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 Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 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 sustainable development.
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The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: 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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Namibia
28 Feb 2024Reduces corporate taxes and introduces new fiscal incentives
On 28 February 2024, Namibia released its Budget for the 2024/25 fiscal year, which includes significant changes to the corporate tax structure. The non-mining corporate tax rate will be lowered to 31 per cent from 1 January 2024, [...]
Namibia
23 Aug 2022Adopts a national policy on special economic zones
On 23 August 2022, Namibia adopted a Special Economic Zone Policy (SEZ Policy). The Policy includes a provision for both fiscal and non-fiscal investment incentives for various investment categories such as exporters and manufacturers. [...]
Namibia
01 Apr 202115% stake in new mines reserved for Namibians
From 1 April 2021, all applications for a mining licence in Namibia must have 15% local owners. According to the Ministry all “applications by Namibian nationals for the transfer, cessation and assignment of mineral licences to foreign [...]
Namibia
22 Jun 2020Law to remove tax incentives for manufacturers passed
An amendment to section 5A of the Income Tax Act, adopted on 22 June 2020, scrapped benefits granted to manufacturers, including a reduced tax rate of 18%, as well as other tax incentives. Manufacturers were also given a 10-year capital [...]
Namibia
20 Jun 2020Repeal of various tax incentives for manufacturing
Through amendments to the Income Tax Act published on 8 June 2020, the Government repealed various tax incentives previously granted to manufacturers, EPZs entities, and for goods manufactured in the EPZs, including the special tax [...]
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 [...]
Namibia
26 Oct 2018Scraping of black ownership rules for mining exploration licences
Namibia scrapped in October 2018 a requirement for companies seeking mining exploration licences to be partly owned and managed by black Namibians. The policy was introduced in 2015 to increase the participation of historically disadvantaged [...]
Namibia
14 Jul 2017Promulgation of Public Private Partnership Act, 2017
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Act 2017, which came into operation on 14 July 2017, provides a legal framework for PPP projects; establishes the PPP Committee; regulates PPP projects through the stages of initiation, preparation, [...]
Namibia
16 Aug 2016Investment Act approved
The new Investment Act was signed by the President on 16 August 2016. The Act provides for the reservation of certain business activities such as hairdressing, street vending, retail, take-away businesses and beauty salons for Namibians. [...]
Namibia
01 Nov 2010Adopts Banking Institutions Amendment Act
In November 2010 Namibia amended its Banking Institutions Act of 1998 to, inter alia, regulate investment by "controlling companies" and the restructuring within groups of companies. It also authorises foreign banking institutions [...]
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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 Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 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 sustainable development.
-
The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: 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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