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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Gabon
Creates a new Special Economic Zone - the Mpassa-Lebombi
14 Apr 2022On 14 April 2022, the Government announced the construction of a new Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the Mpassa-Lebombi, in the south-eastern province of Haut-Ogooué. The SEZ aims at attracting investment in the agricultural and forestry sectors. Like the two existing zones, it will be a joint venture between the Government and Singaporean commodity trading firm Olam International, which acts as the principal shareholder (40.5%). The SEZ will be developed and modelled after the Nkok SEZ, which was created in 2011. Firms wishing to set up in the SEZ need to export at least three-quarters of their production. In return, the zones provide tax exemptions, efficient infrastructure and access to the local resources.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Special economic zones)
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Industry:
- Primary (Agriculture, forestry and fishing)
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Sources:
- The New Gabon, Creation of a Special Investment Zone Mpassa-Lebombi, in Haut-Ogooué, https://www.lenouveaugabon.com/fr/economie/1504-18329-creation-d-une-zone-d-investissement-speciale-mpassa-lebombi-dans-le-haut-ogooue, 05 Apr 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.
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