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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Israel
30 Oct 2019Government establishes a committee to evaluate national security implications of foreign investment
The Security Cabinet of Israel established on 30 October 2019 an advisory committee that will assess national security implications of foreign investment in finance, communications, infrastructures, transportation and the energy sector. [...]
China
15 Oct 2019China amends regulations in the financial sector
The State Council amended the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of Foreign-funded Insurance Companies and the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Foreign-funded Banks, [...]
Saudi Arabia
07 Oct 2019Foreign Firms Can Now List on Saudi Exchange
On 7 October 2019, the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) announced allowing foreign companies to list on Tadawul upon the Capital Market Authority (CMA)'s approval of amended Listing Rules, including provisions related to foreign listing. [...]
India
18 Sep 2019Liberalization of FDI Rules
On 18 September 2019, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued Press Note 4 of 2019, liberalizing foreign direct investment in: (a) single-brand retail trading (SBRT); (b) contract manufacturing; (c) uploading / streaming of news [...]
Ukraine
10 Sep 2019Liberalization of repatriation of investments in Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine decided to abolish a EUR 5 million limit per calendar month on the repatriation of proceeds from foreign investments with the effect on 10 September 2019. The limit used to apply to proceeds from securities [...]
Thailand
29 Aug 2019Updated Minimum Capital Provisions for Foreign Companies in Thailand
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce, to fulfill various treaty obligations and for ease of enforcement, has abolished the previous three ministerial regulations on minimum capital for foreign companies, and issued a single new Ministerial [...]
Philippines
28 Aug 2019Allows foreign higher education institutions to establish branches
On 28 August 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the “Transnational Higher Education Act” or Republic Act No. 11448 that allows foreign higher education institutions to set up facilities in the country for the first time. [...]
Japan
01 Aug 2019Japan Expanded Scope of Industries Subject to Prior Notification for FDI
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) expanded the scope of industries for which submission of a prior notification is required for foreign direct investment. METI's public notice dated 27 May 2019 revised relevant [...]
China
30 Jul 2019China releases updated versions of its two negative lists and encouraged foreign investment catalogue to promote foreign investment
The Chinese Government has recently updated its two negative lists and encouraged foreign investment catalogue to liberalise its foreign investment regime and promote foreign investment in high-end industries. The new negative lists [...]
China
20 Jul 2019Eleven measures to further open up the financial sector
On 20 July 2019, the Financial Stability Development Committee (FSDC) of China's State Council announced the following liberalisation measures in the financial sector: 1) Foreign-invested credit rating agencies can rate all kinds [...]
Qatar
17 Jul 2019Launches Investment Promotion Agency
On 7 July 2019, the Investment Promotion Agency was launched with the aim of further attracting foreign direct investment in line with the objectives set out in the Qatar National Vision 2030. [...]
Myanmar
12 Jul 2019Foreign Investors to be Allowed to Purchase Stocks on the YSX
On 12 July 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) issued an announcement, allowing both foreign and local/foreign entities to purchase stock shares on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX). The announcement clarifies [...]
Egypt
06 Jul 2019Adoption of new foreign investment rules
On 6 July 2019, the Parliament approved three amendments to the 2017 Investment Law (no. 72), including a revision to the way in which FDI inflows are accounted for. A change in the FDI accounting system entails shifting responsibility [...]
United Arab Emirates
02 Jul 2019Allows full foreign ownership for thirteen sectors
Following the enactment of the UAE Federal Law No. 19 of 2018 on Foreign Direct Investment, the UAE Cabinet has adopted a "positive list of activities" covered by Article 7-3 of the Law, on 2 July 2019. The UAE Cabinet has approved [...]
Oman
01 Jul 2019Adoption of new Foreign Capital Investment Law
On 1 July 2019, Oman's Ministry of Legal Affairs has published Royal Decree No. 50/2019, which promulgated the country's new Foreign Capital Investment Law. The Foreign Capital Investment Law shall enter into force six months after [...]
Saudi Arabia
26 Jun 2019Relaxes Ownership Limits for Foreign Investors
As part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's efforts to regulate and develop the capital markets and to facilitate foreign investment, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) has approved the Instructions for Foreign Strategic Investors' Ownership [...]
Myanmar
26 Jun 2019Investment Promotion Committee launched
On 26 June 2019, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations formally launched the Investment Promotion Committee at a ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw. This Committee is expected to create a fair and prosperous society by [...]
Indonesia
13 Jun 2019New regulation for construction businesses
Indonesia’s Construction Law 2 of 2017 required foreign investors to establish either a representative office in cooperation with an Indonesian construction company (representative office), or incorporate a legal entity in a joint [...]
Ethiopia
13 Jun 2019Adoption of Telecommunication Services law
On 13 June 2019, the Ethiopian parliament approved the Communication Service Proclamation, which for the first time liberalises the telecom sector in the country. Article 54 of the Proclamation declares that ‘telecommunications services, [...]
Bahrain
02 Jun 2019Bahrain Allows Foreign Companies to Take 100 percent Stakes in Oil, Natural Gas Extraction Projects
According to Edict 10 of 2019, which was issued on 2 June 2019, foreign capital companies are now allowed to own up to 100 percent of the oil and gas drilling activities in the Kingdom of Bahrain, providing that the parent company [...]
France
24 May 2019France strengthens its FDI screening mechanism with "PACTE Act"
On 24 May 2019, the Law on Growth and Business Transformation, also known as the "PACTE Act", entered into force. It provides a comprehensive reform of the legal environment for business in France and is considered to be a flagship [...]
Nepal
23 May 2019Minimum threshold for foreign investment in Nepal
On 23 May 2019, the government raised the minimum foreign investment threshold to Rs 50 million from the existing Rs 5 million. The recently enacted Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Bill includes a provision, stating that [...]
Namibia
23 May 2019Government orders official bodies to buy local
On 23 May 2019, the Finance Minister issued a Procurement Directive on the reservation of procurement of goods, services and works to local suppliers in terms of Section 73 of the Public Procurement Act. The Directive bans all public [...]
Viet Nam
13 May 2019New regulations on use of foreign currencies in Vietnam
The State Bank of Viet Nam recently issued Circular No. 03/2019/TT-NHNN on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN guiding the implementation of regulations on restricting the use of foreign [...]
Uzbekistan
29 Apr 2019Uzbekistan privatizes certain State companies
On 29 April 2019, the President of Uzbekistan signed the Resolution “On further measures for the improvement of the mechanisms for attracting foreign direct investment to the economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan”. It approved the [...]
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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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