prepares to come online early in the
year. Sonatrach, the state-owned energy firm,
teamed up with Oman’s Suhail Bahwan
Holding Group (SBGH) to create a third
operator, Al Djazaïria Al Omania Lil Asmida
(AOA). The recently-completed AOA plant is
based in Arzew − a major centre for the
petrochemical industry – with the plant built at
a cost of $2.6bn. Sonatrach expected to launch
production and the commercialisation phase
during the first quarter of 2015. AOA will
produce ammonia converted to urea in the
initial stages, with an expected capacity of
2.4m tonnes, increasing national production by
about one-third.
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(OBG, Jan 5 2015, http://tinyurl.com/lo69gdt)
Algeria aims to double diesel, petrol output
Algeria plans to double its petrol and diesel
output when three new oil refineries start
production in 2018, the head of refining
department at state energy firm Sonatrach said.
"We are currently producing 9 million tonnes
of diesel and 4 million tonnes of petrol per
year," the Sonatrach official, Zoubida
Benmoufouk, said on state radio. "The three
refineries will produce 9 million tonnes of
diesel and 4 million tonnes of petrol." The new
refineries are under construction in Tiaret, west
of Algiers, and in the southern provinces of
Hassi Messaoud and Biskra, she said. Algeria
exports several oil-refined products but also
imports petrol and diesel due to growing
domestic demand. Diesel purchases from
abroad dropped to one million tonnes in 2014
from 2.8 million tonnes in the two previous
years, she said, without giving figures for
petrol imports. Algeria largest refinery, Skikda,
has produced 18 million tonnes of various
refined products after resuming full operations
that followed improvement work, exceeding its
target of 16.5 million tonnes, Benmoufouk
said.
(Zawya, Feb 16th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/mp8e2tz)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Algeria Aims for 13.5 GW of Solar Power
by 2030
Energy minister, Youcef Yousfi, announced a
plan to install 13.5 gigawatts of solar
photovoltaic capacity by 2030. According to
pv magazine, Algeria could generate over ¼ of
its energy needs from renewables by 2030. The
country plans on investing in 5 gigawatts
(GW) of wind energy and an additional 2 GW
of concentrated solar power (CSP) to offset the
need of an additional 22 GW of natural gas
power generation. To nudge Algeria into
adopting more clean energy technologies, the
country’s energy ministry launched a feed-in
tariff (FiT) last year. The program offers solar
power generators about $0.17 per kilowatthour, and has contributed to what is currently
about 350 MW worth of solar PV projects that
are currently on the drawing board.
(Cleantechnica, Feb28th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/ld2b4jg)
Studies on Sustainable Energy Action Plan
run by the EU in three Algerian cities
Studies to support the development of
Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP) for
the Algerian cities of Batna, Boumerdes and
Sidi Bel Abbes have been launched in the
framework of the EU-funded programme
"Cleaner Energy Saving Mediterranean Cities"
(CES-MED), with working groups set up to
start collecting data in the three communities.
Work schedules for each of the communities
were presented by the project during
workshops held in each of the three cities in
December 2014. The scope of intervention and
a proposal for methods of data collection were
also set out, as were the goals of the annual
programme for 2015 in each of the three
communities. The "Cleaner Energy Saving
Mediterranean Cities" (CES-MED) project is
an EU-funded regional initiative set up to
provide training and technical assistance
support to Local and National Authorities in
the southern Mediterranean region, with a view
to help them respond more actively to
sustainable policy challenges.
(inpe-info, Jan 14th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/qyjr5cs)
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Desertec: the renewable energy grab?
