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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- Russian Federation - Foreign IT companies are required to open representative offices in Russia
Russian Federation
Foreign IT companies are required to open representative offices in Russia
01 Jan 2022On 1 January 2022, the Federal Law on Internet activities of foreign legal entities on the Russian Federation territory (Федеральный закон от 01.07.2021 № 236-ФЗ «О деятельности иностранных лиц в информационно-телекоммуникационной сети «Интернет» на территории Российской Федерации») entered into force. The legal entities with daily internet audience exceeding 500 000 Russian users are now required to open a representative office in Russia. Following the adoption of the law the Federal Agency for Supervision of communications, information technology and mass media published the list of companies falling under the provisions of the law, which includes Google, Apple, Meta (facebook.com), Twitter and other IT giants.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
- Treatment and operation (Company laws and corporate governance, Other sector specific regulation)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- rkn.gov.ru, Перечень иностранных лиц, осуществляющих деятельность в сети "Интернет" на территории Российской Федерации, https://236-fz.rkn.gov.ru/agents/list, 22 Nov 2021
- pravo.gov.ru , Федеральный закон от 01.07.2021 № 236-ФЗ "О деятельности иностранных лиц в информационно-телекоммуникационной сети "Интернет" на территории Российской Федерации", http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202107010014?index=0&rangeSize=1, 01 Jul 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.
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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