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Boost exports.
Support for non-hydrocarbon exports is increasingly reflected on the ground, with the implementation of measures aimed at providing support, particularly financial support, to exporting companies. The 2026 finance bill (PLF) provides for additional measures in this regard, thus strengthening current support. Economic specialists and professionals in the sector welcome these new provisions which will further boost exports.
The PLF 2026, presented last Tuesday by the Minister of Finance before the Finance and Budget Committee of the National People’s Assembly (APN), provides, as part of the legislative measures, in the “special allocation accounts” section, an upward revision from 5 to 10% of the share of the proceeds of the internal consumption tax (TIC) allocated to the Special Fund for the promotion of exports, as well as support up to 100% instead part of the participation costs of companies and exporters in specialized exhibitions abroad. Measures which are able to strengthen the Export Promotion Fund and offer more visibility to Algerian products, through a presence at international events.
Economics professor Brahim Guendouzi indicated that these provisions are “concrete measures which will allow enhanced support for exporting companies”, which, according to him, are increasingly numerous. It is therefore necessary to add funds to this fund so that businesses can feel this support.
The increase in the share of ICT proceeds allocated to the Special Fund for the Promotion of Exports will strengthen its role in terms of financial aid, and will thus guarantee the coverage of many export costs. “This is an essential measure,” he said, noting that this fund, with the assistance it grants to companies, allows them to better explore foreign markets and find new customers, but above all to sustain export operations, which are sometimes sporadic. Companies will also have to improve their products according to the demand of the host country.
Companies will also have to train the personnel responsible for export, mainly with mastery of the required techniques. “All these issues are taken care of by the Special Fund for the Promotion of Exports,” said Mr. Guendouzi, specifying that the company cannot, on its own, meet this financial burden, particularly that relating to logistics.
Financial aid intended mainly to support SMEs and very small businesses (VSE), which need this aid the most, estimated the economics professor. “It is SMEs and VSEs that need this support much more. Large exporting companies have the means to support themselves and are, in the majority, present in international value chains,” he explained.
Companies encouraged to expand internationally
Regarding the 100% coverage of the participation costs of companies and exporters in specialized exhibitions abroad, Mr. Guendouzi pointed out the fact that this measure is in perfect harmony with the rich program of events and exhibitions planned for the year 2026, in which Algerian companies are called to take part, particularly at the level of the African continent, and thus move towards a greater international presence.
The National Association of Algerian Exporters (ANEXAL), for its part, welcomed these new provisions of the PLF 2026, which will encourage economic operators active in exports. The president of this association, Tarek Boulmerka, who has just been reappointed at the head of ANEXAL, expressed his satisfaction with these new measures, which work in the interest of exporters, which will above all offer more visibility to Algerian companies internationally. Pointing to the consultations and ongoing dialogue between exporters and public authorities, such as the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Mr. Boulmerka affirmed that 100% coverage of the costs of participation in specialized exhibitions abroad is all the more interesting for companies which take part in these meetings individually.
Companies, particularly SMEs and small businesses in the craft sector, are more than ever encouraged to go international, increasing their presence and thus prospecting new markets. This is a necessity so that they themselves become a market for their own products, according to the explanations of the president of ANEXAL.