The Algerian growth “slowed in 2017 due to the state’s dwindling financial resources and public spending cuts. The public deficit remained last year in double digits. Algeria’s public deficit is expected to remain significant in 2018. As to the risks of social unrest, it remains high in the North African country, warn the authors of the report. Meanwhile, Sonatrach’s recent declarations regarding the exploitation of shale gas fields in parts of southern Algeria could trigger renewed pockets of protest.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2018 16:18 UTC