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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Poland adopted new law on the promotion of investments
10 May 2018As an implementation of the Strategy on the Responsible Development of Poland, a new law on the promotion of investments has been adopted by the Parliament and signed by the President. Its main goal is to substitute the existing incentive schemes available in SEZs and extend it over the territory of the entire country. An income tax exemption shall be available for a period between 10 to 15 years for greenfield projects as well as brownfield projects aimed at increasing production capacities, production diversification or substantial change in the production processes. The length and extent of the exception will depend on several quantitative and qualitative factors correlating with the Strategy on the Responsible Development of Poland, including job creation, expenditures, creating linkages with universities and research institutes, R&D involvement, investing in medium cities and regions with higher unemployment rate, staff training and specialization, SMEs and investing in promoted sectors (aviation, shipbuilding, biotech, pharma, electrics, machinery production, chemicals, furniture industry, food processing, IT and medical equipment and transport means production).
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives, Special economic zones)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Ministry of Entreprenurship and Technology, Ustawa o Specjalnych Strefach Ekonomicznych podpisana przez Prezydenta, https://www.mpit.gov.pl/strony/aktualnosci/ustawa-o-specjalnych-strefach-ekonomicznych-podpisana-przez-prezydenta/, 06 Jun 2018
- Polish Parliament, Act on promotion of new investments, http://orka.sejm.gov.pl/proc8.nsf/ustawy/2307_u.htm, 01 Jun 2018
- Noerr, Poland: New regulation in state aid law, https://www.noerr.com/en/newsroom/News/poland-new-regulation-in-state-aid-law.aspx, 06 Mar 2018
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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.