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 quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 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 growth and development.
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Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. 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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Germany expands the scope of its FDI screening regime
19 Dec 2018At the end of 2018, the German government amended the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance in order to expand the scope of its FDI screening mechanism. Firstly, the amendment lowers the foreign ownership threshold from 25% to 10% in the following sectors: military equipment, crypto-technology and IT security, critical infrastructure and software operating the latter. Secondly, the definition of "critical infrastructure" is broadened to encompass the news and media companies critical for "public opinion formation", including those involved in broadcasting, TV and print media.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.)
- Services (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activities, Telecommunications, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Public administration and defence; compulsory social security)
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Sources:
- BAFA, Zwölfte Verordnung zur Änderung der Außenwirtschaftsverordnung vom 19. Dezember 2018, http://www.bafa.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Aussenwirtschaft/afk_ausfuhrliste_zwoelfte_vo_aenderung_awv.html?nn=8062116, 19 Dec 2018
- Federal Ministry for the Economics and Energy, Stärkung unserer nationalen Sicherheit durch verbesserte Investitionsprüfung, https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2018/20181219-staerkung-unserer-nationalen-sicherheit-durch-verbesserte-investitionspruefung.html, 19 Dec 2018
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Minority acquisitions targeted by new German foreign investment rules, http://knowledge.freshfields.com/en/Global/r/3878/minority_acquisitions_targeted_by_new_german_foreign, 29 Dec 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 quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 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 growth and development.
-
Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. 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.