ALGIERS- Trade Minister Said Djellab and Niger's Prime Minister opened, Thursday in Niamey, the Specific Exhibition of Algerian Products, said the Ministry in a communiqué.

ALGIERS -  The National Centre of Renewable Energies Development  (CDER) has recorded during 2017 "remarkable" growth through the signing of 7 partnership agreements with the socio-economic sector, 197 publications listed in Scopus database and 8 patents, said the Centre, coming under the Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry.

ALGIERS-Finance Minister Abderrahmane Raouya on Wednesday held talks in Algiers with President of the French Court of Auditors Didier Migaud on the results of twining activities between the two countries, said the Ministry in a communiqué.

DEAD SEA (Jordan)- Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing Abdelkader Bouazghi took part Wednesday in the region of the Dead Sea (Jordan) in the works of the 48th Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) alongside his counterparts from Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Libya and Comoros.

AMMAN- Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing Abdelkader Bouazghi reaffirmed, Wednesday in Jordan's Amman, the utmost importance attached by Algeria to food security, as a lever for achieving security and stability.

ORAN (Algeria)- The second International Textile and Fashion Fair "TEXTYLE Expo" kicked off Wednesday at Mohamed Benahmed exhibition hall of Oran (432-km west of Algiers), with the participation of approximately one hundred national and foreign exhibitors.

ALGIERS- The food import bill has slightly decreased during the 1st quarter 2018, with the exception of cereal and milk which imports raised, Customs told APS on Wednesday.

ALGIERS-Public Works and Transport Minister Abdelghani Zaalane will partake in the Days of the trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) scheduled for 25-27 April in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, announced the Ministry in a communiqué.

TAMANRASSET (Algeria) - Group Sonatrach made an oil discovery in North of Niger, announced Tuesday in Tamanrasset (1920 km south of Algiers) CEO of Group, Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour.

ALGIERS- Discussions are under way at the ministry of Trade for the development of a new instrument to protect national production, Trade Minister Said Djellab said Tuesday.