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02/03/2026

As part of the implementation of its mandate to promote investment, improve the business climate, and support the State’s orientation toward attracting productive investment with high added value, the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, in coordination with the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, organized on Monday, March 2, 2026, at its headquarters, a thematic workshop dedicated to the plastics and polymers manufacturing sector.

The proceedings of this workshop were chaired by the Agency’s Director General, Mr. Omar Rekkache, alongside the President of the Council, Mr. Kamel Moula, in the presence of several economic operators and public and private investors active in this sector, in addition to representatives of related economic sectors.

A strategic framework to direct investment toward structurally impactful sectors

This initiative forms part of a series of periodic thematic workshops that the Agency and the Council intend to organize in order to support the national economic momentum aimed at diversifying the economy. This will be achieved by directing investment toward activity branches that have a structural impact on value chains and are capable of creating jobs, substituting imports, developing exports, transferring expertise, and increasing the local integration rate.

These workshops aim to establish a structured and sustainable consultation framework bringing together the Agency and economic operators, enabling investment orientation based on precise analyses, field data, and concrete commitments from project holders. This reflects a qualitative shift from a general promotion approach toward the engineering of integrated sectoral projects aligned with national development priorities.

This first workshop was dedicated to the plastics and polymers sector in view of its strategic nature and its close linkage with numerous other industries, as well as the significant opportunities it offers for import substitution and the enhancement of local value added.

Indicators reflecting growing investment momentum in the plastics sector

In his address during the workshop, Mr. REKKACHE highlighted the importance of this sector in the process of diversifying the national economy and strengthening industrial transformation. He also emphasized the need to localize investments capable of substituting imports of plastic materials and products, which reached 2.98 billion USD in 2025, while increasing the local integration rate and reducing external dependency.

In this context, he pointed to the growing interest in this sector, noting that the number of investment projects registered with the Agency had reached 675 projects by the end of February, including 383 new greenfield projects, with the remainder consisting of extension projects. These projects represent a declared total investment value of 138.7 billion DZD, with an expected creation of 15,150 direct jobs, reflecting an upward trend from year to year.

Of the total number of these projects, according to the figures presented by Mr. REKKACHE, 6 foreign direct investments and 18 partnership projects with local operators were registered, reflecting the sector’s attractiveness for capital and expertise and underscoring the importance of providing a favorable regulatory and industrial environment to strengthen technology transfer and enhance the valorization of national resources.

Furthermore, 51 projects have been completed and have entered the operational phase, while 242 projects, which have submitted progress reports, have reached advanced stages of completion. This reflects tangible progress in the implementation of investments and a clear transition from the registration phase to the execution and production phase.

Mr. REKKACHE affirmed that these indicators reflect Algeria’s entry into a new stage in the development of the manufacturing industry, based on launching more integrated and competitive investments capable of contributing to the achievement of industrial sovereignty.

In this regard, he explained that this workshop constitutes a platform for an objective and accurate diagnosis of the situation of the plastics and polymers sector, identifying imbalances and priority segments within the value chain, and proposing practical mechanisms to strengthen local integration. It also aims to formulate actionable recommendations to support high-quality investment, enabling the orientation of projects toward sectors with real economic viability, the valorization of local resources, and the building of an integrated industrial ecosystem capable of competing both locally and regionally.

For his part, the President of the Council, Mr. Kamel MOULA, emphasized that the plastics and polymers sector represents a structural base supporting several key sectors of the national economy, including household appliance manufacturing, the agri-food industry, agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry, the automotive industry, and the construction sector. This makes it a fundamental pillar for strengthening industrial integration and improving the competitiveness of various value chains.

He also highlighted the progress achieved by Algerian companies in recent years, noting that they have developed significant expertise, technical skills, and substantial production capacities, enabling them to meet a large share of national market needs and positioning them to move toward a new phase focused on development, innovation, and higher value creation.

He considered that organizing such workshops allows for an in-depth examination of each specialization and reaching practical solutions through a participatory approach bringing together various economic operators, in order to strengthen the national industrial base, reduce dependency on imports, create local added value, and open broader prospects toward regional and international markets, thereby making the sector a genuine lever for economic diversification.

This meeting also enabled the examination of the different segments of this industry’s value chain in terms of their current capacities, opportunities for local integration, export prospects, and the investments required to enhance their competitiveness and ensure their sustainability.

