Scope: Algeria Focus
Digital Economy
Algeria Joins PAPSS: How Pan-African Instant Payments Could Unlock the Dinar’s Continental Potential
⚡ Key Takeaways In August 2025, the Bank of Algeria officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), becoming...
Digital Economy
The COD Trap: How Cash on Delivery Is Strangling Algeria’s E-Commerce
⚡ Key Takeaways Roughly 95% of Algeria’s e-commerce transactions use Cash on Delivery, creating a structural Return-to-Sender crisis where merchants...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s War on Cash: 939 Billion Dinars in E-Payments and the SoftPos Revolution Coming by 2028
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s electronic payment ecosystem reached 939 billion dinars in 2025 — a 46% surge in one year...
Startups
Algeria Waives IPO Fees for Startups: Can the Algiers Stock Exchange Become a Real Funding Channel?
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s three capital market regulators — COSOB, SGBV, and Algeria Clearing — have jointly waived all IPO-related...
Startups
VOLZ’s $5M Series A and Algeria’s First Public VC Exit: The Venture Capital Turning Point
⚡ Key Takeaways When travel-tech startup VOLZ closed a 600 million dinar (~$5M) Series A in December 2025 — the...
Startups
Yassir Acquires Uno Hypermarkets: Algeria’s Super App Builds an Omnichannel Commerce Empire
⚡ Key Takeaways Yassir acquired Cevital’s 23-store Uno hypermarket chain on March 8, 2026, rebranding it as Yassir Market with...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Auto-Entrepreneur Card Is Reshaping the Digital Gig Economy: What You Need to Know
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s National Auto-Entrepreneur Agency (ANAE) has attracted over 42,000 platform registrations and distributed more than 10,000 auto-entrepreneur...
Policy & Regulation
Presidential Decree 25-320: Algeria’s First National Data Governance Framework and What It Means for Every Public Institution
⚡ Key Takeaways Presidential Decree 25-320 (December 30, 2025) creates Algeria’s first national data governance framework — mandatory data classification,...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Big Tech Platform Regulation Bill: What TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Must Do to Keep Operating
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s National People’s Assembly is reviewing a draft law that would require global platforms with over 1...
Skills & Careers
Huawei ICT Academy Meets Algerian Vocational Training: Can Joint Diplomas Create a Viable Alternative to University Degrees?
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Ministry of Vocational Training signed an MOU with Huawei in May 2025 to offer joint diplomas...
Skills & Careers
The Tech Salary Paradox: Minimum Wage Hikes, Compressed Local Pay, and the Remote Work Gap in Algeria
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 20% minimum wage hike to 24,000 DZD (Jan 2026) collides with compressed developer salaries: local juniors...