A plan to power Europe from Saharan solar
plants seems to have stalled, but several large
North African solar projects are still going
ahead despite local concerns. Hamza
Hamouchene asks: where did the Desertec
project go wrong, and can desert solar power
yet play a role in a democratic and sustainable
future? Can this really be true? It’s based on
data from a research thesis written by Nadine
May in 2005 for the Technical University of
Braunschweig in Germany. According to May,
an area of 3.49 million km² is potentially
available for concentrating solar power (CSP)
plants in the North African countries Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. She argues
that an area of 254 kilometres x 254 kilometres
would be enough to meet the total electricity
demand of the world. The amount of electricity
needed by the EU-25 states could be produced
on an area of 110 kilometres x 110 kilometres
(assuming solar collectors that could capture
100 per cent of the energy). A more realistic
estimation by the Land Art Generator Initiative
assumed a 20-per-cent capture rate and put
forward an area approximately eight times
bigger than the May study for meeting the
world’s energy needs.
(Newint, March 2015, http://tinyurl.com/opnm4os)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Algeria to add 10 hospitals by 2019
The Algerian government has allocated around
USD 5.44 billion in 2015 for the health sector
as part of plans to build 10 new hospitals and
renovate existing hospitals, said Abdelmalek
Boudiaf, minister of health, population and
hospital reform. "Work has already started on
five hospitals and the government is expected
to announce a tender before the end of 2015
for the selection of international companies
that will construct the other five hospitals," he
told Zawya. The minister said the 10 hospitals
are scheduled for delivery by 2019 and that the
National Agency for Healthcare Equipment
and Management of Health Infrastructures
would coordinate with the winning bidders to
ensure timely delivery of projects. "The
Algerian government did not consider local
companies for these huge hospital projects
because they do not have enough experience in
executing projects to international standards,"
health ministry spokesman Salim Belkassam
told Zawya. He said five foreign companies
had won the bids for the five university
hospitals for which work is already underway,
including Italian group Rizzani De
Eccher/Hôpital San Rafael, which won the bid
for the 700-bed Satawali municipal hospital in
Algiers, and United Kingdom's International
Hospital Group, which won the tender for the
500-bed hospital in Tlemcen. Algeria currently
has 570 government health facilities with a
combined capacity of 67,000 beds, according
to Belkassam. The new hospitals will add
5,200 beds. The health minister said the
government would maintain planned
expenditure on these projects despite the drop
in oil prices. He said the ministry could cut
costs by reducing the budget for imported
medicine to USD 1.5 billion from more than
USD 2 billion now.
(Zawya, Feb10th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/jwo535u)
600km of Lines to be Laid in Algeria
Minister of Transport Amar Ghoul has
announced 600km of new railway lines to be
laid in Algeria. This is the latest project in one
of the greatest railway network construction
mega projects in the world today. The first line
will link Ouargla and Laghouat, while
intersecting it will be a route passing from
Touggourt via Ouargla to the port of Jijel via
Souk Ahras and Annaba. The third line on this
new network will link Ouargla to Touggourt.
The new investment should enable investment
in the south of Algeria while significantly
reducing the burden on the region’s road
network. Algeria is in the midst of one of the
biggest railway construction mega projects in
the world. The lines above are designed to get
ore and oil shipments to the coast, and smooth
the path to improving the country’s economy.
Better infrastructure is core to kick starting a
country’s economy. A number of other lines
are being laid for passenger transport, which
are aimed at tackling congestion in the
country’s cities and lubricating the economy
through faster movement of people and goods.
(Menarailnews,Nov27th2014, http://tinyurl.com/lm5guau)
Algeria signs off two contracts of Hauts
Plateaux motorway work
The Algerian Council of Ministers has
approved two contracts for stretches of road on
the Hauts Plateaux motorway. No details of the
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contractors were given for the work that is to
link Lambidiri to Draa Lahmar via Ouled
Fadhel. Construction is expected to take 18
months. Last March, World Highways reported
that work on the 1,000km Hauts-Plateaux
motorway project was to begin that month.
Construction cost for motorway’s 10 sections
was estimated to be around US$8.94 billion,
according to Algerian Minister for Public
Works. He said local firms are being
contracted to carry out the works exclusively,
with each section requiring 36 months of work.
The government announced early last year that
it had earmarked around US$53 billion
development of the infrastructure including
roads, motorways and civil engineering
structures in the next five-year plan, from
2015-2019.
