| Author (Person) | Sanguini, Armando |
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| Publisher | Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) |
| Series Title | ISPI Commentary |
| Series Details | May 2016 |
| Publication Date | 30/05/2016 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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It is well known that the oil and gas sector is the backbone of the Algerian economy, accounting for about 35 per cent of gross domestic product, and two-thirds of total exports; that the first commercial oil discovery was in 1956 and that production started in 1958 during the bloodiest anti–colonial revolt of national liberation in Arab history. And that Italy was at that time – and still is - in great need of this resource for its own development. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/italy-and-algeria-stable-partnership-troubled-region-15152 |
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| Countries / Regions | Italy, Northern Africa |
