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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Saudi Arabia
Listing of state assets planned for privatisation
31 Mar 2020On 31 March 2020, Saudi Arabia’s government approved the listing of government assets planned for privatisation on its stock market TADAWUL after an initial public offering. Assets, sectors and services planned for privatisation shall be listed in the Saudi stock market through direct or indirect initial public offering. The indirect IPO for such assets will be done through a company or companies set up by the National Privitisation Centre, that own government stakes in these projects to be listed on the Saudi capital market. Privatisation, increasing the efficiency of state-owned enterprises and cultivating local industries are part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic roadmap that aims to expand the private sector, diversify the economy and reduce the country’s dependence on hydrocarbons.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Sources:
- The National , Saudi Arabia approves listing of state assets planned for privatisation, https://www.thenational.ae/business/saudi-arabia-approves-listing-of-state-assets-planned-for-privatisation-1.1000023, 01 Apr 2020
- Reuters, Saudi Arabia approves IPO stock listings of government assets planned for privatisation, https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-cabinet-companies/update-1-saudi-arabia-approves-ipo-stock-listings-of-government-assets-planned-for-privatisation-idUSL8N2BO8BE, 31 Mar 2020
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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.