Oil Driven Path To Budget Surplus

We expect Algeria's budget to stay in deficit due to diminishing hydrocarbons revenues and a public spending growth rate in 2010. Over the long term, we see the budget returning to surplus towards the end of our forecast period, owing to the recovery in oil prices. Nevertheless, in the absence of consistent developments in other sectors, the Algerian economy remains vulnerable to oil price volatility.

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