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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Sierra Leone
15 Sep 2023Lifts moratorium on exploration licences
On 15 September 2023, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources issued an official notice to inform the public that it has lifted the moratorium on the issuance of Exploration Licences with immediate effect. The Notice called upon [...]
Sierra Leone
20 Apr 2023Ratifies establishment of Koya Industrial Zone
On 20 April 2023, the Parliament ratified the establishment of the Koya Industrial Zone, a public-private partnership with Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms, a developer and operator of industrial parks with projects throughout [...]
Sierra Leone
11 Nov 2022Provides incentives for export-oriented activities and lifts ban on mineral exploration
On 11 November 2022, the Minister of Finance presented the Government Budget for 2023, which includes several initiatives. Firstly, the budget provides incentives for export-oriented and import-substituting businesses to generate foreign [...]
Sierra Leone
14 Jul 2022Adopts National Investment Board Act, 2022
On 14 July 2022, Sierra Leone adopted a National Investment Board Act that, inter alia, includes new provisions on (i) special incentives, (ii) investor obligations, (iii) investor protection, (iv) transfer of funds and (v) settlement [...]
Sierra Leone
11 Jan 2022Finance Act 2022 reduces the income tax rate for mineral and petroleum operations
On 11 January 2022, the President of Sierra Leone assented to the Finance Act 2022. The Act, which came into effect on 1 January 2022, inter alia reduced the income tax rate for mineral and petroleum operations from 30% to 25% thereby [...]
Sierra Leone
18 Dec 2020Finance Act 2021 introduces various tax changes
The President signed into law the Finance Act 2021, which introduces a number of tax amendments, including: a new digital services tax of 1.5% on the turnover of all digital and electronic transactions; the reduction of the corporate [...]
Sierra Leone
01 Jun 2011Opens special economic zone
Sierra Leone opened West Africa’s first tax-exempt economic zone in May, in another part of the Government’s attempts to make the country more attractive to foreign investment. The First Step Economic Opportunity Zone—a 54-acre site [...]
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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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