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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Slovakia
Slovakia adopted new law in the field of investment aid
01 Apr 2018The Act on Regional Investment Aid, which entered into force on 1 April 2018, provides a new schema for granting aid and incentives to investors. It specifies that only three categories of projects may be subsidized, including: industrial production, technology or business services.Tourism was excluded in comparison to the previous schema. The preferable form of State aid is the income tax exemption, while direct subsidies for land purchase are available. In addition, investors may apply for job creation contributions from the government or may be permitted to let or own property at a lower value than a market value.
The Regulation to the Act adopted by the government of Slovakia on 20 June 2018 specifies priority areas of business to be subsidized. It concentrates mostly on sophisticated technologies, like 3D printers, autonomous robots, etc.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing
- Services (Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Scientific research and development, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Administrative and support service activities)
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Sources:
- Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, Vládny návrh zákona o regionálnej investičnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov, https://www.nrsr.sk/web/Default.aspx?sid=zakony/zakon&MasterID=6600, 07 Mar 2018
- PwC, Review of the most important changes introduced by the new Act and the related implementing ordinance, https://www.pwc.com/sk/en/investments-and-radi-support-in-sk/new-law-for-investment-aid-act.html, 03 Jul 2018
- CMS, Substantial changes to investment aid laws introduced in Slovakia, http://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2018/06/substantial-changes-to-investment-aid-laws-introduced-in-slovakia, 26 Jun 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.