digital economy
Digital Economy
Algeria’s $1.7B E-Commerce Market After Jumia: Local Merchants Race to Fill the Gap
Algeria's e-commerce hit $1.72B in 2025, growing 10-15%. Jumia is out, Temu and Shein are pushing in, and local merchants have a narrow window.
Digital Economy
Algeria’s 22 Million Payment Cards, 104K POS & 46% Surge: The Fintech Runway Mapped
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed 22 million payment cards (18 million Edahabia, ~4.5 million CIB) and 104,000+ POS terminals at...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s SoftPOS Moment: A Merchant Onboarding Playbook for the End-2026 NFC Rollout
Algeria's RGA brings SoftPOS to NFC phones by end-2026. Here is how retailers and cafe owners can get ready as e-payments hit 939B DZD.
AI & Automation
Africa’s $10 Billion AI Drive: AfDB and UNDP Plan to Create 40 Million Jobs by 2035
⚡ Key Takeaways The AfDB and UNDP launched the AI 10 Billion Initiative at the Nairobi AI Forum (February 9–10,...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Social Commerce Economy: How Facebook Merchants Can Enter the Formal Digital Economy
⚡ Key Takeaways Over 85% of Algeria’s digital retail transactions still rely on cash-on-delivery, driven largely by informal Facebook and...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s ANPDP in a 45-Nation Africa: How Regional Data Protection Leadership Unlocks Cross-Border Business
⚡ Key Takeaways Yellow Card’s 2026 report confirms 45 African countries have enacted data protection legislation and 39 regulatory authorities...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s 20% GDP Digital Target: Priority Sectors and Investment Roadmap for 2030
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s SNTN-2030 targets 20% GDP from the digital economy by 2030 — requiring 20,000 startups, 500,000 ICT...
Digital Economy
Algeria’s Fintech Sandbox: What the Coming PSP Licences Will Mean for the Digital Economy
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Bank of Algeria Instruction 06-2025 (August 2025) creates the country’s first formal PSP licensing framework: three-tier...
Digital Economy
DCO Report: Digital Economy Hits $28 Trillion — And the EU’s DMA Review Shows What Governing It Costs
⚡ Key Takeaways The global digital economy will reach $28 trillion in 2026 — 22% of global GDP, growing at...
Digital Economy
Made in Algeria Goes Digital: Non-Oil Exports Reach 19 Markets via Trade Platforms
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria launched a landmark non-oil export operation in April 2026 covering 35 product categories — from dates...
Infrastructure & Cloud
AYRADE’s Algiers Stock Exchange IPO: A Historic First for Algeria’s Sovereign Cloud Sector
⚡ Key Takeaways AYRADE SPA, Algeria’s leading ARPCE-licensed IaaS cloud operator, will open 20% of its capital on the Algiers...
