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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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 paper aims to establish the asymmetric effects in the short and long term of cyclical output on Algeria's unemployment rate during the period 1970-2018. To achieve this objective, the "Okun" relation was applied, relying on a NARDL model methodology in the estimation. The main results of...

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...

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...

Le présent rapport de suivi de de la situation del'économie algérienne rend compte des principales évolutions et politiques économiquesrécentes. Il les replace dans un contexte global etde plus long terme, et il évalue les conséquences deces évolutions et changements de politiques pour...

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...

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...

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...

According to several previous studies, entrepreneurial risk-taking is an important aspect that can lead to prospective business opportunities, hence improving entrepreneurial outcomes such as enterprise performance. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the extent and degree of impact of...

La reprise s'est poursuivie au premier semestre 2022, soutenue par l’activité hors-hydrocarbures et la production pétrolière. Le maintien à un niveau élevé des prix mondiaux des hydrocarbures a prolongé l’embellie des équilibres extérieurs. Le déficit budgétaire devrait se...

According to several previous studies, entrepreneurial risk-taking is an important aspect that can lead to prospective business opportunities, hence improving entrepreneurial outcomes such as enterprise performance. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the extent and degree of impact of...

This country report provides a description of the emergence of a health care system under public responsibility in Algeria. The inception of the health care system refers to the first legislation stipulating entitlements to medical care. The report also includes a brief description of major...