Legal Framework
From The Report: Algeria 2015
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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 chapter contains a viewpoint from Samy Laghouati, Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel.

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Overview

In letter and spirit: Foreign investment and competition regulations
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As a market of 39.5m people with substantial energy resources and steady demand for modern infrastructure supported by significant 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, the country saw a fall in revenues from its oil and gas exports, along with a sharp rise in dividends distributed to foreign investors and in imports of goods and services. The combination…

Interview

Codes of conduct: OBG talks to Samy Laghouati, Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Interview:Samy Laghouati The government intends to revise the legal framework applicable to foreign investments. What can be said so far of the new measures? SAMY LAGHOUATI: The government has broadly expressed its will to increase the attractiveness of Algeria to foreign investments. In particular, it is intending to continuously encourage the implementation of industrial projects in the manufacturing sector. At this point, in early December 2015, two important draft laws are being discussed:…