25/02/2026

As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen international economic partnerships and attract high-quality, value-added investments, the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI) received, on Wednesday, 25 February, at its headquarters, a delegation of businessmen from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The visit aimed at exploring opportunities for implementing investment projects in the industrial and energy sectors in Algeria.

The delegation includes representatives from ENERGOINVEST, a leading company in energy engineering and heavy electrical industries, headed by its CEO Mr. Mirza USTAMUJIE, as well as representatives from HIFA-OIL, led by its CEO Mr. Izudin AHMETLIC, the main distributor of petroleum products in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During the meeting, ENERGOINVEST expressed its interest in establishing an industrial investment in Algeria in the field of energy systems and equipment production, particularly high-voltage circuit breakers, electrical transformers, and their components. The company affirmed its readiness to form a partnership with an Algerian operator using the latest technologies, ensuring the transfer of expertise and technical knowledge accompanying the project.

This approach aligns with the company’s strategy to expand its international presence. After entering several European markets, it now seeks to enter the African market through Algeria, leveraging the growing dynamism of the country’s energy sector.

HIFA-OIL, the main distributor of petroleum products in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also explained that its visit aims to explore investment opportunities in the Algerian market and to study the feasibility of launching a project aligned with Algeria’s petroleum product needs, noting that a meeting has been scheduled with Sonatrach to discuss prospects for cooperation and partnership.

These discussions fall within a strategic orientation designed to attract technology transfer-based investments and strengthen local industrial integration, enabling the development of value chains in the industrial and energy sectors, increasing local content, and capitalizing on national capabilities in engineering and electrical industries, in addition to creating quality employment opportunities and promoting Algeria’s positioning as a regional industrial and energy hub.

In this context, the AAPI Director General confirmed the agency’s readiness to accompany Bosnian investors throughout the various stages of project implementation, highlighting the range of fiscal and quasi-fiscal incentives, as well as benefits related to economic land, provided under Algeria’s legal investment framework.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Director General reiterated the agency’s commitment to providing all necessary facilitation and accompaniment to ensure the successful implementation of investment projects that contribute to economic development and strengthen international industrial partnerships.

February 18^th, 2026

As part of the institutional twinning project between the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany, launched last November, the program’s Steering Committee held a meeting on Wednesday, 18^th of  February 2026, to evaluate activities carried out over the past two months and to follow up on the implementation of missions scheduled for the coming period.

The meeting, held via videoconference, was chaired by the Agency’s Director General and Project Lead on the Algerian side, Mr. Omar REKKACHE, and by the Director at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany and Project Lead on the German side, Ms. Gurlind HICKMANN, alongside a representative of the European Union Delegation in Algeria, Mr. Fausto PERINI.

The session included a detailed presentation of completed activities, providing an overview of achievements during the past period, particularly with regard to strengthening and improving investment promotion tools and techniques, developing data and statistical utilization for evaluation, and preparing reports and studies.

During the meeting, Mr. REKKACHE explained that the first phase of the program allowed for identifying initial gains and implementing the necessary adjustments and revisions to ensure better alignment between the project, the Agency’s needs, and national priorities related to attracting investment.

He affirmed that the main objective of the twinning is to enable the Agency to adopt best practices in investment promotion field, enhance its approach to targeting investments, and transform this program into a lever for institutional transformation with practical, tangible, measurable, and sustainable results.

He also praised the quality of exchanges that characterized the various meetings and missions between the Agency’s staff and German experts.

For her part, Ms. HICKMANN highlighted the results achieved during the first phase of the twinning, stressing the importance of continuing efforts to achieve all twinning objectives and ensure its effectiveness.

The eight-month institutional twinning aims to exchange knowledge and experience between both parties in areas such as modernizing management tools, improving governance, and developing mechanisms for promoting and targeting high value-added investments.

This program is expected to enable the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency to:

• Strengthen its institutional capacities in digitalization and the use of investment-related data;
• Develop economic analysis tools and target high value-added investments;
• Adopt best practices in promotion and project monitoring to ensure speed and transparency in public services provided to investors;
• Implement a more effective approach to attracting sustainable investments that contribute to wealth creation, job opportunities, and technology transfer.

February 17^th, 2026

The Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, Mr. Omar REKKACHE, received on Tuesday, 17 February 2025, at the Agency’s headquarters, a delegation from the Turkish group HAYAT DHC, the global leader in the manufacturing of paper products and fast-moving personal and home care products.

