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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Mexico
Resolution updates criteria for establishment of foreign companies
26 Mar 2020On 26 March 2020, the General Resolution, which establishes the "Criteria for the Application of Article 17 of the Mexican Foreign Investment Law in relation to the Establishment of Foreign Companies in Mexico", was enacted. It updates the criteria established in article 17 of the Foreign Investment Law for foreign companies to perform commercial activities in Mexico, eliminating the need for companies from an amplified list of countries to obtain an authorization from the Ministry of Economy.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Diario Oficial de La Federacion, RESOLUCIÓN General por la que se establece el criterio para la aplicación del artículo 17 de la Ley de Inversión Extranjera, https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5590349&fecha=25/03/2020, 25 Mar 2020
- Gloria Ponce de Leon & Hernandez, Criterios para la aplicación del Artículo 17 de la Ley de Inversión Extranjera sobre las Personas Morales Extranjeras en la República Mexicana, https://www.gphlegal.mx/2020/04/01/criterios-para-la-aplicacion-del-articulo-17-de-la-ley-de-inversion-extranjera-sobre-las-personas-morales-extranjeras-en-la-republica-mexicana/, 01 Apr 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.