VOL. XLIV

No 52

24/31-December-2001

ALGERIA

Algerian Attempt To Boost Market Liquidity Hampered By SlowPrivatization

The Algerian Government has made plansto improve the liquidity of its fledgling stock market, which has only fourlisted stocks and trades for only half an hour every week. To address theproblem, the Algerian Stock Exchange (ASE) is planning to create a board thatwill facilitate the listing of smaller businesses three of the four companiescurrently listed (Aurassi, Eriad Setif and...