The country recorded more than 2 million commercial transactions via electronic payment terminals in 2021, reaching almost DZD 15 billion (US$ 107 million), up 220% from 2020

A group of lawmakers presented a bill that aims to impose an absolute ban on all economic relations between Algerian companies and foreign companies with ties to Israel

Kamel Daoud won Prix Goncourt 2024, the most prestigious French literary award, becoming the first Algerian to win the prize; his novel 'Houris' is a gripping evocation of Algeria's 'black decade' (1992-2002)

The country is gradually moving towards a digital payments system, with a 71% increase in digital financial transactions in the first quarter of 2024

The Algerian National Agency for the Development of Hydrocarbon Resources has announced the launch of an international tender for upstream oil and gas projects, called 'Algeria Bid Round 2024'