As part of the British Academy Conference 'Algeria: Historical Struggles and Imagined Utopias' organised by the LSE Middle East Centre and the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University. A fascinating conversation between Abderrahmane Hadj Nacer, former Governor of the Bank of Algeria, and Francis Ghiles, former journalist with the Financial Times and BBC World Service, on the historical challenges and reforms from the 1980s to contemporary Algeria. Une riche conversation entre Abderrahmane Hadj Nacer, ancien gouverneur de la Banque d'Algérie, et Francis Ghiles, ancien journaliste du Financial Times et de la BBC World Service, sur les défis historiques et les réformes de l'Algérie des années 1980 à nos jours.