(WHW, Jan 8th2014, http://tinyurl.com/lxodpx3)
Algeria road maintenance budget set
Algeria has set a new 2015 road maintenance
and upgrade budget for its highway network.
The Ministry for Public Works announced it is
setting aside close to US$347 million for
maintenance work on the country's highways
during 2015. The network is now 32,000km
long, following a series of projects in recent
years. The budget will include the updating of
traffic signalling technologies.
(WHW, Jan 1st 2015, http://tinyurl.com/l3spslo)
Algeria to engage Japanese government
over dispute with Cojaal
The Algerian government is now talking
directly to the Japanese government in an
effort to resolve a dispute with sacked
Japanese highways consortium Cojaal,
In 2006, Cojaal won a US$5 billion deal to
build the 359km eastern section of Algeria’s
proposed 900km East-West Highway within
40 months. Algeria divided the contract into
three sections, with the Chinese company
Citic-CRCC winning the central and western
sections, which in total was to cost around $6
billion. Cojaal - the Consortium Japonais Pour
l'Autoroute Algérienne - is a joint venture
comprising five of Japan’s largest companies:
Japan’s two largest contractors Kajima and
Taisei, general contractors Hazama and
Nishimatsu as well as the trading house Itochu.
(WHW, Jan 21st 2015, http://tinyurl.com/mt5awf5)
AGRICULTURE
State to continue supporting dairy industry
to encourage domestic production
Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development Abdelwahab Nouri said that the
public authorities continue to support the dairy
industry to encourage domestic production.
On the measures taken by the State to promote
domestic production of milk in the perspective
of reducing the import bill, Nouri said the
sector had adopted, in recent years, a strategy
meant to increase the number of dairy cows
and expand the areas reserved for forage
production. He recalled that Algeria imported
154,000 cows since 2009, an average of 25,000
cattle a year. In addition to the financial
assistance provided by the ministry to farmers,
ranging from 25 to 50% of the value of
materials and equipment, the state also
conducted a VAT reduction for the benefit of
importers of production inputs, including dairy
cows, the minister added.
(Aps, Jan 22nd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/o4llo5j)
Support to agriculture, food industry and
tourism in Algeria: EU programme presents
achievements
The EU-funded support programme to
Economic Diversification in Algeria presented
its achievements in Algiers to partners and
stakeholders following four years of
cooperation in the sectors of agriculture, food
industry and tourism. Among these:
• Agriculture: computerisation of the
monitoring / evaluation systems of 3
directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development and their deployment at
local level.
• Food Industry: support to implementation of
the Technical Centre for Agri-Food Industries,
which will now be able to provide services
such as distance learning, support and advice
for professionals and microbiological analysis
for the agro-food sector in Algeria.
• Tourism: transfer of knowhow and
experience for tourism professionals in
Algeria, with a total of nearly 800 people
trained.
(Inpe-info, Mar 24th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/njrykk8)
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Algeria starts maize production
Algeria started its first commercial maize
production this year and will soon approve
applications from foreign investors to boost
output and reduce reliance on imports, the head
of the country farmers union said.
Algeria, the world fifth-largest grain importer,
is seeking to raise domestic production, and its
output depends mostly on rainfall levels in the
North African state. It imports nearly all of its
maize needs and uses it for animal feed.
Official figures show maize purchases from
abroad in 2013 reached 3.2 million tonnes at
$891.78 million. That effort adds to steps to
open up the agriculture sector to foreign
investment, part of a wider move to diversify
the economy which relies heavily on oil and
gas. Two years ago, Algeria invited
expressions of interest from foreign and local
investors to take stakes in pilot farming
enterprises. Alioui said firms from the United
States, Italy, Britain and Canada had submitted
applications to invest in maize cultivation
projects. "Applications will be accepted and
approved because those firms do have
experience and successful investment
elsewhere," Alioui said, without naming the
firms. "They will help us cut imports."
(Zawya, Dec 11th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/qcauewa)
Algeria wheat purchase hits 900,000 T as it
seeks quality-traders
Algeria bought about 900,000 tonnes of
milling wheat in a tender last January, far more
than reported previously, as it tried to secure
higher-quality grain that may become scarce
on the world market, European traders said.
