VOL. XLIII

No. 04

24-January-2000

ALGERIA

Greater Liberalization Expected In Algerian Hydrocarbons Sector

Addressing Algerias National Peoples Assembly (parliament) on 16 January, newly-appointed Prime Minister Ahmad Benbitour introduced a bold new economic policy which aims to revive the countrys stagnating economy and is likely to lead to an opening of the oil and gas sector to private investors, according to the Algerian Press Service. The three salient objectives of the prime ministers agenda...