Algerian entrepreneurs to help diversify economy, minister tells World Economic Forum

DUBAI: Young innovators are helping diversify Algeria’s economy away from a reliance on oil and gas, a minister told the World Economic Forum’s virtual conference on Wednesday.

Despite COVID-19 challenges and a fall in new business registrations, the Algerian government is committed to promoting entrepreneurship, Yacine Oualid, Algeria’s Minister of Startups at the Ministry of Micro-Enterprises, Startups and the Knowledge Economy, said.