Financial Risk:

Critical

Score:

5/100

Asset Disposals

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Q24 0/100

How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?

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Controls Score: 0 / 100
No information could be found (1) on whether the Ministry of Defence has formalized an internal process of overseeing and advising on asset disposals.…
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Transparency of disposal process Score: 0 / 100
No information on asset disposals with regards to the defence sector could be found. There has likely been no asset disposal from the Defence…
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Transparency of financial results of disposals Score: 0 / 100
No reports could be found on the website (1) or in the media indicating that the Ministry of Defence has disposed of any assets…
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Q25 0/100

Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?

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Scrutiny Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence that asset disposal by the Ministry of Defence is scrutinized by an internal oversight body. The last country assessment came…
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Independence Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no evidence that asset disposal by the Minstry of Defence is scrutinized by an…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no evidence that asset disposal by the Ministry of Defence is scrutinized by an…
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Secret Budgets

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Q26 0/100

What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?

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Score: 0 / 100
The percentage of defence and security spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence service is not available to the public.…
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Q27 0/100

Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?

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Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence that parliament receives a full briefing on expenditures on secret items relating to national security and military intelligence. The websites…
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Q28 0/100

Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
As per Art. 192 of the Algerian Constitution (2016), annual reports from the Court of Auditors are sent to the Presidents of the Council…
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Parliamentary scrutiny Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable due to the fact that a review of articles published by the APN suggests that the annual…
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Q29 0/100

In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?

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Permitted exceptions Score: 0 / 100
There is evidence that off-budget expenditures are allowed in Algeria. To cover unseen expenses during the year, the executive can draw from resources that…
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Recording mechanisms Score: 0 / 100
In the last three finance laws no off-budget for military expenditures was officially included in the budget (1), (2),(3).
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Prevalence Score: NEI / 100
This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence. In light of the answers to question 29 A and…
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Q30 0/100

Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?

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Legal framework Score: 0 / 100
There are no clear guidelines stipulating that the public can access information about the defence sector. Algeria’s new constitution of 2016 includes an article…
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Classification of information Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. No legal framework on how information is classified as secret was found. As outlined…
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Effectiveness Score: 0 / 100
Getting information on the security sector is challenging, according to an LSE report. Journalists have outlined the difficulties they face when trying to access…
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Q31 13/100

Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?

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Extent of commercial ventures Score: 0 / 100
The Algerian armed forces are economically active in various sectors. According to the Director of Military Industries at the Defence Ministry, the military industry…
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Transparency Score: 25 / 100
Army officials have publicly spoken about the military industry and its activities (1), (2). Reports on industry operated by the military give some information…
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Military-owned Businesses

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Q32 0/100

Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?

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Independent scrutiny Score: 0 / 100
In theory, military-owned businesses could be subject to an auditing process by the Court of Auditors. Since the military has disallowed any civilian oversight,…
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Transparency Score: 0 / 100
Details of audits are not available to the public (see the answer to question 17C). Annual reports from the Court of Auditors for the…
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Illegal Private Enterprise

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Q33 38/100

Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?

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Prohibition Score: 50 / 100
The Algerian government explicitly outlaws private enterprises by military personnel who are actively serving in the armed forces. It is unclear what kind of…
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Prevalence Score: 25 / 100
Information has been found that suggests defence employees are engaged in private enterprises. One report alleges that top army officers are running up to…
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Actual Military Spending

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Q77 0/100

Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?

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Proactive publication Score: 0 / 100
No information could be found that the government publishes data on the actual defence spending during the budget year. A review of the laws…
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Comprehensiveness Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable because no information could be found that the government publishes data on actual defence spending during the budget…
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Timeliness Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable because no information could be found that the government publishes data on the actual defence spending during the…
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Comparison against budget Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable because no information could be found that the government publishes data on the actual defence spending during the…
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