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Analysis, lessons learned, and open-data releases on the Algerian entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Mattei Plan: Algeria at the heart of Italy's Africa strategy, and what it opens for Italian companies
With the Mattei Plan, Italy has made Africa its strategic priority, and Algeria is one of its central energy partners. What today's Algerian framework changes, concretely, for Italian companies.
Algeria-Germany Summit, July 2026: what more than 30 agreements change for German companies
From 15 to 17 July 2026, President Tebboune was in Berlin: a state visit and more than thirty signed agreements. What today's Algerian framework changes for German companies and investors.
UpGrowth x Skolkovo: the only African partner of one of the world's largest innovation ecosystems
In May 2026, in Moscow, UpGrowth became the only African partner of the Skolkovo Foundation. Here is what the partnership opens for Algerian companies, and how to access it today.
Startup Village 2026 in Moscow: our talk and the signing of the memorandum with Skolkovo
From 27 to 29 May 2026, UpGrowth was at Startup Village in Moscow. We took the stage and, on 28 May, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Skolkovo Foundation, becoming its only African partner. The story.
CNRC nomenclature: 12 changes recorded in 89 days
Between our 9 May 2026 reading and our 6 August 2026 reading, the CNRC nomenclature moved 12 times: 5 codes added, 4 withdrawn, 2 newly regulated, 1 freed. The dated record, the 2,134 codes, the 1,491 ANAE activities and the 58 wilayas are open under CC BY 4.0.
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