Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
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Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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- Algeria - Publishes a new Investment Code
Algeria
Publishes a new Investment Code
28 Jul 2022Published in the official journal on 28 July 2022, the new investment law aims to (i) lay down the rules governing investment, (ii) to define the rights and obligations of investors and the incentive schemes applicable to investments. It applies to natural persons or legal entities, national or foreign residents or non-residents.
The provisions of this Law are intended to encourage investment with the aim to (i) develop priority sectors of high added value; (ii) ensure sustainable and balanced territorial development; develop local natural resources and raw materials; (iii) foster technology transfer and develop innovation and the knowledge economy; (iv) generalize the use of new technologies; (v) boost the creation of sustainable jobs and promote the competence of human resources; and (vi) strengthen and improve the competitiveness of the domestic economy and its export capacity.
This law establishes the principles of freedom to invest and transparency and equality in the processing of investments. It governs investments made through (i) the acquisition of material or intangible assets, directly involved in the production of goods and services, as part of the creation of new activities, the extension of production capacity and/or the redevelopment of the production tool; (ii) shareholding in the capital of a company in the form of contributions in cash or in kind; and (iii) the relocation of activities from abroad.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
- Treatment and operation (Operational conditions)
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation , Investment incentives)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Algeria Invest, Algeria: The new investment law published in the Official Journal, https://algeriainvest.com/news/algeria-the-new-investment-law-published-in-the-official-journal, 01 Aug 2022
- Official Gazette, Loi n° 22-18 du 25 Dhou El Hidja 1443 correspondant au 24 juillet 2022 relative à l’investissement., https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-francais/2022/F2022050.pdf, 28 Jul 2022
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
-
Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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