Traders initially reported that Algeria state
grains agency OAIC had booked 450,000 to
550,000 tonnes of optional-origin wheat for
shipment in March and April, before raising
their estimate to 575,000-675,000 tonnes.
The latest consensus of about 900,000 tonnes
showed OAIC desire to snap up higher-grade
wheat in the face of Russian export curbs,
which may further reduce the availability of
bread wheat following poor quality harvests in
several countries, including France. "They
were scared by events in Russia. OAIC, which
does not publish details of its tenders,
postponed the tender from mid-December
when worries about Russian export curbs
caused a surge in wheat prices. Algeria does
not accept Russian wheat in its tender but an
expected decline in Russian shipments due to
an upcoming export tariff will reduce a key
supply of higher-quality wheat on the world
market. OAIC push to book good quality grain
explained the fact that it paid a range of prices,
traders said. Traders continued to cite a lower
price of about $277 a tonne, cost and freight,
for most of the wheat, along with levels around
$280 per tonne for the rest.
(Zawya, Jan 8th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/nh85vyy)
hundreds trained under EU-funded scheme
in agriculture sector
The EU-funded technical support mission for
economic diversification in Algeria has
completed a comprehensive training scheme
for 731 executives and staff from various
institutions of the agricultural sector, carried
out over the last two years. The training
courses were mainly aimed at directors, senior
managers and executives, researchers and
professionals of the technical institutes and
research and training centres from the
agriculture sector. With a budget of over €1.1
million over two years (February 2013 to
January 2015), the programme aimed to
strengthen the capacity of human resources in
the agricultural sector to effectively implement
the Agricultural and Rural Economy Renewal
Policy.
(Inpe-info, Mar 9th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/qfb9uah)
WATER
Irrigation expansion to support Algeria’s
agricultural output
External pressures in 2014 have left Algeria’s
agricultural sector more exposed than usual,
which presents a perennial challenge given the
size of the country’s import bill. But measures
to strengthen long-term performance such as
expanding the use of irrigation are beginning
to yield benefits. More worryingly, this year
has also seen a comparatively poor cereal
harvest. According to provisional figures
released in July 2014, cereal production for the
2013/14 harvest fell by more than third to
about 3m tonnes and a five-year low. The early
onset of hot, dry conditions in April had a
particularly dramatic impact on the eastern
provinces, which represent a large portion of
national production, with 12ha of cereal
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acreage destroyed by more than 20 crop fires
in the Sétif region alone. The decline in output
highlighted the variability of Algerian cereal
production given the sector’s heavy reliance on
rainfall. Only 3% of local production is based
on irrigation.
Dam builders
Over the long term, however, the country’s
cereal output has increased, from an annual
average of around 2.7m tonnes over the past
two decades to around 5m tonnes in the five
years to 2012/13. Productivity is also on the
rise – the number of farmers achieving output
of more than 5 tonnes per hectare grew from
16 in 2010 to 279 last year.
Irrigation is top of the state’s agenda. The
government plans to increase the amount of
land benefiting from irrigation to 1m ha by
2019, which it is hoped will help lift yields.
The Algerian Cereals Office (Office Algérien
Interprofessionnel des Céréales, OAIC)
announced that it had distributed some 900
irrigation systems to local farmers in 2014,
increasing the irrigated surface area of cereal
plantations to 600,000ha by April.
In addition to expanding the use of irrigation,
the government is also planning a number of
new measures to help modernise the sector and
increase agricultural output. In July 2014, the
minister for agriculture and rural development,
Abdelouahab Nouri, told media that the
government intended to pass several new laws
and regulations for the sector in the coming
parliamentary term, including finalising plans
to lease state-owned agricultural land.
A number of cross-border initiatives with
European government bodies are also looking
to improve agricultural productivity.
