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 Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 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 sustainable development.
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The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: 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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Foreign investment in activities related to 34 rare-earth metals now subject to screening
05 Oct 2021On 4 November 2021 (after the 30-day transitional period), the amendment of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the FEFTA) took effect. According to the amendment, business sectors related to 34 rare-earth metals (e.g. mining and mineral-related industries) have been added to the list of designated business sectors and core business sectors, and foreign investment in the sector is therefore subject to Government approval. The purpose of the amendment is to secure a stable supply of 34 rare-earth metals (e.g., lithium, cobalt and rare-earth elements).
Previously, on June 15, 2020, the Japanese government added the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals for specific infectious diseases and the manufacturing of specially controlled medical devices to the list of designated business sectors and core business sectors.
Under this FDI regulations, an advance filing must be made with the Bank of Japan by foreign investors who acquire: (a) one percent or more of the shares of a listed Japanese company which is engaged in any of the designated business sectors; or (b) one share or more of an unlisted Japanese company which is engaged in any of the designated business sectors.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Primary (Mining and quarrying)
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of basic metals)
- Services (Construction, Other service activities)
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Sources:
- Ministry of Economy , Trade and Industry, Publication of the Amendments to the Regulatory Notices adding the Core Business Sectors of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act to Secure the Stable Supply of Critical Minerals, https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2021/pdf/1005_001a.pdf, 05 Oct 2021
- Lexology, Recent Amendments to Foreign Direct Investment Regulations - Expansion of Designated and Core Business Sectors, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1a2cc222-5ca1-4def-beef-2117962c7e07, 05 Oct 2021
- Norton Rose Fulbright, Japan COVID-19 crisis inspires global tightening of Foreign Investment Screening, https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-be/knowledge/publications/73a52155/japan, 30 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 Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 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 sustainable development.
-
The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
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