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New Algerian energy and finance ministers named in reshuffle

By Hamid Ould Ahmed
ALGIERS, Jun 11 (Reuters) Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new energy and finance ministers today in a cabinet reshuffle, as the OPEC member tries to cope with a sharp fall in oil and gas earnings that have placed increasing pressure on its finances.
Nouredine Bouterfa, the head of state power firm Sonelgaz, was named as the new energy minister, replacing Salah Khebri, while junior budget minister Hadji Baba Ammi was appointed to replace Abderrahmane Benkhalfa at the finance ministry, a statement carried by state media said.
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