Algeria

Customs data released on January 22 showed that energy exports amounted to US$ 71.2bn in 2011, a 28.3% increase on 2010. We estimate that the current account surplus came in at 20.5%... 2012-01-25

The Algerian people are growing increasingly angry about unemployment, poor housing and centralised decision-making, according to Mohamed Seghir Babes, an official linked to the government.... 2012-01-25

Our near-term outlook for the Algerian dinar is neutral. The currency has been in a multi-quarter downtrend against the US dollar, and the unit traded at DZD74.33/US$ on December 16.... 2011-12-16

As a consequence of the lack of genuine reform momentum in Algerian politics, we foresee a sustained elevation in the country's political risk profile. Against the tide of the Arab... 2011-12-09

Algeria's consumer price inflation, which came in at 5.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in July, will moderate over the medium term in our view. The July print, which was a marked rise from... 2011-09-21

General Carter Ham, the head of the US military's African Command, was quoted as stating that three African Islamist groups have begun to cooperate and pose a threat to West African... 2011-09-21

A suicide attack on a police station in the regional capital of Tizi Ouzu on August 14 injured at least 29 people, including officers and civilians. The attacker loaded a vehicle with... 2011-08-25

We maintain our long-held view that government subsidies will be successful in containing inflationary pressures, and forecast consumer price inflation to average 4.0% in 2011 and 3.0%... 2011-08-25

Although social upheaval is certainly one of the main concerns in Algeria at the moment, domestic political debates are also contributing to existing tensions. Indeed, Algerian politicians... 2011-07-18

Despite the rise in global food commodity prices and the prospect of Ramadan increasing the demand for foods, and thereby keeping prices elevated, we maintain our long-held view that... 2011-07-12