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Algeria
Sugar and oil exports ban puts Cevital on a sticky wicket

The Cevital group covers 80% of the oil needs of the Algerian market. © Cevital

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's ban on foodstuff exports directly threatens the interests of Algeria's largest private company, which as well as being a major sugar exporter, had plans to sell vegetable oil abroad. [...]

Published on 28/03/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Sugar and oil exports ban puts Cevital on a sticky wicket

Algeria
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After Tunisia, Cevital resumes sugar exports to Mauritania and Lebanon

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End to ban on sugar export in sight

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Cevital working to unblock its sugar exports

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