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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National Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Policy Guidelines 2020
07 Aug 2020Kenya has implemented the National Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Policy Guidelines 2020 (the 2020 ICT Policy), which were published in the Kenya Gazette on 7 August 2020. They introduce local participation requirements in various sectors. The requirements include the following: • For listed companies, at least 25% of their shareholding must be reserved for local investors; • Foreign ownership of equity in various industries, such as insurance and telecommunications, is restricted to not more than two thirds and 80%, respectively, although the government gives telecommunications companies a grace period of 3 years to find local investors to achieve the local ownership requirements; and • Companies providing ICT services are required to have at least 30% local ownership. The requirement was reintroduced by the 2020 ICT Policy. The 2006 ICT Policy had originally provided for a 30% local ownership requirement. However, in 2007, the threshold was brought down from 30% to 20%. The 2020 ICT Policy has reverted to the original position.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Services (Telecommunications)
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Sources:
- The Kenya Gazette, National Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Policy Guidelines 2020, https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/National-ICT-Policy-Guidelines-2020.pdf, 07 Aug 2020
- IBFD (2020), Country Tax Guide - Kenya, Kenya - Local participation requirements, https://research.ibfd.org/#/doc?url=/linkresolver/static/gthc_ke_auth&refresh=1610540615075#gthc_ke_auth (Subscription needed)., 30 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.