Pump priming
In 2002, Algeria embarks on a massive fiscal stimulation package. The changing price of oil will determine how far it goes.

The long view  
Mr. Arlsan Chikhaoui, economist and CEO of Transactions Nord-Sud, an Algiers-based consultancy, writes that Algeria is in the grip of an irreversible transition.

Sonatrach
The Algeria’s oil and gas company.
 
 
 
 
 

Solid action plan
Prime Minister Ali Benflis explains why the government is undertaking a major fiscal expansion

The rebirth of Sonatrach
Algeria’s oil and gas giant is facing the biggest change in its history
 

Independence, please
Still the focus of continuing reforms, the country’s state-owned banks need  further reform to function properly

Virgin markets
Tourism and telecommunications are
the sectors attracting some of the most important, and most needed, investment.

Little to show
Privatization has not been successful. Recent changes in its administration aim to rectify this

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