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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Zimbabwe
14 Nov 2023Promulgates General Investments Regulations, 2023
On 14 November 2023, Zimbabwe promulgated the General Investments Regulations, S.I. 227 of 2023. These regulations establish the licensing procedures for general investment licenses. They also delineate separate processes for investor [...]
Zimbabwe
14 Nov 2023Issues the Special Economic Zones Regulations 2023
On 14 November 2023, Zimbabwe promulgated Regulations for Special Economic Zones, S.I. 226 of 2023. The Regulations provide a clear framework for the designation of SEZs and for the issuance of SEZ permits and licenses. Applications [...]
Zimbabwe
07 Feb 2020Investment and Development Agency Act (Chapter 14;37)
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Act (Chapter 14;37) which was gazetted on 7 February 2020 aims to promote and facilitate investment in the country. The Act establishes a One Stop Investment Services Centre (OSISC). [...]
Zimbabwe
07 Dec 2017Removal of majority indigenisation threshold, except for diamonds and platinum
The Government amended the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act (2008) to remove the majority indigenisation threshold, except for diamonds and platinum. The proposed amendments will confine the 51/49% indigenisation threshold [...]
Zimbabwe
12 May 2017Rebates for special economic zones
The Government has gazetted Statutory Instrument No 59 of 2017, allowing investors operating in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to be exempt from paying duty on imported capital equipment, materials and products. The regulations provide [...]
Zimbabwe
01 Jan 2017Incentives for investment in Special Economic Zones
In his 2017 national budget statement, presented to the Parliament on 8 December 2016, the Finance Minister stated that Zimbabwe will provide various kinds of tax incentives to investors including, inter alia, (i) exemption from corporate [...]
Zimbabwe
01 Nov 2016Entry into force of Special Economic Zones law
The Special Economic Zones Act [Chapters 14-34], which came into force in November 2016, provides for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority. Functions of the Authority include establishing SEZs, which [...]
Zimbabwe
13 May 2016Banking Amendment Act 2015 entered into force
The Banking Amendment Act (in force as of 13 May 2016), provides, inter alia, that without the permission of the Registrar, no domestic or foreign natural or legal persons, other than a financial institution, a registered controlling [...]
Zimbabwe
12 Feb 2016Zimbabwe Joint Ventures Act gazetted
The new Joint Ventures Act (JVA) (Chapter 22: 22, No 6/2015) defines a joint venture as a business agreement in which the parties agree to develop, for a finite term, a new entity and new assets by combining equity. It includes the [...]
Zimbabwe
04 Feb 2016Foreigners allowed to own up to 49 per cent of Zimbabwean companies
Following an announcement by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, foreign investors will be allowed to own up to 49 per cent of companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. The Bank’s Governor said the limit on foreign [...]
Zimbabwe
31 Jul 2012Minimum capital requirements raised
The 2012 Mid-Term Monetary Policy Review Statement, issued in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act, provides that commercial and merchant banks whose current minimum capital requirements are US $10 million and US $12.5 million respectively [...]
Zimbabwe
15 Apr 2010Adopt Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (General) Regulation 2010
Zimbabwe adopted the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (General) Regulation 2010 (Statutory Instrument 21 of 2010) in March 2010. Inter alia, it requires companies operating in Zimbabwe to provide specified information to the [...]
Zimbabwe
01 Mar 2010Adopts Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Regulation
In March 2010 Zimbabwe adopted the Indigenization and Economic Empowerment (General) Regulation 2010 (Statutory Instrument 21 of 2010), which, inter alia, requires companies operating in Zimbabwe to provide specific information (including [...]
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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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