The meeting focused on the major investment project that the group intends to implement in Algeria, consisting in the production of jumbo reels with an annual capacity of 70,000 tons. This project will contribute to strengthening national production of the raw material used in the paper industry and reducing imports. The project will also include the production of paper napkins (4,275 tons per year) and sanitary paper products (20,000 tons per year).

The value of this investment is estimated at DZD 13.4 billion, with expectations to create 960 direct jobs.

The group owns several globally leading brands in the field of household cleaning and personal care products, in addition to paper goods.

During the meeting, the official launch of the project was given after Mr. Rekkache handed over the investment registration certificate to the representatives of the Turkish group. On the same day, the remaining administrative documents related to the project will also be delivered at the Decentralized One-Stop Shop of Relizane, allowing the project to effectively enter the implementation phase.

After listening to a detailed presentation on the different stages of the project’s implementation, the Director General stressed the importance of progressively producing inputs locally in order to increase the integration rate in the final products. He also reaffirmed the Agency’s readiness to accompany the group in the implementation of additional industrial units or in facilitating the establishment of subcontracting projects, enabling the creation of a national subcontracting network and the provision of all favorable conditions to ensure the successful implementation of this project.

The Director General also encouraged the Turkish group—comprising 67 companies operating across multiple sectors in 17 countries—to expand and diversify its investments in Algeria, in addition to its current projects in the fields of household cleaning and personal care products, as well as paper goods. He reiterated the Agency’s commitment to providing full support and accompaniment in this regard.

February 17^th, 2026

As part of efforts to strengthen relations between the two friendly countries, the Embassy of Algeria and the Secretariat for the Promotion of Investment and Exports of Nicaragua organized, on 17 February 2026, a videoconference bringing together Algerian economic institutions and their Nicaraguan counterparts to explore prospects for cooperation and opportunities for investment and trade partnerships between the two countries.

In addition to H.E. the Ambassador of Algeria to Nicaragua, Mr. Ali MENGUELATI, the following officials on the Algerian side took part in the meeting:

• The Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, Mr. Omar REKKACHE;
• The President of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, Mr. Kamel MOULA;
• The Director General of the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Chakib KOUIDRI;
• The Head of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Ms. Maya OULD KOUIDER;
• The Director of Promotion and Support of Economic Exchanges at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Siham NAFAA;
• A Director of Studies and a Director of Studies and Synthesis at the Ministry of Internal Trade and National Market Regulation.

On the Nicaraguan side, the meeting was attended by:

• The Presidential Advisor for the Promotion of Investment, Trade and International Relations, Mr. Laureano Ortega Murillo;
• The Minister of Development, Investment and Trade, Mr. Edwin Ramirez Colindres;
• The Director of the Secretariat for the Promotion of Investment and Exports, Ms. Karina Mejia.

This meeting forms part of the joint efforts aimed at strengthening economic exchanges, identifying priority areas of cooperation, and ensuring direct contacts between economic operators from both countries.

Both sides commended the distinguished nature of the relations between the two countries, which are based on friendship and mutual respect.

During the conference, the Agency delivered a presentation on the business climate in Algeria, highlighting the country’s competitive advantages within its regional environment, as well as the incentives and facilitation measures offered to investors.

At the end of the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to promoting a promising economic partnership that reflects the available potential and meets the aspirations of the two friendly countries.

They also agreed to establish cooperation mechanisms through the designation of permanent focal points to follow up on discussions and translate bilateral cooperation opportunities into concrete projects.

February 10, 2026

The Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI), Mr. Omar REKKACHE, together with the Wali of Oran, Mr. Ibrahim OUCHAN, presided on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, over the opening of the first edition of the “Mechanica Algeria” exhibition, organized in Oran by EVENTRADE.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Director General of Industrial Development at the Ministry of Industry, the Regional Director of Customs in Oran, the Regional Director for the Western Region of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, as well as representatives of various ministerial departments and public institutions.

This specialized exhibition constitutes a comprehensive platform bringing together key operators in the mechanical industry, including vehicle manufacturers, automotive suppliers, spare parts producers, as well as operators in industrial subcontracting, with the aim of strengthening industrial integration and promoting national production.

In his address on the occasion, Mr. REKKACHE emphasized the strategic importance of this event, as it addresses one of the key challenges of the current phase, namely the development of industrial subcontracting as a fundamental lever to increase local integration rates, build integrated national value chains, and reduce external dependency, particularly given that a significant share of imports consists of components and parts that could be localized domestically, provided that a structured, qualified, and well-integrated subcontracting network is in place.

