Algeria

Despite Algeria's oil wealth, a lack of job opportunities continues to drive migration by young people to Europe. The latter's tight controls on immigration (which could increase... 2008-11-12

At the time of writing, the OPEC Basket was trading at just US$52.24/bbl, just over four months after its July peak of US$140.73/bbl in early July. Although the government has said... 2008-11-12

According to local news reports, three Algerian men currently facing trial in the southern province of Ouargla have admitted to planning attacks on oil and gas pipelines. The pipeline... 2008-10-23

After appreciating steadily throughout 2008, Algeria's monetary authorities finally appear to be allowing the unit to respond to dollar strength. While the latter has appreciated... 2008-10-23

Despite record oil prices, Algerian growth is unlikely to have lived up to expectations in 2008, due to supply side problems in the hydrocarbons industry. However, an expansion in... 2008-10-21

All the signs are that 2009 will be tougher for North Africa than 2008 has been - Algeria will see its oil revenues drop considerably, while Morocco and Tunisia will feel the impact... 2008-10-16

Respected Muslim Brotherhood mufti Youssef al-Qaradawi has suggested that Shi'a Muslims have 'infiltrated' Muslim countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.... 2008-09-26

Algerian police claim to have intercepted a planned terrorist attack on the presidential palace in Algiers. According to reports in local daily El Khabar, the would-be perpetrator... 2008-09-26

According to figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Algeria's foreign exchange reserves reached US$133.4bn at the end of June, up 46.4% y-o-y. We have pencilled in a... 2008-09-26

Algeria has played host to successful peace negotiations between Tuareg rebels and the Malian government, ending almost a year of violent clashes in the desert country that borders... 2008-07-24