Rachid Harraoubia, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research has said that the development of biotechnologies, factors of reduction of food dependency and environmental preservation, are part of the government’s “top national priorities” during the opening ceremony of the national conference on biotechnologies, at the Research Centre of Biotechnology (CRBT) in Ali-Mendjeli. Speaking about [...]
Eni, an Italian oil and gas group, has sealed an agreement with Algeria to buy less gas. The move is part of the Italian company’s plans to review a majority of its long-term gas contracts with its suppliers this year after it started experiencing a fall in demand. According to Eni, the recent agreement is [...]
The World Bank’s Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Region, Inger Andersen, has assured Algeria of their continuous support in the expansion of their private sector, improving good governance and the promotion of the youth at the end of her three-day visit to the country. The bank is also willing to help [...]
Yousef Yousfi, Algeria’s minister of Energy and Mines has told reporters that the government is planning to begin the construction of a nuclear power plant in 2025. If the plan gets executed in more than a decade from now, it will be the country’s first nuclear plant. The deadline to get its first plant has [...]
Algeria’s Interior Minister and Trade Minister, have a made a joint announcement of plans to integrate more youth active in the black market into the formal sector, after the successful integration of more than 55,000 merchants in its past operations. According to a census conducted at the beginning of last year, more than 63,000 people [...]
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry said that they have agreed with their Algerian partners to put in place a Joint Trade and Investment Committee as soon as possible, in a bid to exploit economic opportunities between them. Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe stated that four sectors will be targeted and [...]
The Algerian ambassador in Pakistan has called for more business transactions and investments between the two countries during a speech addressed to the members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Ambassador Dr. Ahmed Benflis said the excellent political and economic relations between the governments should be transformed into increasing bilateral trade. Ambassador [...]
The Security Council unanimously adopted on Thursday a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for twelve months and reiterating calls to achieve a political solution to the long-standing Western Sahara dispute as an enhanced cooperation between the Member States of the Maghreb Arab Union would contribute [...]
The president of the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACI) and the Portuguese ambassador to Algeria, have called for the strengthening of their economic relations by further enhancing cooperation in several specialized sectors, during the Portuguese-Algerian business forum organized by the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACI) and the Arab-Portuguese industry. The forum [...]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is reviewing the request made by Algeria to classify the Ahellil as part of UNESCO’s world intangible cultural heritage under the category of traditional music. Ahellil has been listed by the organization as a National Intangible Heritage but Slimane Hachi thinks that the approval of the request [...]
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