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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Spain
23 Nov 2021Extends the restrictions on intra-EU foreign investments until the end of 2022
On 23 November 2021, the Government of Spain adopted the Royal Decree-Law 27/2021 (Real Decreto-ley 27/2021 de 23 de noviembre). It once again suspends the liberalization of intra-EU investments until 31 December 2022. Thus, EU/EFTA [...]
Spain
26 Jun 2021Restrictions on foreign investment extended until the end of 2021
On 25 June 2021, the Decree-Law 12/2021 entered into force. It extended the screening regime of foreign investment until 31 December 2021. A prior governmental approval is required for any acquisition of more than 10 percent of the [...]
Spain
19 Nov 2020Temporary screening regime for foreign investment prolonged
On 19 November 2020, the Royal Decree-Law 34/2020 relating to urgent measures against the COVID-19 pandemic entered into force. Inter alia, it prolongs the regime of suspension of liberalization of certain foreign direct investments [...]
Spain
01 Apr 2020Government restricts foreign investment regime a second time in one month
On 31 March 2020, Royal Decree-Law 11/2020 was adopted, enlisting additional measures that the Spanish Government undertakes to battle the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including special provisions on the foreign investment [...]
Spain
18 Mar 2020Due to Corona-19 pandemia, the liberalization regime for foreign direct investments is suspended
On 18 March 2020, the Royal Decree-Law No. 8/2020 on extraordinary urgent measures to face the economic and social impact of COVID-19 entered into force. It provides a legal basis for the economic recovery package prepared by the Spanish [...]
Spain
11 Feb 2015Privatizes 49 per cent of its national airport operator Aena
From 11 February 2015, the shares of Aena, S.A. are admitted to official trading on the four Spanish stock exchanges: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao, and on the Spanish Stock Market Interconnection System. The government will [...]
Spain
02 Feb 2013Reforms energy subsidies
On 14 February 2013, the Spanish Parliament approved a law that introduces new measures to correct imbalances between electricity system costs and revenues of regulated prices. [...]
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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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