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Algeria Simon Foster, First Secretary UKTI DSO British Embassy Algiers

Algeria Simon Foster, First Secretary UKTI DSO British Embassy Algiers. Algeria: General Overview. Population: 35 million inhabitants Land Area: 2,381,741 square km Borders: A total of 6,643 km inc Coastline: 998 km

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Algeria Simon Foster, First Secretary UKTI DSO British Embassy Algiers

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  1. Algeria Simon Foster, First Secretary UKTI DSO British Embassy Algiers Algeria

  2. Algeria: General Overview Population: 35 million inhabitants Land Area: 2,381,741 square km Borders: A total of 6,643 km incCoastline: 998 km Main Cities: Algiers (capital), Oran, Constantine, Setif, Annaba, Hassi Messaoud (centre for oil & gas) Official language: Arabic but French is still widely spoken Algeria

  3. Economic Indicators • Inflation: 3.5% (2009) • Economic Growth forecast: 4.5% (2010) • Foreign currency reserves: $150bn • No foreign debt • Low labour costs NB: Algeria has one of the highest GDP per capita income rates in Africa Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  4. Why Algeria? • Blessed with natural resources: 3rd largest crude oil producer in Africa, 6th largest gas reserves in the world (mostly unexploited); substantial deposits of other minerals (gold, iron, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphate, tungsten, kaolin etc.) • Supplies 30% of Europe’s natural gas imports; 2nd only to Russia Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  5. Military forces • National Popular Army • Algerian National Navy-7,000 • Air Force • Territorial Air Defense Force Presentation title

  6. Military forces are supplemented by: • Gendarmerie -150,000 • Metropolitan police-200,000 • Civil protection • Fire brigade • Customs Presentation title

  7. Problems Algeria is combating • Counter Terrorism: The Maghreb (more specifically, Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco) has been the subject of an insurgency since 2002. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, regularly ambush and target Algerian military and security forces with IED’s • Illegal Migration: Algeria is a conduit for illegal migrants on the way to Europe, • Drug Trafficking and Arms smuggling: drug and arms smuggling that has also been linked to funding the terrorist activity • Civil Unrest: riots and protests are becoming more frequent due to, unemployment, lack of housing, rising inflation, reduction on imports Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  8. What they need • CIED • Overt and covert surveillance, • The ability to locate and track people in the mountainous Kabylie region to the north and the deserts in the south, • Land a sea border security, • Comms/internet monitoring. • Riot equipment Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  9. Problems • Algerian finance law • Secretive nature of military and police • Restricted tenders and closed tenders • All contracts have a non disclosure clause • We are very expensive Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  10. The UK’s strengths in Algeria • Excellent political relationship • The Algerians see the UK Military Forces and Police as the Gold standard • They look to the UK for training • They want to buy low volume high tech kit from the UK • They want to diversify and move away from Russian and Chinese equipment Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  11. Entering the market • Prepare: Do your market research. Understand their needs and carefully target your customer. • Plan for the long term: It will take time to get results. And cultivating & building relationships are just as important as having the right product. • Patience: The business environment is different. Sometimes you’ll need to count to 10! • Persevere:Other British businesses have done well in Algeria. You can too! Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  12. Tenders • Baosem (www.baosem.com/en/) for the energy & mining sectors • Bomop (www.anep.com.dz/bomop) for public sector contracts • Algeria Tenders (www.algeriatenders.com/en/) summarising most tenders issued across all sectors • UKTI (www.ukti.gov.uk) publishes selected business opportunities Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  13. UKTI support in Algeria • We offer you honest, impartial advice not market promotion • We mainly work with companies who are considering entering the Algerian market but our services are also available to those already established in-country • Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS): This allows you to commission pieces of work tailored to your exact needs; for example market research, identifying potential partners/agents/distributors, organising meetings etc. • A free tip! KPMG Algeria (www.algeria.kpmg.com) have produced guides in English on investing in Algeria & the hydrocarbon sector Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

  14. We’re here to help you! Tel: +213 (0)770 085 000 Fax: +213 (0)770 085 099 trade.algeria@fco.gov.uk You can also work with one of our international trade advisers who can help you to find out more about doing business successfully overseas. To find your local office go to www.ukti.gov.uk Algeria: Opportunities in the North African Energy Sector

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