VOL. XXXIV

NO. 44

5-AUGUST-1991

Ghozali Says Algerian Economy Will Suffocate Without $6-7BN In Advance OilSales

Mr. Sid Ahmed Ghozali, the Algerian Prime Minister, told a meeting of 48opposition parties on 31 July that the economy will "suffocate" if itdoes not get six to seven billion dollars before the end of the year from theadvance sale of oil to foreign companies. Mr. Ghozali declared bluntly: "Ihave to save my country in return for the advance sale of oil...if we do notearn six or seven...