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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United Republic of Tanzania
Foreign investors allowed to participate in telecoms initial public offerings
22 Jun 2017On 22 June 2017, the National Assembly passed the Finance Act 2017, which makes amendments, among others, to the Electronic and Postal Communications Act 2010. The new law allows foreign investors to acquire shares in the 25 per cent listed paid-up capital of a telecommunication company. Previously, the Finance Act 2016 required telecommunication companies to offload 25 per cent of their shares to Tanzanians only via Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Services (Telecommunications)
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Sources:
- Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania, The Finance Act, 2017, http://www.mof.go.tz/docs/THE%20FINANCE%20ACT,%202017%20CHAPA%20Final.pdf, 30 Jun 2017
- The Economist Intelligence Unit, Tanzania: Foreign investors allowed to participate in telecoms IPOs, http://viewswire.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=VWArticleVW3&article_id=385619822®ion_id=430000443&refm=vwReg&page_title=Latest+regional+analysis, 26 Jun 2017
- Allafrica, Tanzania: Govt Amends Law to Allow Access to Initial Public Offerings, http://allafrica.com/stories/201706230264.html, 23 Jun 2017
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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.
Share
Latest publications
International investment agreements trends: the increasing dichotomy between new and old treaties
Read more