(OGB, Sep 18th 2014, http://tinyurl.com/qbxngl5)
Fighting floods: EU project helps Algerian
authorities develop national strategy
As many as 689 sites in Algeria have been
identified as vulnerable to flooding in a study
on the fight against floods, carried out in the
framework of the EU-funded water programme
EAU II. The study aims to develop a national
strategy against floods, proposing structural
and non-structural measures, including better
consideration of risks in planning regulations
or the development of a forecasting and
warning system. Experts visited 50 of the
identified sites in order to establish a detailed
diagnosis and specific recommendations.
Following a stocktaking first phase, and
before proposing an action plan and training,
the team of experts presented the conclusions
of the second stage of the study on ‘types of
floods’ in a workshop in Algiers on 18
February.
(inpe-info, Feb 27th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/otaweer)
Algerian SEACO, French SEM renew water
management deal
French Marseille's water distribution company
SEM and Algerian Constantine's water
purification company SEACO has renewed a
management agreement between them "in the
form of a technical assistance deal," Minister
of Water resources said.
(Aps, Mar 23rd 2015, http://tinyurl.com/lcsu96c)
SERVICES
Algeria earmarks USD500m for tourism
projects in 2015
Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Noriya
Yamina Zerhoni told Zawya that despite the
steep drop in global oil prices, Algeria would
not reduce its budget for development of the
tourism sector as part of efforts to attract 4
million tourists in 2015 compared with 2.8
million last year. Algeria's central bank
governor said last month that expansion of the
country's non-oil sectors is expected to push
the country economic growth above 4% in
2015, according to a Reuters report.
Mohammed Zoubir Sofian , head of
investment at the ministry, told Zawya that the
government had approved 861 tourism projects
to be carried out by Algerian firms at a cost of
around USD 5 billion by 2018, and which are
expected to raise the country's hotel capacity
by 104,200 beds from a current capacity of
96,605. He said around 400 projects, costing
USD 2 billion, are already underway, with
total capacity of more than 54,000 beds.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Sofian said that there were currently only four
tourism projects in Algeria being carried out
with foreign investment from the United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
"The existing investment law that limits
foreign stakes to 49% is not attractive to
foreign investors, who prefer to manage the
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hotels instead of only coming in as partners to
develop tourism projects," he said.
Sofian said the tourism ministry had signed
agreements with 11 banks, including six staterun banks, to assist local companies in securing
financing to carry out tourism projects. "Most
of the problems facing these investors revolve
around lack of liquidity, which leads to delays
in projects work for years," he said. Around
130 investors have received a total of USD 1.1
billion in financing from the banks, he said.
(Zawya, Jan 20th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/pelxa97)
PHARMACEUTICALS
Algeria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Report Q2 2015
The Algerian government's five-year
investment and industrial development plan to
beimplemented from 2015-2019 will provide
opportunities to foreign drugmakers looking to
enter theAlgerian pharmaceutical market or to
expand their operations in the region through
strategic partnershipsor agreements. This is
illustrated by several cross-border recent
agreements, including a partnershipestablished
between multinational pharmaceutical firm
AstraZeneca and local drugmaker Saidal to
transferexpertise and manufacture locally.
Meanwhile, the Algerian government will
maintain an expansionaryfiscal while pushing
forward healthcare facilities construction and
modernization, contributing to marketgrowth
rates over the next years. However, operating
challenges including weak intellectual property
lawand a poor regulatory environment will
continue to weigh on the market potential and
deter a moresubstantial rise in foreign direct
investment.
Headline Expenditure Projections
Pharmaceuticals: DZD302.12bn (USD3.73bn)
in 2014 to DZD330.54bn (USD4.08bn) in
2015; +9.4%in local currency and +9.4% in
US dollar terms. Forecast revised upwards
from last quarter.
Healthcare: DZD861.65bn (USD10.64bn) in
2014 to DZD932.62bn (USD11.51bn) in 2015;
+8.2% inlocal currency and +8.2% in US
dollar terms. Forecast revised upwards from
last quarter.
(Marketrsrch, Feb 4th 2015, http://tinyurl.com/onxncs8)
MADE IN HOLLAND
Did you know?
