November 10th, 2026
The Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI) participated on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the opening of the 30th edition of the World Investment Conference (WIC 2026), organized under the auspices of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA).During the first day of the conference, the Director General took part in a high-level roundtable entitled “The Next Decade of Global Investment”, dedicated to discussing the outlook for international investment amid global economic transformations and exploring ways to enhance the attractiveness of national economies and attract productive and sustainable investments.In his address, the Director General emphasized that the coming decade will be marked by profound changes in the global economic landscape, driven by several interconnected factors, particularly geopolitical shifts, the energy transition, digital transformation, and the changes that the global balance of economic Power is witnessing.
He explained that these changes have brought about a fundamental transformation in the economic and investment model. Investment decisions are no longer based exclusively on production costs and the pursuit of new markets; instead, they increasingly depend on security of supply, access to strategic resources, technological control, and the resilience of value chains.
He added that this dynamic has highlighted a major trend towards reshaping the global industrial landscape, as companies increasingly seek to bring their activities closer to energy sources and mineral resources, diversify their supply chains, and secure access to strategic markets.
He also pointed out that artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, clean energy, and advanced industries will play a pivotal role in reshaping the global economic landscape and determining future investment destinations.
In the same context, the Director General highlighted the growing importance of strategic minerals as essential resources linked to industrial and technological sovereignty. He stressed that the real challenge facing resource-rich countries is not limited to exploiting these resources, but also involves generating greater added value through local processing, technology transfer, and integration into global value chains.
In this regard, he affirmed that Algeria’s ambition is to transform its energy, mining, geographical, and human potential into genuine industrial and competitive advantages by attracting productive, technology-driven investments with a sustainable and structural impact on the national economy.
He concluded his remarks by emphasizing that the challenge of the coming decade will go beyond competing to attract capital, extending instead to countries’ ability to control the resources, technologies, and value chains that will shape their economic future.
