Algeria's economic growth remained robust in 2024 but is expected to slow moderately in 2025. Strong investment momentum and robust growth in household consumption, both fueled by government spending, supported manufacturing and services activity, while agricultural production accelerated....

Objective: The main objective of this study was to examine how the quality of the work environment influences organizational learning within Algerian economic enterprises operating in the production sector. Methodology: A descriptive-analytical approach was adopted for this research. A total of...

Research background: Algeria heavily relies on its oil revenues, being one of the leading crude oil producers in Africa and a key member of OPEC. This dependency exposes its economy to the volatility of oil prices in international markets, which can have significant repercussions on its...

Entscheidungsträger im Maghreb bedienen seit Jahrzehnten Freund- und Feindbilder mit Blick auf zwei regionale Akteure, die in der MENA-Region am meisten umstritten sind: Israel und Iran. Offizielle Beziehungen zu Israel hat nur Marokko, zu Iran pflegen nur Algerien und Tunesien Beziehungen. Die...

Objective Innovation is decisive as it drives the efficiency, security and convenience of banking operations. Ultimately, this will reshape the manner in which financial institutions interact with their consumers. Marketing strategies, and innovation approaches, are critical in improving quality...

Ce rapport de suivi de la situation économique en Algérie rend compte des principaux développements et politiques économiques récents. Il les place dans un contexte mondial et à plus long terme et évalue les implications de ces évolutions et changements de politique pour les perspectives...

This study attempts to analyze the driving factors of tax morale in selected North African countries over the period 1984-2022. For this purpose, we use simulated ARDL and Frequency Domain Causality for time-series analysis and GMM-QR for dynamic panel analysis. According to long-run empirical...

The Algeria Disaster Risk Management Diagnostic was developed as part of World Bank technical assistance to the Algerian government. The diagnostic offers a concise overview of the country's disaster risk profile, delves into the macroeconomic implications of disasters, outlines Algeria's...

The Country Opinion Survey in Algeria assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Algeria perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector,...

This paper examines the sources of economic growth in Algeria, studying the key drivers of their slow and weak economic performance, during the period of 1979-2019 from the perspective of the augmented growth accounting framework and the growth regression method. More specifically, the paper...

Entscheidungsträger im Maghreb bedienen seit Jahrzehnten Freund- und Feindbilder mit Blick auf zwei regionale Akteure, die in der MENA-Region am meisten umstritten sind: Israel und Iran. Offizielle Beziehungen zu Israel hat nur Marokko, zu Iran pflegen nur Algerien und Tunesien Beziehungen. Die...

The Algerian economy was still emerging from the Covid pandemic when it was hit by spillovers from Russia's war in Ukraine and by recurrent droughts. These shocks fueled inflation while high international hydrocarbon prices also boosted government revenue and exports. Algeria's economy likely...

For decades, Maghrebi decision-makers have instrumentalised friend and foe narratives with regard to Israel and Iran, two of the most controversial regional actors in the MENA region. Only Morocco has official relations with Israel, only Algeria and Tunisia with Iran. A systematic analysis of...

Algeria's recent economic shifts have caused its macroeconomic data to exhibit an abnormal distribution, requiring a nonlinear approach to examine the asymmetric impact of technological innovation (TI), fossil fuel energy (FFE), and renewable energy (RE) on CO2 emissions. This study employs the...

Algeria's growth was robust in 2023, and inflation started to decelerate. GDP growth accelerated to 4.1 percent, supported by hydrocarbon sector growth, as natural gas production compensated for successive crude oil production quota cuts. Non-extractive GDP growth reached 3.7 percent as...

Previous research predicts an increasing financial deficit in Algeria's PAYG retirement system, mainly due to rapid population aging, and parametric adjustments will be insufficient to alleviate this imbalance. Mitigating the effects of population aging will necessitate further intervention. In...

This study aimed to shed light on the contribution of analytical procedures (APs) to supporting corporate governance. This was achieved through a field study in which a questionnaire was created and disseminated to a random sample of external auditors in Algeria. The data collected underwent...

Partnership between both public and private sectors has become an important strategy that governments establish and endorse for funding costly projects in particular. In essence, the collaborations between government and private enterprise purpose to attract investors and funding sources to...

The Dish Stirling technology offers high efficiencies and holds potential as a renewable energy solution for remote areas in the great south where delivering power to consumers is challenging. This study simulated a 100 kW Dish Stirling system in five locations to assess its implementation as an...

This Algeria Economic Update reports on the main recent economic developments and policies. It places them in a global and longer-term context and assesses the implications of these developments and policy changes for Algeria's economic prospects. The report is intended for a broad audience,...

Despite Algeria's abundant natural resources, achieving sustainable growth and prosperity remains challenging. Amid this, labour productivity within the agricultural sector stands as a silent warrior, holding within its grasp the secrets to propel the Algerian economy forward. Therefore, this...

Algeria's GDP recovered to its pre-pandemic level in 2022, while high oil and gas prices allowed for marked improvements in its external and fiscal balances. The recovery continued during the first half of 2023, albeit at a slower pace, supported by nonhydrocarbon activity and investment. Oil...

Globally, employment rates of women remain substantially below those of men. Since women disproportionately care for children, policies that offer care alternatives or lower the cost of care, should, theoretically, increase women's employment. This paper tests whether public pre-primary...

This Selected Issues paper discusses designing a rules-based fiscal framework for Algeria. Algeria's government has set a number of fiscal reform priorities and aims to maintain prudent and sustainable policies. This paper discusses the design of a rules-based fiscal framework which could help...

The 2022 Article IV Consultation with Algeria highlights that the upswing in hydrocarbon prices has alleviated pressures on public and external finances and the post-pandemic recovery has likely gathered pace. The prospects for 2023 are favorable but growth is projected to decelerate and...