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Business conditions (World Bank)
Economic Outlook for the Most Developed Countries (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Resources and Trends (U.S. D.O.E.)
Development Indicators (World Bank)
Statistical Overview (U.N.)
Investing in Algeria
Any Algerian or Foreign investor (natural person or legal entity), interested by the opportunities of investment in Algeria, is allowed to establish in Algeria with an aim to:
- Create, in his proper name, a juridical entity governed by Algerian laws, constituted by 100 % of resident or non-resident capitals;
- Enter in partnership with one or more natural persons or legal entities governed by Algerian laws;
- Share, in kind or cash, an existing company's capital;
- Take over an activity within the framework of a total or partial privatization.The Algerian legislation grants essential guarantees to investors, namely:
- Non-discrimination in relation to Algerian individuals or legal entities.
- Legal security / Intangibility of the law.
- Settlement of disputes.
About Algeria
Algeria officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa It covers a total area of 919,590.200 square miles and has a sea border of over 746 miles along the Mediterranean SeaIts territory penetrates the African continent through the Sahara, and reaches the
Mali and Niger borders . more...
Excavations in Algeria have indicated that Homo erectus resided there between 500,000 and 700,000 years ago. Phoenician traders settled on the Mediterranean coast in the 1st millennium B.C. As ancient Numidia, Algeria became a Roman colony, part of what was called Mauretania Caesariensis, at the close of the Punic Wars (145 B.C.). more...
The fossil fuels energy sector is the backbone of Algeria's economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. The country ranks fourteenth in petroleum reserves, containing 11.8 billion barrels of proven oil reserves with estimates suggesting that the actual amount is even more. more...