VOL. XLIII

No. 48

27-November-2000

ALGERIA

Algerian Prime Minister Calls Banking Reform Top Priority

Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis announced on 20 November that reforming the countrys banking sector is one of the governments top priorities. Speaking at the 16th session of the National Economic and Social Council (CNES), Mr Benflis said that at the head of the reform agenda are an improvement in bank auditing and the computerization of the banking system. He added that the government was...