digital economy
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s AAPI Investment Framework: The ICT Tax Breaks Tech Founders Are Missing
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Law 22-18 (July 2022) gives ICT investors customs duty exemptions, VAT relief, 10-year land tax waivers,...
AI & Automation
Algeria’s 12-Week AI Programme: Building the 500,000-Specialist Workforce for 7% GDP
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Ministry of Vocational Training has launched a 12-week AI programme (8 weeks training + 4 weeks...
Digital Economy
500 Digital Projects by 2026: Where Algeria Stands at the Mid-Year Mark
⚡ Key Takeaways On 25 December 2024, High Commissioner for Digitisation Meriem Benmouloud pledged 500+ digital projects between 2025 and...
Digital Economy
BaridiMob and Edahabia Beat the Banks: Why Postal Rails Dominate Algeria’s Digital Payments Mix
⚡ Key Takeaways New CERIST-indexed research confirms BaridiMob and Edahabia dominate Algeria’s digital payment volume and value, ahead of CIB...
Digital Economy
Yassir Market at Bab Ezzouar: Inside the Ramadan 2026 Reopening of Algeria’s First Super-App-Owned Hypermarket
⚡ Key Takeaways Yassir’s rebranded former-Uno hypermarket reopened at Bab Ezzouar during Ramadan 2026, becoming Algeria’s first super-app-owned physical store....
Digital Economy
BIS April 2026 Warning: Five Risk Categories Behind the USDT and USDC Expansion
⚡ Key Takeaways On 20 April 2026, the Bank for International Settlements named five systemic risk categories behind dollar-stablecoin expansion...
Digital Economy
When Wallets Become Government Rails: GCash, Fuel Subsidies, and the Public-Distribution Playbook
⚡ Key Takeaways At CNBC CONVERGE LIVE on 22 April 2026 in Singapore, Mynt CEO Martha Sazon described how GCash...
Digital Economy
UK FinTech Week 2026: The Scale-Up Unit and the Digital Payments Reform Package
⚡ Key Takeaways On 21 April 2026, during UK FinTech Week, HM Treasury and the FCA unveiled four interlocking moves:...
Digital Economy
Merchant Acceptance: The Last Mile of Cashless Economies
⚡ Key Takeaways World Bank 2026 work pinpoints merchant acceptance and identity-trust as the binding constraints on cashless economies. In...
Digital Economy
Digital Payments: The New Credit Infrastructure for Firms
⚡ Key Takeaways A March 2026 World Bank study covering nearly 50,000 firms across 101 economies finds that businesses receiving...
Digital Economy
Stablecoins and Payments: The Competition Shock Is Here
⚡ Key Takeaways The IMF Working Paper 2026/052, published March 20, 2026, estimates that pro-stablecoin U.S. legislation reduced the market...
