Enacted since 2022, the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACI)’s fresh charter remains unpublished. That’s why the National Association of Traders and Craftsmen urges concerned authorities to speed up its release, as it will bolster the chamber’s influence.
Highlighting the holdup in rolling out CACI’s new charter since Executive Decree No. 22-83 of February 26, 2022, reorganized it, ANCA alerts relevant bodies. In a statement issued Friday, the traders’ group—which champions CACI’s role—calls on public officials “to quicken the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s new charter publication, which will enhance its function and mark a win for all professional outfits and associations.” After all, chambers provide a key forum for economic and trade actors.
ANCA recalls the old charter, still extended, dates back about 30 years. It stresses chambers’ status as “essential economic pillars,” public institutions uniting business players, steering them, and aiding investment plus partnerships—alongside advisory, training, and deal-making services, the source adds. It warns that stalling the 2022 charter and delaying provincial chamber elections since then “hinder their push to rally, guide, and back operators,” clashing with Algeria’s economic drive and goals for production, exports, and investment.
CACI indeed champions firm interests, driving national growth by supporting sectors with administrative/legal aid and economic databases. The chamber also supplies public authorities with opinions, ideas, and advice on trade, industry, and services matters.