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Algeria creates permanent committee to oversee imports

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An executive decree by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb has established a permanent committee in Algeria to examine and process import requests. Chaired by the Minister of Foreign Trade, it includes representatives of the Finance Ministry, the Bank of Algeria and employers’ organisations, among others, according to TSA.

Algeria has established the Permanent Committee for Monitoring and Processing Import Requests through an executive decree by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday 13 October, TSA reports. The new body is intended to strengthen oversight of import management.

The committee is chaired by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, or their representative. It also includes the Minister of Finance, the Governor of the Bank of Algeria and the president of the relevant professional association, or their representatives, according to TSA.

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