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Emerging-Market Stocks

The last time he talked about emerging-market stocks, the subject was blow-off tops. Unfortunately, these blow-off tops have morphed into bear markets.

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Manufacturing: The Rise of the Maghreb

Airbus and Renault are among a wave of companies building plants along the Mediterranean's southern shore

Algeria Is Open—Sort of

Investors are making strides despite curbs

Algeria's Disappointing Gas-Plots Auction

The North African country saw scant interest in a recent auction of gas rights, a sign of weaker investment appetite among energy majors

Algeria's Carbon-Capture Experiment

A venture by Algeria's Sonatrach, BP, and Norway's Statoil to strip CO2 out of natural gas and store it underground could help cut emissions

Oran, Algeria, Scene of OPEC Meeting, Has Seen Better Days

The Mediterranean coastal town has a certain dilapidated charm held over from the French colonial era