http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/countries/algeriaen-usCopyright 2013 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:00 GMT914476http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/countries/algeriahttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Byblos_Bank_Country_Risk_Weekly_Bulletin_16May13-pdf_190513070932/This is a PDF report. Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:00 GMTByblos Bank pdf_190513070932Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/3G_launch_delay_prompts_questions_in_Algeria-ZAWYA20130518055752/Algerians are asking many questions about the country's delay in launching high-speed 3G mobile telecommunication, which was scheduled to take place in the first quarter of this year.Sat, 18 May 2013 09:53:07 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20130518055752Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/EIU_Algeria_Country_Report_May13-pdf_160513100524/This is a PDF report. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit pdf_160513100524Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Has_the_developed_world_gone_exgrowth-ZAWYA20130516093206/Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management.Thu, 16 May 2013 09:55:49 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20130516093206Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/BMI_Algeria_Petrochemicals_Report_Apr13-pdf_150513101918/Includes 3 FREE Quarterly Updates.BMI View: While some petrochemicals projects have experienced significant delays, we believe the industry is on course for strong growth as new plants are opened and domestic demand for plastic accelerates. The automotives industry is set for expansion while the construction industry should experience a solid recovery, although overall economic growth will remain below par. However, there will need to be greater focus on adding value to production if the domestic industry is to take full advantage of market growth.The Algerian government set out a US$80bn five-year investment budget in 2012, a US$12bn increase on previous plans as a result of investment in the country's unconventional gas reserves. This will have an inevitable knock-on effect on the petrochemicals industry, not only because there will be more gas available for feedstock, but also because Sonatrach will have more money to invest in revamping and boosting its petrochemicals industries.Algeria has focused on low added-value production, relying on commodity chemicals that are highly price responsive to market fluctuations and easily undermined by capacity elsewhere in the world. The industry is some distance from competing on equal terms with European petrochemicals producers in terms of product diversification. As such, it will be vulnerable to market fluctuations in the narrow range of products it produces, although the effects on margins should be cushioned by the local availability of competitively priced feedstock.Overall, the petrochemicals market will undergo a period of massive change over the next decade as unconventional shale and gas reserves are produced, which will alter the dynamics at play within the market. Given the vast reserves thought to be available in Algeria, the impact of these hydrocarbons resources cannot be underestimated.However, delays to current projects indicate that the realisation of the country's full potential in petrochemicalsWed, 15 May 2013 09:15:00 GMTBusiness Monitor International Limited pdf_150513101918Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Banque_Audi_MENA_Weekly_Monitor_04May13-pdf_140513134849/This is a PDF report. Tue, 14 May 2013 13:44:00 GMTBanque Audi pdf_140513134849Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/IFCs_investment_in_Mena_region_hits_USD29bn-ZAWYA20130514045459/International Finance Corporation's (IFC) total investment in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for the fiscal year ending June, 2012 touched USD 2.9 billion.Tue, 14 May 2013 06:25:51 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20130514045459Open