Worldwide ranking
•1st in production and auctioning of cut
flowers and flower bulbs
•1st in number of broadband connections per
100 inhabitants
•1st in density of road network
•2nd largest exporter of agricultural products
•2nd in Quality of Water Transportation
•4th largest seaport
•4th in Logistics performance index
•5th most competitive economy in the world:
Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013
•5th in overall export of goods
•5th in investment abroad
•6th most innovative country: Global
Innovation Index 2012
•7th largest importer of goods
•8th in foreign direct investment in the
Netherlands•10th in export of commercial
services
•10th in import of commercial services
(Hollandtrade, 2015, http://tinyurl.com/mesu5tm)
Dutch solutions to global food security
A recent report into global food security,
commissioned by the UK government, has
called for instant action in order to avert global
hunger. The Foresight Report on Food and
Farming Futures predicts that, with the world
population expected to reach 8.3 billion over
the next 20 years, demand for food is set to
increase by some 40 percent, fresh water by 30
percent, and energy by up to 50 percent. The
study postulates that the conditions are being
created for a 'perfect storm' of growing
population, climate change and diminishing
resources for food production.
(Hollandtrade, 2015, http://tinyurl.com/pyhl9sr)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
14 – 17th May 2015
SIPSA- Agrofood Algeria, 14-17 May 2015 Algiers
20th – 23 rd Apr 2015
DJAZAGRO 2015 Agriculture and Agrofood Trade Fair,
20-23 April 2015, Algiers
Contacts
Palais des Expositions d'Alger
Pins Maritimes
Alger, 16000
Algérie
+213 21 386727
+213 387058
contact@safex-algerie.com
http://www.safex-algerie.com/
3– 7
th
May 2015
BATIMATEC- Salon international du bâtiment et des
matériaux de construction "Batimatec" (3-7 mai, Alger)
Contacts
SPA BATIMATEC Expo
ADRESSE : 107, Rue des Aveugles Draria ALGER.
TEL: +213 20 34 77 03 /04
FAX: +213 21 35 51 01 / +213 21 35 34 18 / 213 23 26 60
11 / +213 23 26 59 88
batimatec.expo@gmail.com
www.batimatecexpo.com
Société Algérienne des Foires et Exportations
Palais des expositions-Pins Maritimes Mohammadia-BP
366 - Alger
Tél : 213-21-21-01-25 à 30
Fax : 213-21-21-05-40/ 213-21-01-01
contact@safex.dz
www.safex.dz
14 – 17th May 2015
SITEV - Salon International Du Tourisme Et Voyages,
14-17 May Algiers
Contacts
Palais des Expositions d'Alger
Pins Maritimes
Alger, 16000
Algérie
+213 21 386727
+213 387058
contact@safex-algerie.com
http://www.safex-algerie.com/
25 – 28th May 2015
11th International trade show for water services,
technology and equipment, 25 – 28th May Oran
convention center
Contacts
Siège social
1, rue Bachir Attar, Maison de la Presse, Alger
Courrier : BP 72 Hassiba Ben-Bouali, Alger
info@symbiose-env.com
www.symbiose-env.com
May– 2015
SIHEM-Hospital equipment Algeria 2015
Contacts
Société Algérienne des Foires et Exportations
Palais des expositions-Pins Maritimes Mohammadia-BP
366 - Alger
Tél : 213-21-21-01-25 à 30
Fax : 213-21-21-05-40/ 213-21-01-01
contact@safex.dz
www.safex.dz
27th May– 1 st Jun 2015
FIA - FOIRE INTERNATIONALE D’ALGER 2015
Contacts
Société Algérienne des Foires et Exportations
Palais des expositions-Pins Maritimes Mohammadia-BP
366 - Alger
Tél : 213-21-21-01-25 à 30
Fax : 213-21-21-05-40/ 213-21-01-01
contact@safex.dz
www.safex.dz
Contacts
Palais des Expositions d'Alger
Pins Maritimes
Alger, 16000
Algérie
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+213 21 386727
+213 387058
