Cereal production hits over 35 million tonnes in 2016-2017 season
Thursday, 17 August 2017 13:29 ALGIERS –The cereal production during the 2016-2017 season reached more than 35 million tonnes by mid-August compared to the 34 million tonnes recorded in the season 2015-2016, an official at the Agriculture Ministry told APS.
AfDB: Algeria received 760 million dollars of funding for 8 transport projects between 1967-2017
Monday, 14 August 2017 17:38 ALGIERS- The African Development Bank (AfDB) funded more than 450 transport projects between 1967 and 2017, including 8 projects in Algeria which received 760 million dollars of funding during this period, said this financial institution on its website.
Bank of Algeria: New reduction of required reserve rate of banks
Sunday, 13 August 2017 19:44 ALGIERS- The required reserve rate of banks will see a further decline starting from 15 August, going from 8% to 4% according to a new instruction from the Bank of Algeria (BA) published on its website.
Aigle Azur strike: No impact on flights to Algeria
Sunday, 13 August 2017 17:18 ALGIERS- French airline Aigle Azur's schedule of flights to Algeria will not be affected by the strike started Sunday by stewards and stewardesses, the airline's general delegate in Algeria, Benslimane Yacine, told APS.
Unemployment rate up by more than 12% in April 2017
Saturday, 12 August 2017 13:44 ALGIERS- The unemployment rate in Algeria reached 12.3% in April 2017 against 10.5% in September 2016 the National Statistics Office (ONS) told APS.
New strategy on development of border regions in late 2017
Friday, 11 August 2017 19:52 TAMANRASSET- Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Land Planning, Noureddine Bedoui, announced on Friday in Tamanrasset that the government intends to set up a "new strategy" for the development of the border regions, before the end of 2017.
DZD790 million allocated to develop craft industry
Friday, 11 August 2017 15:51 ALGIERS- Minister of Tourism and Craft Industry, Hacène Mermouri, said Thursday in Algiers, that DZD790 million were allocated from the Fund of Support to Craftsmen in order to promote and improve crafts, which contribute to the creation of jobs and economic growth.
National cereal production expected to be better than last year
Wednesday, 09 August 2017 16:49 CONSTANTINE (Algeria)- National cereal production will be this year "better" than in 2016, an official at the ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing said Wednesday.
Exports of subsidized input-based food products: Several malfunctions noticed
Tuesday, 08 August 2017 17:28 ALGIERS- The export of food products using subsidized inputs are experiencing certain malfunctions, which are studied by an Inter-sectoral Commission. The Commission is set to submit its report by the end of August, a senior Customs official told APS.
Sonatrach inks MoU with Turkish groups for dehydrogenation project in Turkey
Tuesday, 08 August 2017 08:41 ALGIERS- National oil company Sonatrach signed Monday in Algiers a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rönesans Endüstri Tesisleri İnşaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Bayegan for the preparation of a feasibility study on a propane dehydrogenation project in Turkey, Sonatrach said in a statement.