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Berlin  - Opportunities for German business beckon in Algeria, a trade official said in Berlin before Chancellor Merkel's arrival later Wednesday in the North African nation at the head of a business delegation.

Andreas Hergenroether, chief executive of the German-Algerian Chamber of Commerce, said Algerians had high respect and awareness of the quality of German goods and would buy more if offered more.

In an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa, he said, "A lot more trade could be done in the natural-gas business, where Algeria is the world's fourth largest producer."