Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 13

28-March-2005

ALGERIA

National Assembly Approves Hydrocarbons Law

Algerias new hydrocarbons law came closer to becoming official on 20 March when the countrys lower house of the bicameral parliament, the National Assembly, passed the bill without facing any serious opposition. The law now moves to the parliaments upper chamber, the National Council, where its approval is expected, before being signed into law by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. When put...