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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India
Launches national single window system to improve ease of doing business
22 Sep 2021On 22 September 2021, the Government of India launched the National Single-Window System for investors and businesses. The portal will integrate the existing clearance systems of the Central Departments and of the States and will become a “one-stop-shop” for approvals and clearances needed by investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in India. It will do away with the need for multiple applications across various portals accordingly.
The portal, which currently hosts the permitting processes for 18 Central Departments and nine States, will be extended to cover another 14 Central departments and an additional five States by December 2021.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation , Other)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Ministry of Commerce & Industry, National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses Launched by Shri Piyush Goyal, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx, 22 Sep 2021
- times of india, Single window system to boost ‘ease of doing biz’, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/single-window-system-to-boost-ease-of-doing-biz/articleshow/86544312.cms, 27 Sep 2021
- Business Standard, Single window system launched, to improve ease of doing business, https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-launches-national-single-window-system-for-investors-businesses-121092201030_1.html, 23 Sep 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.
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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.