Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 23

6-June-2005

Algeria

OECD Downgrades Algeria Risk Classification

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) downgraded Algerias risk classification from four to three, as of 29 April. The OECD classifies countries into eight risk categories, from zero through to seven, with seven being the highest risk and zero being the lowest (the US, for example, is rated as zero). The classifications are produced solely for establishing minimum...