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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United States of America
New regulations tighten review of ICT transactions involving selected countries
14 Jan 2021On 14 January 2021, the Department of Commerce promulgated interim final regulations to implement provisions of Executive Order 13873, “Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain” (15 May 2019). The regulations assign the Commerce Secretary broad discretion to block or mitigate transactions with designated “foreign adversaries" in the field of Information and Communications Technology and Services (“ICTS”), which would constitute an “unacceptable risk" in terms of national security, economic security, and public health and safety concerns related to Information.
The list of foreign adversaries includes six foreign governments or non-government persons from the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China); Cuba; the Islamic Republic of Iran; North Korea; the Russian Federation and the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Any transaction dealing in ICTS developed, manufactured or supplied by persons covered by the Executive Order is subject to a discretionary review process and potential termination. The regulations will be effective as of 22 March 2021.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Operational conditions)
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Industry:
- Services (Telecommunications, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Scientific research and development, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Public administration and defence; compulsory social security)
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Sources:
- Federal Register, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/19/2021-01234/securing-the-information-and-communications-technology-and-services-supply-chain, 19 Jan 2021
- Snell & Wilmer, New Commerce Rule Injects Uncertainty Into Foreign Transactions Involving Information and Communications Technology, https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-commerce-rule-injects-uncertainty-6112113/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link, 20 Jan 2021
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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.