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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Extends the FDI screening mechanism to Software and IT Services necessary for the provision of critical infrastructure
06 Sep 2021On 6 September 2021, the 2nd amendment to the BSI Critical Infrastructure Ordinance (Zweite Verordnung zur Änderung der BSI-Kritisverordnung) was adopted. The new amendment expands the definition of the facilities necessary for the provision of critical infrastructure to include Software and IT Services. Upon reaching the defined threshold an IT-company can be qualified as an operator of critical infrastructure. As a result a foreign acquisition of at least 10 per cent stock in the said company will fall under the FDI control regime. The amendment will enter into force on 1 January 2022.
The amendment further provides the classification of critical infrastructures in all seven sectors (energy, information technology and telecommunications, water, food, transport and traffic, health, as well as finance and insurance) and clarifies thresholds upon reaching which the infrastructure is considered critical.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control, Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products)
- Services (Transportation and storage, Telecommunications, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Financial and insurance activities, Other service activities)
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Sources:
- Bundesgesetzblatt Jahrgang 2021 Teil I Nr. 63, Zweite Verordnung zur Änderung der BSI-Kritisverordnung, https://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav#__bgbl__%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27bgbl121s4163.pdf%27%5D__1637167988789, 14 Sep 2021
- www.jdsupra.com, More German IT / Telecommunication companies become operators of critical infrastructure – Foreign investments may trigger FDI notification requirement!, https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/more-german-it-telecommunication-1294472/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link, 01 Nov 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.