Legal Framework
From The Report: Algeria 2014
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OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Algeria, in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel. This section also includes an interview with Samy Laghouati, Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel.

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Overview

In letter and spirit: New foreign investment and competition regulations
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As a market of about 38m inhabitants with substantial energy resources as well as a steady demand for modern infrastructure supported by massive public investment, Algeria has attracted strong interest from foreign investors over the last few years. During 2009, in the context of the fallout from the global economic crisis, Algeria saw a fall in revenues from its oil and gas exports combined with a sharp rise in imports of goods and services, and in dividends distributed to foreign investors. The…

Interview

OBG talks to Samy Laghouati, Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Interview: Samy Laghouati What is the decriminalisation of management acts? SAMY LAGHOUATI: The decriminalisation of management acts is an enormous project that demands a complete reassessment of all of the legal specialities concerning business and management activities, including company, labour, economic, banking and criminal law. While this question is typically viewed through the lens of state-owned companies, the penal risk is also very high for private-sector executives, particularly when…