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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Nepal
03 Oct 2023Introduced automatic route for foreign investment approvals up to $ 38 million
On 2 October 2023, the Government of Nepal streamlined the process for approving foreign investments of up to NPR 500 million (~$37.6 million) through the automatic route. Section 42 of the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer [...]
Nepal
05 Nov 2022Restricts access to business visa to prevent misuse
On 5 November 2022, the Government of Nepal tightened the business visa issuance system to prevent misuse of the facility following rising cases of investment pledges not being fulfilled after the applicant had obtained the visa. According [...]
Nepal
10 Sep 2022Enforces hedging regulation to minimize risk on foreign investment
On 10 September 2022, the Ministry of Finance enforced a new hedging regulation in a bid to attract more foreign direct investment. Publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette, the Ministry introduced a provision that will help minimize [...]
Nepal
30 May 2022Reduces the minimum capital requirement by 60%
On 30 May 2022, on occasion of the presentation of the annual budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, that begins in mid-July, the Government of Nepal stated that the minimum threshold for foreign direct investment (FDI) will be reduced [...]
Nepal
11 Jan 2021New regulation aims to prevent delays in the implementation of foreign investments
On 11 January 2021, a new regulation for the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act was issued, requiring foreign investors to bring 70 percent of their proposed investment before beginning operations, and the rest in the next [...]
Nepal
04 Jan 2021Opening agriculture sector for FDI
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of the Government of Nepal, through a notification dated 4 January 2021, has amended the Schedule of Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 2019, effectively allowing foreign [...]
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 [...]
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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.
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