Investment Policy Measures

10 results
Ecuador

Ecuador

27 Oct 2024

Expands private investment in renewable energy generation

On 27 October 2024, the National Assembly unanimously approved the Organic Law to Promote Private Initiative in Energy Generation, aimed at boosting private investment in the electricity sector. Key provisions include: Automatic [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

20 Dec 2023

Adopts PPP regime, SEZ regime and several new investment incentives

On 20 December 2023, Ecuador published the Law on Economic Efficiency and Employment Generation in the Official Gazette, which contains various tax reform measures, including: New Temporary Tax Residence Regime for Individuals: [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

21 Jun 2021

Signs the ICSID Convention

On 21 June 2021, Ecuador signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention). The signing opens the process of Ecuador's return to the multilateral dispute [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

10 Jan 2019

Adoption of new regulations to promote investment

On 10 January 2019 the President announced new regulations clarifying the application of the Productive Development Law (LFP), originally enacted in August 2018 to encourage investment and generate employment. The new regulations, [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

21 Aug 2018

Approves Law on Productive Development, Attraction of Investments and Generation of Employment

On 21 August 2018, the Government of Ecuador approved the Law on Productive Development, Attraction of Investments and Generation of Employment establishing new incentives to promote Foreign Direct Investment. The law also provides [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

18 Dec 2015

New Public-Private Partnership Act

On 18 December 2015, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved a Public-Private Partnership law intended to attract investment. The law offers incentives, such as the reduction of the income tax, value added tax, and a capital exit tax [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

25 Jun 2013

Nationalizes broadcasting frequencies

The “Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones” (Conatel) has issued rules for the return of radio and television frequencies in accordance with the media law passed by Congress last June. The law rules that 66 per cent of radio frequencies [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

01 Jan 2010

Take over Petrobras oil fields

After the new hydrocarbons law came into effect earlier this year, many oil comapnies have renegotiated their contracts. However, Brazil's national oil company Petrobras refused to renegotiate their contract. As a result Ecuador has [...]

Ecuador

Ecuador

01 Jan 2010

New hydrocarbons law

The Government of Ecuador put into effect a new hydrocarbons law on July 27th. The Law will force private oil companies to renegotiate their contracts from a production-sharing to a service arrangement, and will give effective control [...]

Number of policy measures per economy (since 01 Jan 2010) 1 94