The Director General further explained that the success of any industrial investment remains closely linked to its reliance on a national network of qualified subcontractors capable of supplying components, spare parts, and industrial services in line with standards of quality, cost, and delivery timelines. He stressed that supporting industrial subcontracting is a strategic economic choice tied to sustainable growth and the development of a national economy that is less vulnerable to external fluctuations.

Mr. REKKACHE also highlighted the policy of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, which places the development of industrial subcontracting and the attraction of integrated investments at the core of its strategy, particularly in industrial sectors with a direct impact on increasing local integration rates. In this context, he referred to the Agency’s active participation in several meetings and specialized workshops in this field, including those organized by the Stellantis Group at both national and international levels, aimed at connecting investors, showcasing subcontracting opportunities in Algeria, and attracting operators capable of integrating into local supply chains. The most recent of these meetings was held in Turin, Italy, on February 1^st  of the current year.

He affirmed that this proactive approach aims to attract high-quality investments based on integration, knowledge transfer, and the establishment of sustainable industrial partnerships. In the same vein, he highlighted successful models and experiences in the field of industrial subcontracting, as well as the pivotal role played by the Agency in accompanying project holders through product development, quality improvement, and the expansion of production lines, thereby enhancing their competitiveness and their capacity to integrate into industrial value chains.

In conclusion, Mr. REKKACHE reaffirmed the commitment of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency to continue its field efforts, both domestically and internationally, to attract productive investments based on subcontracting, as a genuine lever for increasing local integration rates and building a strong and competitive national industry. This also reflects the special importance attached by the President of the Republic to encouraging productive investment and supporting startup founders and industrial project holders, particularly those related to subcontracting and the enhancement of local integration.

He also expressed his hope that this exhibition would serve as a tangible economic opportunity to translate this strategic orientation into concrete outcomes, notably through the conclusion of direct subcontracting contracts between industrialists and operators in the field.

30 September 2025

The Algerian Investment Promotion Agency and the Algerian Economic Renewal Council held a consultative meeting on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, co-chaired by the Director General of the Agency, Mr Omar Rekkache, and the President of the Council, Mr Kamal Moula.

The meeting was attended by officials from the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, directors of the decentralised one-stop shops of certain provinces, and members of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council and its regional directors.

This meeting is part of the regular meetings between the two parties aimed at coordinating with actors in the investment ecosystem and provide the appropriate conditions and guarantees for investors and economic operators to implement their projects and enhance their competitiveness.

This meeting also aligned with the economic momentum generated by the African Intra-Trade Fair, recently held in Algeria, where Algerian institutions won the lion’s share of commercial contracts and investment agreements, with a view to supporting them in the implementation of their projects and simplifying the related procedures.

It also aims to identify the obstacles and barriers facing economic operators and ensure that they are addressed in a timely manner.

30 September 2025

On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, Mr. Omar Rekkache, along with the Governor of Blida, Mr. Ibrahim Ouchane, and the President of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, Mr. Kamal Moula, oversaw the handover of economic land concession contracts for the implementation of investment projects in the province.

These contracts were handed over during an information session on the current status and prospects of investment in the province of Blida, which was attended by local authorities, employers’ organisations, representatives of departments and sectors involved in investment, banks and local investors from the province of Blida and neighbouring provinces.

The following projects are concerned:                                                                     

• SARL Medica Industrie Algérie for a project to manufacture basic chemical products for pharmaceutical use, with an annual production capacity of 31,000 kg, creating 220 direct jobs;
• SARL Alivol to implement a project for the manufacture of animal feed products with an estimated production capacity of 168,960 tonnes/year, creating 150 direct jobs.
• SARL Laboratoires Terrena to implement a project for the manufacture and processing of plant-based health products for agricultural and domestic use, with an annual production capacity of over 2,400 tonnes/year of various types of pesticides, creating 105 jobs.
• EURL Soni Five to implement a project for the manufacture of electrical and electronic appliances with an annual production capacity equivalent to 400 tonnes of box wires and accessories, 150 tonnes of power cables, 200,000 filters, 150,000 resistors, 150,000 thermostats and 20,000 compressors. This project will create 165 jobs.
• Individuelle Kiram Adel to carry out a wood and aluminium joinery project with an annual production capacity of 65,500 units per year of various types of interior and exterior doors, creating 103 jobs.
• SARL Hariz Promo to carry out a wood and aluminium joinery project with a production capacity of 95,000 units per year, creating 104 jobs.
• SARL Alliola Papers for the completion of a packaging materials manufacturing project with an annual production capacity of 1,700 tonnes, creating 102 jobs.
• SARL Frères Bamoune Solutions for the completion of an industrial machinery manufacturing project with a production capacity of 240 units per year, creating 50 jobs.
• SARL Reimaa Réalisation Immobilière et Activités Annexes to carry out a leisure project with a capacity of 200 people/day and create 75 jobs.
• SARL Etka Power Company to carry out a project for the manufacture of electrical machinery and equipment and solar energy equipment with a production capacity of 10,000 units/year.
• SARL Brothers International Trading to carry out a project for the manufacture of fruit and vegetable preserves with a production capacity of 3,744,000 units/year, creating 103 jobs.

