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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- United States of America - $369 billion in investment incentives to address energy security and climate change
United States of America
$369 billion in investment incentives to address energy security and climate change
16 Aug 2022On 16 August 2022, the president of the United States signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The law includes about 369 billion USD in incentives for energy and climate-related programs, including: - Tax credits, research loans, and grants to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for wind turbines, solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle and other essential components of clean energy production and storage; - Clean electricity production and investment tax credits as well as grants and loans for clean energy infrastructure, including electric transmission development; - Clean manufacturing tax credits to reduce emissions in energy intensive industries, increase energy efficiency in manufacturing as well as manufacturing conversion grants; - Programs to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific (SDG)
- Not industry specific (SDG)
- Primary (Agriculture, forestry and fishing)
- Manufacturing
- Services (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, Construction, Transportation and storage)
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Sources:
- Lexology, What's in the Inflation Reduction Act?, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ed5791e4-ee7c-41b0-a605-8063db572130, 19 Aug 2022
- The White house, BY THE NUMBERS: The Inflation Reduction Act, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/15/by-the-numbers-the-inflation-reduction-act/, 15 Aug 2022
- The Congress, H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022- Enrolled bill, https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376/text, 12 Aug 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.