Algeria

The key message for manufacturing companies that are still encouraged by incentives is that the 2016 Finance Act has not significantly changed the Direct Taxes Code or the Code of Taxes on Sales despite the continuing fall of oil prices.

Algeria has attracted strong interest from foreign investors over the last few years. As a market of 40m people, which boasts substantial energy resources and maintains a steady demand for modern infrastructure supported by significant public investment, the country appears primed for significant growth in the coming years.

In the current context – with fiscal resources having dropped significantly as a result of the substantial recent decline in hydrocarbons tax revenues – it seems that additional government income will not be raised at the expense of the profitability of companies via an increase in corporate income tax. The solutions for enhancing tax revenues...

Algeria has made significant strides to improve access to quality medical care and tackle communicable diseases. While basic health indicators are very good, the changing socioeconomic landscape and improved living standards have coincided with a rise in chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

The Algerian government continues to move forward in its quest to raise the quality of the education sector. According to the Algerian Literacy Society, the literacy rate rose from 68.4% in 1998 to 86% in 2015, and the Ministry of National Education (Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale, MEN) claims a primary and secondary schooling enrolment...