These Are President Tebboune’s Messages To Productive Economic Institutions.

The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, affirmed on Monday in Algiers the importance of continuing to enhance the competitiveness of national products and working to ensure self-sufficiency and promote exports, especially in the industrial sector, which has witnessed remarkable development in recent years.

During his inauguration of the 56th edition of the Algiers International Fair, where he visited the pavilions of many national, public, and private institutions, the President of the Republic urged economic operators to “raise the bar of ambition” in investment and continue working to increase competitiveness and improve the quality of national products.

The President of the Republic praised the progress made by many sectors, especially mechanical industries, military industries, and textiles, emphasizing the need to work on strengthening export capabilities in parallel with contributing to reducing imports.

The President of the Republic stopped over for a long time at the military industries pavilion, where he listened to detailed explanations about the activities of a number of institutions operating in the field of communications, military installations, and weapons manufacturing, especially the Directorate of Military Industries, the Mechanical Construction Company in Khenchela, and the Central Company for the Renewal of Signal Equipment.

The President of the Republic also expressed his admiration for the level of achievements made by these institutions, especially in the field of optical fibers, the manufacturing and maintenance of signal equipment, and the manufacturing of explosives, and at the National Institute for Cartography and Remote Sensing affiliated with the Ministry of National Defense.

Also at the Ministry of National Defense pavilion, the President of the Republic ordered the Minister of National Education to involve national institutions, including those affiliated with the National People’s Army, in implementing the project of supplying educational institutions with electronic tablets.

He also stressed the need for the contribution of both the institutions affiliated with the National People’s Army and the National Electronic Industries Company “ENIE”, as well as private institutions, to the project supervised by the Ministry of Education, which is concerned with providing students with electronic tablets, calling for “covering at least 50 to 60 percent” of the needs of educational institutions for computer equipment with local products.

On this occasion, the President of the Republic highlighted the contribution of the military establishment to supporting the national economy with various products, which would reduce the import bill, especially for optical fibers. The President of the Republic affirmed in this regard that the import of optical fibers will be prohibited unless approved by the Ministry of National Defense, with the imminent launch of a special optical fiber unit affiliated with the same ministry.

Upon stopping at the pavilion of two emerging companies, the President of the Republic praised the significant progress made by the country in this field, reiterating that efforts are continuing to “reach the first or second rank in Africa for the national economy.”

The President of the Republic also visited the pavilion of the “GETEX” Textile and Leather Industry Group, where he listened to a presentation on the group’s performance, which has witnessed a qualitative leap in recent years in terms of diversifying production, improving quality, and developing and modernizing distribution methods in partnership with emerging companies active in e-commerce.

Still in the industrial field, and during his visit to the VMS company pavilion, which specializes in motorcycles and light vehicles, the President of the Republic urged economic operators to raise their ambition to invest more and contribute to creating added value and job opportunities.

Here, he saluted the company’s officials for the successes they have achieved by diversifying their products, such as motorcycles and light transport vehicles aimed at young investors, and used in trade, services, and by artisans.

In the same pavilion, the President of the Republic ordered the Director General of the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency to facilitate the implementation of an investment project for the institution “before the end of this month.”

The project involves the construction of an industrial complex for various types of bicycles in the wilaya of Bouira.

As for the “Hassnaoui Group” pavilion, the President of the Republic emphasized the importance of the projects undertaken by this private group, especially in the agricultural sector, through seed production, which, according to the explanations provided, will allow for a reduction in the cost of these inputs for farmers, contributing to reducing imports and enhancing the country’s self-sufficiency.

After that, the President of the Republic stopped for a long time at the pavilion of the Algerian General Mechanical Company (AGM) – Sidi Bel Abbes unit, where he received a detailed explanation about the activities carried out by this institution specializing in the production of public works and construction equipment, as well as agriculture, in addition to its production capacities. In this pavilion, the President of the Republic stressed the need to “meet national needs and then move towards export.”To achieve this goal, the President of the Republic called on officials of this institution to approve the implementation of a full-time work system (24 hours/24).

This year’s exhibition, held under the slogan “For Joint and Sustainable Cooperation,” features 684 exhibitors, including 145 foreign institutions representing 31 countries from the five continents.