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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Samy Laghouati, Managing Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel Algeria from The Report: Algeria 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | Samir Hadj Ali, Country Managing Partner, Mazars, on integrating the tax system into the larger regulatory regime from The Report: Algeria 2012
Among the laws and regulations that have an impact on investment, tax laws and amendments introduced through finance acts are the easiest way to implement policies and meet goals that have been set by the government. By making adjustments to tax policies, these measures can be effective relatively quickly. This is why an ongoing re-structuring...
Articles & Analysis | Open for business: An increase in private players means a boost for the industry from The Report: Algeria 2012
The government has increasingly shown signs that it intends to introduce more liberalisation measures, despite continued concerns over some content constraints. This opening up is coupled with increased competition between new players, which is set to improve national media, diversify viewpoints and deliver on a demand for unbiased news.
Articles & Analysis | Hit the books: With the number of students set to expand rapidly, efforts are under way to modernise offerings from The Report: Algeria 2012
With significant improvements in education over the past decade, Algeria now has a primary enrolment rate over 95% and has made considerable progress in eliminating illiteracy, the rate of which is now under 8% for those aged 15-24. However, with more than 70% of the population under the age of 30, the number of students entering the school system...
Articles & Analysis | Under the sea: Offshore drilling continues to grow from The Report: Algeria 2012
For many, offshore hydrocarbons exploration constitutes perhaps the final oil and gas frontier. Offshore drilling targets deposits trapped beneath the ocean floor – or in some cases beneath inland lakes and seas – which are accessed through wellbores in the seabed. It is the most complex and expensive way of exploiting oil and gas deposits. Wells...
Articles & Analysis | Care and attention: The sector is receiving government support after years of playing second fiddle from The Report: Algeria 2012
For the past three decades Algerian tourism has lagged behind its competitors, with the country in recent times engaged in restoring stability following la décennie noire of the 1990s. However, now that the security issue is largely in hand, Algeria is looking to develop the sector as it aims to ease its dependence on hydrocarbons revenues by...