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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United Kingdom
Introduced some new trade, financial and investment sanctions against the Russian Federation
01 Mar 2022On 1 March 2022, by Amendments No.2-5 the Government added some new trade, financial and investment sanctions to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. Amendment No.2 extended financial restrictions to include a broader range of transferable securities and money market instruments, loans and credit. Amendment No.3 imposed further prohibitions on the export, supply and delivery of dual-use goods and critical-industry goods, as well as transfer of and technical assistance, financial services, funds and brokering services to dual-use and critical-industry technology.
In addition, the Government also banned all ships that are Russian owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged from entering British ports. Furthermore, amendment No.5 introduced a restriction on the provision of financial services for the purposes of foreign exchange reserve and asset management involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Investment related trade measures)
- Treatment and operation (Operational conditions)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
- Services (Transportation and storage, Financial and insurance activities, Public administration and defence; compulsory social security)
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Sources:
- www.legislation.gov.uk, The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2-5) Regulations 2022, https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-sanctions-on-russia, 01 Mar 2022
- www.gov.uk, UK introduces new sanctions against Russia including ban on ships and fresh financial measures, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-introduces-new-sanctions-against-russia-including-ban-on-ships-and-fresh-financial-measures, 01 Mar 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 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.