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Algeria Lags behind in Budget Transparency- Survey

Algeria was ranked among the countries making less information available about how they raise and spend public money, according to the results of the Open Budget Survey 2017. With a score of 3/100, Algeria was in the rear with a double-digit decline in its performance compared to 2015. “On the other hand, Open Budget Index […]

Africa to surpass Asia in hunger by 2030 as global crises bite — UN report

The United Nations has predicted, in its annual report on food security and nutrition, that Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest number of people experiencing hunger by 2030. Five UN agencies have warned in the new report there was a “clear trend” of rising prevalence of undernourishment in the continent, which […]

Algeria reels under liquidity crisis as dinar crumbles

Queues in Algerian post offices of employees waiting to receive their salaries are getting longer as the country experiences a liquidity crisis combined with higher inflation that hit purchasing power of citizens. The cosmetic measures introduced by the government have not anticipated the cash crisis in the country where the banking system is one of […]