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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Brazil
Partially privatizes an electricity utilities State-owned company
21 Jun 2021On 21 June 2021, the National Congress of Brazil approved new legislation allowing for a partial privatization of a State-owned enterprise from the energy sector.
The new legislation (entitled Provisional Measure No.1031/2021) mandates the partial privatization of EletroBras, currently the biggest electricity utilities company in Latin America. As a result of this operation, the Brazilian state’s stake in the company is expected to be reduced from approximately 61 per cent to 45 per cent.
The operation will be executed through the issuance of shares to be traded on the stock market, accounting for approximately 15% of the company's ownership. The new law dictates that the Government maintains a veto power against hostile takeovers and other strategic risks or threats.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Services (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply)
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Sources:
- Federal Government of Brazil, Congresso Nacional aprova texto de Medida Provisória para capitalização da Eletrobras, https://www.gov.br/mme/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/congresso-nacional-aprova-texto-de-medida-provisoria-para-a-capitalizacao-da-eletrobras, 21 Jun 2021
- Reuters, Brazil Congress approves Eletrobras privatization, https://www.reuters.com/business/brazil-congress-approves-main-text-eletrobras-privatization-bill-2021-06-21/, 22 Jun 2021
- Deutsche Welle, Brazil's Congress approves bill to privatize Eletrobras, https://www.dw.com/en/brazils-congress-approves-bill-to-privatize-eletrobras/a-57987162, 21 Jun 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.