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Summary of Algeria's Financial System Stability Assessment (June 2014)

Core Content

This document is the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) for Algeria, prepared by the IMF and World Bank in the context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). It outlines the current state of Algeria's financial system, identifies key risks, and proposes a series of recommendations aimed at enhancing financial stability and supporting economic growth.

Main Points

1. Financial System Overview

• Algeria's financial system is predominantly bank-based and underdeveloped.
• The banking sector accounts for the majority of financial assets, with state-owned banks (SOBs) holding 86% of the banking system's assets as of end-2012.
• Nonbank financial institutions, such as insurance and leasing companies, have a small but growing presence in the system.
• The stock market is very small, with only four listed companies and minimal trading activity.
• Capital market development is limited, and the fixed-income market is dominated by government securities.

2. Financial Stability Status

• Algeria's financial system has been relatively stable and unaffected by the global financial crisis.
• Exchange controls and high domestic deposits have helped shield the system from external shocks.
• The financial system is moderately vulnerable to shocks, but the government's substantial external and fiscal buffers (e.g., high oil prices, large FX reserves, and fiscal savings) provide a strong safety net.

3. Key Banking Sector Risks

• Credit risk is the most significant risk, particularly in public banks, which are heavily exposed to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the manufacturing, construction, and commerce sectors.
• Nonperforming loans (NPLs) remain a concern, with public banks having a higher NPL ratio (23.6% in 2012) than private banks (11.5%).
• Liquidity management is generally strong, with 46% of total assets being liquid at end-2012, though excess liquidity from hydrocarbon revenues poses challenges.

4. Financial Stability Framework

• Banking supervision has been improved with the introduction of a risk-based rating system and internationally accepted prudential standards.
• The central bank has taken on a more active role in financial stability, publishing its first Financial Stability Report (FSR).
• A financial sector safety net exists, but bank resolution mechanisms and effective public credit registries are still underdeveloped.

Key Recommendations

1. Financial Sector Reforms

• Modernize the financial sector to promote financial deepening, including:
  • Strengthening corporate governance in state banks.
  • Implementing the public credit registry modernization plan.
  • Improving the collateral regime and insolvency rights.
  • Enhancing banking supervision and stress-test expertise.
  • Introducing a dedicated bank resolution regime.

2. Intertemporal Smoothing of Hydrocarbon Revenues

• Establish a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) and a fiscal withdrawal rule to:
  • Reduce the volatility of hydrocarbon revenues.
  • Mitigate the negative effects of Dutch disease on savings and investment.
  • Improve monetary policy transmission and develop financial markets.

3. Phasing Out Exchange Controls

• Gradually liberalize the foreign exchange (FX) market, including:
  • Allowing non-hydrocarbon exporters to sell directly into the FX market.
  • Reducing restrictive exchange rate measures to prevent negative real interest rates on dinar assets.
  • Promoting core financial market development.

4. Strengthening the Legal and Regulatory Environment

• Modernize the insolvency regime to enhance credit environment and risk mitigation.
• Clarify criminal sanctions related to mismanagement in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and provide judicial training.
• Improve debt enforcement procedures and collateral regimes.

5. Enhancing Liquidity Management

• Create a structural liquidity shortage to support monetary policy implementation.
• Improve coordination between the Bank of Algeria (BA) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to better manage liquidity.

6. Consumer Lending and SME Support

• Replace consumer lending restrictions with prudential measures.
• Introduce an effective public credit registry for households and a personal bankruptcy framework.
• Revisit government support programs for microenterprises and SMEs, including partial credit guarantee funds.

7. Capital Market Development

• Finance budget deficits through T-bonds along the yield curve.
• Revisit MoF's issuance policy to foster liquidity in the capital market.
• Implement the 2012 COSOB modernization program to develop the stock exchange.

8. Crisis Management

• Establish a special resolution regime for failing financial institutions.
• Develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining principles for financial crisis management.
• Create an MoU between safety net participants for information exchange and decision-making processes.

9. AML/CFT Compliance

• Implement an action plan established with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to improve anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance.

Key Information

• State ownership is significant, with public banks playing a central role in financing government projects.
• Exchange controls have been effective in stabilizing the financial system, but they hinder the development of core financial markets.
• Nonperforming loans (NPLs) are not being written off, due to legal and regulatory constraints, which impede financial statement clarity and bad debt resolution.
• Financial deepening is needed to support economic growth and diversification.
• Stress tests indicate that credit concentration and loan risk are the main banking sector vulnerabilities.
• The financial system's safety net is inadequate, and bank resolution mechanisms are not well developed.

Conclusion

While Algeria's financial system remains stable, it is underdeveloped and highly reliant on government support. The main challenges include credit risk, excess liquidity, and limited financial market development. The key recommendations focus on reforms in governance, legal frameworks, exchange controls, and financial sector development to enhance resilience and support economic growth.