Business in Algeria. Algerian Economy

1. Introduction to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Maghreb)
2. Algerian Economy
3. International Trade of Algeria
4. Business Opportunities in Algeria
   1. Agriculture
   2. Fishing
   3. Industry
   4. Tourism
   5. Health
   6. Transport and Logistics
   7. ICT
   8. Renewable energy
   9. Health
5. National Agency for Investment Development (ANDI)
6. Case Study:
   1. Ali Haddad (Algerian businessmen)
   2. Issad Rebrab (Algerian businessmen)
   3. SONATRAC
7. Access to the Algerian Market
8. Business Plan for Algeria

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Algeria” are the following:

1. To analyze the Algerian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To identify business opportunities in Algeria
3. To explore the Algerian trade relations with the student's country
4. To know the Algerian Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of the Algerian businesspeople and enterprises
6. To develop a business plan for the Algerian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Algeria” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Course: Business in the Maghreb.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: African Business, World Trade.

Languages: or Algérie Argelia Argelia.

1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in Algeria”: 1

1. Port of Algiers and Port of Oran
2. Trans-African Transport Corridors related to Algeria:
   1. Cairo-Algeria-Dakar Logistics Corridor
   2. Algiers-Lagos Logistics Logistics Corridor

Algerian Preferential Access and Agreements.

1. Algeria and the Maghrebian Economic Area
2. Arab Maghreb Union
3. Greater Arab Free-Trade Area (GAFTA)
4. African Continental Free-Trade Area
5. Islamic Trade Preferential System
6. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)
7. Global System of Trade Preferences
8. Arab Development Funds
9. OPEC Fund for International Development
10. EU-Algeria
    1. European Neighborhood Policy
    2. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
    3. European Union-Algeria Agreement

Sample:

1. Algeria is not a member of the WTO (in process of accession)
2. BIC (Containers)
3. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
4. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Convention for Safe Containers
   2. Istanbul Convention
5. Customs Convention on Containers
6. TIR Convention (Road Transport, IRU)
7. COTIF Convention (Rail)
8. CIM & CIT Rules (Rail Transport)
9. Algeria is not a member of the
   1. World Customs Organization (WCO)
      1. Kyoto Convention

1. Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
2. Arab League
3. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
4. Asia - Middle East Dialogue
5. Summit of South America-Arab Countries
6. Afro-Arab Cooperation
7. Arab Development Funds
8. OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
   2. AUDA-NEPAD
3. African Development Bank
4. China-Africa Cooperation
5. Africa-India Cooperation
6. Africa-BRICS
7. Africa-Japan Cooperation
8. Africa-South America Summit

1. World Bank
2. International Monetary Fund
3. United Nations

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.

Located on the south corner of the Mediterranean Sea, Algeria (Africa), part of the Great Arab Maghreb, is the:

1. Tenth biggest nation in the World
2. Second in Africa
3. First in the Mediterranean region

More information about Algeria (EENI African Business Portal).

1. Capital of Algeria: Algiers
2. The largest cities in Algeria are Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Ghardaia, Tlemcen, Ouargla, Setif
3. Area of Algeria: 2,381,741 km²
4. Population of Algeria: 42 million people
5. Algeria shares borders with Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Mali, Tunisia, and the Western Sahara
6. Currency of Algeria: Algerian dinar (DZD)
7. Independence of Algeria: 1962 (France)
8. The official languages of Algeria are Arabic and Berber.
   1. French is widely used in business

Main religion in Algeria:

1. 99% of the Algerian population is Sunni Islam
2. Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence): Maliki school
3. In the secondary educational system; it is necessary to study the Sharia

Algeria belongs to the Maghrebian Economic Area (Islamic Civilization and African Civilization).

Algerian Economy.

International Trade and Business in Algeria:

Algeria is an African frontier market.

1. Algiers is the first commercial and economic centre in Algeria and the only financial hub of the country
2. Algeria is not a member of the WTO
3. Algeria is one of the richest African Countries
4. Algeria has a huge natural resources, including the hydrocarbons
5. Algeria occupies the fifteenth place in petroleum reserve (45 billion tones petrol equivalent in proven reserves in petrol), eighteenth in production and thirteenth in exports
6. The refining capacity of Algeria can reach 22 million tones/year
7. Algeria is the third largest petrol manufacturer in Africa behind Nigeria and Libya; is the leading gas manufacturer (near 50% of the petroleum production in Africa)
8. Algeria has the first African company in the energy sector. The company Sonatrach handles electricity and international gas distribution
   1. Algeria accounts for 98% of exports by volume and 70% of tax revenues
9. The agricultural and services sectors recorded growth of 10% and 5.3% respectively
10. Ali Haddad is a Muslim Businessman of Algeria; he is the Director ETRHB Haddad (construction)
11. SAIDAL is an Algerian corporation whose main mission is to develop, produce and market pharmaceutical products