Oct 16, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
The World Bank’s 9 October report on Algeria expects the current political crisis to slow economic growth in both the hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon sectors. It now foresees GDP growth being reduced to 1.3% in 2019 compared to 1.5% last year. The arrest and...
Oct 1, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Algeria’s political environment is becoming increasingly and dangerously confrontational. If this spills over into violence — which does not look likely but could change quickly — there could be disastrous consequences. The immediate focus of confrontation is the...
Sep 19, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
General Ahmed Gaïd Salah’s anger and disdain for the ongoing popular protests. While the Army Chief of Staff, General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, and his senior officers become more insistent that a presidential election will be held on or around 15 December, the peoples...
Aug 21, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
In spite of distractions from Eid el-Adha and the summer holidays, both the 9 August mass demonstration and the weekly student demonstration of 13 August have sent powerful messages to the regime and to Algeria as a whole. The mere fact that they took place — in a...
Jul 10, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
A number of sectors in the Algerian economy are experiencing serious difficulties related to the current political crisis and the associated anti-corruption campaign. The result could tip the country into recession by the end of the year. The Association Générale des...
Jun 12, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Source: Morocco World News Current assessments of the situation in Algeria by the Hirak (large scale demonstration) activists may be a little over-optimistic. The summer could see a concerted effort by the regime — nominally headed by acting head of state Abdelkader...
