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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Clarifying FDI Policy related Digital Media
16 Oct 2020On 16 October 2020, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a Clarification on FDI Policy for uploading/streaming of new and current affairs through Digital Media. Accordingly, entities engaged in uploading / streaming of news and current affairs through digital media platforms are permitted to receive FDI up to 26% under the government approval route. The Clarification also states that the FDI restrictions as set out in the Press Note 4 of 2019 dated 18 September 2019 shall apply to the following categories of companies in the digital media space, which are registered or located in India: - digital media entities streaming/uploading news and current affairs on websites, apps or other platforms; - news agency which gather, write and distribute/transmit news, directly or indirectly, to digital media entities and/or news aggregators; and - news aggregator, being an entity which, using software of web application, aggregates news content from various sources, such as news websites, blogs, podcasts, video blogs, user submitted links, etc. in one location.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Services (Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activities)
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Sources:
- Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Clarification on FDI Policy for uploading/streaming of new and current affairs through Digital Media, https://dipp.gov.in/whats-new/clarification-fdi-policy-uploadingstreaming-news-and-current-affairs-through-digital-media, 16 Oct 2020
- Khaitan & Co, Clarification on the FDI Policy for Uploading / Streaming of News and Current Affairs through Digital Media, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=281e5173-f0bb-4886-85f6-91e6ba24d3e1, 21 Oct 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.