Algeria
Algeria is applying to join Brics bank, says president
Country joins Argentina and Honduras on list of applicants
Algerian president appoints fifth governor since 2016
Previous governor became finance minister in June as government faces severe economic problems
IMF urges Algeria to abandon monetary financing
Fund says a weaker dinar would support efforts to reduce debt
Algerian monetary financing may stoke inflation, warns IMF
In September 2017, Algiers resorted to central bank financing of budget deficits
National Bank of Angola no longer on FATF monitoring list
Angola makes “significant progress” in improving AML/CFT regime; one of three countries removed from monitoring list, alongside Algeria and Panama
Sovereign wealth fund could help fiscal discipline in Algeria, says IMF
Fund suggests setting up a SWF and implementing a ‘full-fledged' fiscal rule to help manage volatile hydrocarbon revenues and curb inflationary pressures
Algeria’s Laksaci warns against advanced economy risks
Bank of Algeria governor Mohammed Laksaci says sluggish growth in advanced economies is creating uncertainty over global recovery
Middle East and North Africa’s trade below potential
International Monetary Fund looks at trade constraints in the region
Bank of Algeria - Annual Report 2005
The Algerian economy became more stable in 2005 after the country paid off some of its external debt.
Algeria's unemployment relatively high
This paper considers the determinants of labour market performance in Algeria.
Third Euro-Mediterranean central bank seminar
The third Euro-Mediterranean seminar, which brings together Eurosystem and non-euro area Mediterranean central banks, was jointly organised by the Bank of Greece and the European Central Bank and held in Nafplion on 25 January.
BIS Board invites new member central banks to join
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Board has invited six central banks to BIS membership and appointed Hans Tietmeyer as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BIS, 30 June.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF Managing Director Horst Kohler to Visit Mauritania, Algeria and Tunisia during 14-21 October.
Algeria increases number of MPC members
ALGERIA - According to Algerian TV on Mar 24, parliament approved amendments to the law of Algeria's central bank, allowing the president to nominate the governor and deputy governors.
Algerian debt falls sharply, foreign reserves rise
Algeria's foreign exchange reserves rose to $9,691 million in October 2000, a 120 per cent increase on the foreign exchange reserves held at the end of 1999, figures published in the December 2000 edition of the IMF's International Financial Statistics …
Algerian bank chief sees 3.8% 2000 growth
Algeria's oil-dominated economy is expected to achieve 3.8% growth this year, up from 3.2% in 1999, central bank governor Abdelwahab Keramane told parliament last week. FX reserves have also been boosted.