Productive Investment: Betting on Made in Algeria

Leïla Benali — Alger, Algérie — 2026-08-28

The investment law has changed the game: transparent procedures, guarantees for national and foreign capital, and a declared priority for high value-added sectors. On the ground, the results are beginning to show — in cement plants, food processing and pharmaceuticals.

The El Hadjar steel complex, long a symptom of the country's industrial difficulties, illustrates the will to reclaim lost ground. Elsewhere, the industrial zones of Sétif and Oran are hosting production units that now export to West Africa.

The challenge remains as much human as financial: training engineers, retaining talent, and connecting the university to the business world. That is the price at which "Made in Algeria" will become a lasting reality rather than a slogan.