contact@safex-algerie.com
http://www.safex-algerie.com/
5 – 8 Oct 2015
Salon « Djazair OIL & GAS » Palais des Expositions –
Alger (05 – 08 Octobre 2015)
Contact :
MANAHO International
Monsieur OURAK Abdellah
Gérant MANAHO International
00 213 664 31 19 32
manaho.inter@gmail.com
Official agenda of Algerian participation in
international trade fairs abroad for 2015
For the official agenda of the participation of Algeria in
international trade fairs abroad for year 2015 see :
http://www.caci.dz/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,deta
il,0&cntnt01articleid=104&cntnt01returnid=59
USEFUL LINKS
ALGERIA
-Frequetly Asked Questions by investors:
http://www.andi.dz/index.php/en/faq
- Ministère du Commerce:
www.mincommerce.gov.dz
- Ministère de l’Energie et des Mines:
www.mem-algeria.org
- Ministère des Ressources en eau:
www.mre.gov.dz
- Ministère de l’Industrie, de la PME et de
l’Investissement: www.mipi.dz
- Ministère de l’Agriculture et du
Développement rural: www.minagri.dz
- Direction Générale des impôts:
www.mfdgi.gov.dz et www.dge.gov.dz
- Direction Générale des Douanes:
www.douane.gov.dz
- Agence Nationale de Développement de
l'Investissement: www.andi.dz
- Chambre algérienne de commerce et
d'industrie: www.caci.com.dz
- Office Nationale des Statistiques:
www.ons.dz
- Office National du Tourisme: www.ontdz.org
- Portail du tourisme algérien:
www.algeriantourism.com
- Air Algérie: www.airalgerie.dz
- Algérie Ferries: www.algerie-ferries.com
- Transport maritime (SNTM/CNAN):
www.sntm-cnan.com.dz
- Société Algérienne des Foires et Exportations
(SAFEX): www.safex.com.dz
- Foires et salons: www.safexalgerie.com/fr/manifestations.html
- Portail algérien des énergies renouvelables:
portail.cder.dz
Sites B2B:
- Made in Algeria: www.made-in-algeria.com
- Réseau des entreprises algériennes: www.readz.com
Sites d’appels d’offres:
- Algeria Tenders:
www.algeriatenders.com
- www.tendersinfo.com/global-algeriatenders.php
- MEED:
www.meed.com/countries/other/algeria
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- Santé:
www.medicaltenders.com/medical_tender
s_algeria.htm
NETHERLANDS
- Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO (former
NL Agency/Agentschap NL):
http://www.rvo.nl/ (NL) or
http://english.rvo.nl/ (EN)
- Port de Rotterdam:
www.portofrotterdam.com
Embassy
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Algiers is
open from Sunday to Wednesday from 08:00
to 16:30 and on Thursday from 08:00 to 14:00
throughout the year, excluding the Algerian
and Dutch public holidays. The consular
section is open from Sunday to Thursday from
9h00 to 12h00. The Embassy is closed every
Friday and Saturday (weekend).
Adress: 23, Chemin Cheikh Bachir ElIbrahimi, 16030 El-Biar ou BP 72, 6030 ElBiar (Alger)
T: +213 21 92 28 29
F: +213 21 92 29 47
W: alger.nlambassade.org/
Linkedin group for Dutch-Algerian trade:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/EmbassyNetherlands-in-Algeria-6571865/about
For your suggestions and/or comments please
contact our economic section:
-Rene Spitz
Deputy Head of mission in charge of economic
affairs
Rene.Spitz@minbuza.nl
- Djilali Tahar-Belkacem
Trade officer
Djilal.Tahar-Belkacem@minbuza.nl
ALG-EA@minbuza.nl
- Khaled Benchaalal
Agricultural advisor
k.benchaalal@minbuza.nl
ALG-LNV@minbuza.nl
AVERTISSEMENT: le contenu de cette
lettre d’information ne reflète en aucun cas
la position de l'Ambassade des Pays-Bas à
Alger. Elle se compose d’une sélection
d'articles publiés dans la presse nationale et
internationale et dont la source est
clairement indiquée.