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
Allows 20 per cent foreign participation in the Life Insurance Corporation ahead of listing
26 Feb 2022On 26 February, 2022, India's Cabinet approved a policy amendment allowing FDI of up to 20% in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The change is aimed at easing the listing of the State-run insurer.
Until this amendment, even though foreign institutional investors were allowed to hold up to 74% of private insurance companies and up to 20% of State-owned banks, they were not permitted to own shares in LIC. The amendment allows foreign pension funds, insurance companies and mutual funds to participate in the IPO of India's largest life insurer.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Services (Financial and insurance activities, Other service activities)
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Sources:
- oneindia, Cabinet allows up to 20% foreign direct investment in IPO-bound LIC, https://www.oneindia.com/india/cabinet-allows-up-to-20-foreign-direct-investment-in-ipo-bound-lic-3376435.html?story=1, 26 Feb 2022
- asiainsurancereview, India:Cabinet approves 20% ceiling on FDI in LIC, https://www.asiainsurancereview.com/News/View-NewsLetter-Article/id/79456/Type/eDaily/India-Cabinet-approves-20-ceiling-on-FDI-in-LIC, 26 Feb 2022
- business-standard, Govt set to allow 20% foreign direct investment in LIC ahead of listing, https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/govt-set-to-allow-20-foreign-direct-investment-in-lic-ahead-of-listing-122011001520_1.html, 11 Jan 2022
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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.