Mr. Rekkache explained that these projects will contribute to the creation of 1,377 direct jobs, which confirms the dynamism of the province and its readiness to embrace quality projects that serve local and national development.

30 September 2025

On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, in collaboration with the Blida provincial authorities, organised an Information Day focused on the current state and future prospects of investment in the province.

The event was officially opened by the Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, Mr. Omar Rekkache, the Wali of Blida, Mr. Ibrahim Ouchane, and the President of the Economic Renewal Council, Mr. Kamal Moula, in the presence of local authorities, business associations, representatives from relevant ministries and sectors, banks, and investors from Blida and neighbouring provinces.

The aim of this day is to highlight the potentials and assets that distinguish the province of Blida and make it an investment hub, as well as the future challenges it faces.

In his speech at the opening of this information day, Mr. Rekkache highlighted the significant investment activity in the province of Blida, where 533 investment projects have been registered at the decentralised one-stop shop in Blida, including new investments and expansion projects, with the creation of 16,160 direct jobs expected.

In this regard, he commended the considerable efforts made by local authorities to stimulate economic activity in the province, support economic operators and remove obstacles to their activities.

Mr. Rekkache affirmed the agency’s commitment to working in coordination with local authorities to provide additional real estate facilities aimed at boosting activities in the food processing industries, given their pivotal role in creating added value, ensuring food security, and opening up new export opportunities.

The Director General also touched on the results of investment at the national level, where the agency has registered more than 17,000 projects, expected to provide around 420,000 direct jobs, stressing that the biggest challenge facing the agency today is to support these projects and work to turn them into reality in order to achieve the goal set by the President of the Republic, Mr Abdelmadjid Tebboune, of reaching 20,000 projects before the end of 2029, embodying his vision of making investment the engine of development.

In this regard, he pointed out that the agency is working in coordination with the Algerian Economic Renewal Council and various actors in the investment system to provide all the necessary conditions and guarantees for economic operators to realise their projects and enhance their competitiveness.

Mr. Rekkache also discussed the results of the Intra-African Trade Fair, which reflected the strong presence of Algerian institutions and their ability to rise to the challenge after achieving impressive results in terms of the volume of deals and contracts signed.

During this media day, a discussion session was organised with the investors and economic operators present, during which they addressed the reality of investment in Algeria, particularly in the province of Blida and neighbouring provinces, and highlighted the obstacles facing investors, proposing solutions to them.

25 September 2025

The Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, Mr. Omar Rekkache, received on Thursday, 25 September 2025, a delegation from the Chinese company Asia Potash International Investment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., which specializes in the exploitation and processing of mineral resources, particularly phosphate. The delegation was led by the company’s Vice President, Mr. Zeng Yui.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the hydrocarbons and mining sectors, the energy and renewable energy sectors, industry and environment ministries, as well as senior officials from the Agency.

This meeting is part of the Chinese company’s efforts to launch a major investment project in Algeria. The project involves the construction of an integrated industrial complex worth $1.6 billion for the valorization of phosphate and the production of ammonia, urea, and compound fertilizers, relying on natural gas as the primary input for manufacturing processes.

Following a detailed presentation by the Chinese delegation on the project—intended to be implemented in the North Africa region—the discussions focused on the potential and opportunities for carrying it out in Algeria. The country offers all the necessary assets and resources for the project’s success, including natural gas and phosphate reserves, particularly in the eastern regions. The project’s economic viability and its alignment with Algeria’s national strategy for developing and valorizing mineral resources and renewable energy were also discussed.

In conclusion, both parties agreed to maintain coordination and hold further meetings via videoconference to discuss the project’s technical details and the mechanisms for its implementation in collaboration with the relevant sectors.