VOL. XXXV

NO. 45

10-AUGUST-1992

Financial and Banking News

Economic Policy

Abdesselam Questions Future of Economic Reform in Algeria

The first major policy statement by Mr. Belaid Abdesselam, the new AlgerianPrime Minister, has confirmed that his perspective on many economic issuesdiffers sharply from that of his predecessor, Mr. Sid Ahmed Ghozali. In alengthy press conference in Algiers on 27 July, Mr. Abdesselam questioned thepracticality of pursuing several of the policies associated with the...