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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European Union
Proposes new initiatives on inward and outward FDI screening
24 Jan 2024On 24 January 2024, the European Commission unveiled several initiatives aimed at strengthening the economic security of the European Union (EU). Among these, two initiatives concern specifically inward and outward FDI.
A new proposed regulation for the screening of foreign investments seeks to boost the efficiency and coordination of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) review processes across the EU. Key changes include extending their coverage to acquisitions by EU entities under foreign control and to greenfield investments. The regulation also mandates the establishment of comprehensive and suspensory FDI screening mechanism in all EU Member States for a list of identified sensitive sectors. It also proposes a post-closing review of all foreign investments and sets up an enhanced cooperation framework for the exchange of information and recommendations between Member States and the Commission. This draft regulation awaits the endorsement of the European Parliament and the Council.
Furthermore, the Commission has issued a White Paper on Outbound Foreign Direct Investments (OFDI), aiming to create a system within Member States to monitor OFDI in crucial technological fields such as advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and bio-technologies. The White Paper will be subject to a consultation process and the Commission is expected to issue recommendations on the launch of the propose monitoring by the summer of 2024. Based on this monitoring framework, Member States would furnish the Commission with preliminary risk assessments of OFDI in these sectors by mid-2025.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
- Treatment and operation (Other)
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Industry:
- Primary (Mining and quarrying)
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment)
- Services (Telecommunications, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Financial and insurance activities, Scientific research and development)
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Sources:
- European Commission, Commission proposes new initiatives to strengthen economic security, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_363, 24 Jan 2024
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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.