A brief summary of important legal changes in Algeria in the last 10 years focusing on making the business operations easier.

2019

• Getting Electricity: Algeria made the process for getting an electricity connection easier by streamlining internal administrative processes and by granting new licenses to vendors selling pre-built substations.
• Trading across Borders: Algeria made importing easier by implementing joint inspections between control agencies.

2017

• Starting a Business: Algeria made starting a business easier by eliminating the minimum capital requirement for business incorporation.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Algeria made dealing with construction permits indicator faster by reducing the time to obtain a construction permit.
• Getting Electricity: Algeria made getting electricity more transparent by publishing electricity tariff s on the websites of the utility and the energy regulator.
• Paying Taxes: Algeria made paying taxes less costly by decreasing the tax on professional activities rate. The introduction of advanced accounting systems also made paying taxes easier.

2016

• Starting a Business: Algeria made starting a business easier by eliminating the requirement to obtain managers’ criminal records.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Algeria made dealing with construction permits easier by eliminating the legal requirement to provide a certified copy of a property title when applying for a building permit.

2015

• Trading across Borders: Algeria made trading across borders easier by upgrading infrastructure at the port of Algiers.

2013

• Getting Credit: Algeria improved access to credit information by eliminating the minimum threshold for loans to be included in the database.

2012

• Getting Credit: Algeria improved its credit information system by guaranteeing by law the right of borrowers to inspect their personal data.

2010

• Dealing with Construction Permits: Algeria enhanced its construction permitting process by introducing new regulations aimed at improving the administration of the process and at ensuring the safe and timely completion of construction projects.
• Registering Property: Algeria made registering property easier and less costly by reducing notary fees and eliminating the capital gains tax.
• Paying Taxes: Algeria made paying taxes less costly for companies by reducing the corporate income tax rate for tourism, construction and public works, and the production of goods.
• Enforcing Contracts: Algeria improved contract enforcement by introducing a new civil procedure code that reduces the steps and time required and by fully computerizing the courts, including by setting up an electronic case management system.

Courtesy of WorldBank.org
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