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 States of America
Restricts outward FDI in semiconductors in select countries
09 Aug 2022On 9 August 2022, the President of the United States signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act which intends to boost investments in critical and emerging technologies (as described here: https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/investment-policy-monitor/measures/4005/united-states-of-america-new-law-to-boost-investments-in-critical-and-emerging-technologies)
Under the CHIPS Act, any semiconductor company that would receive financial assistance from the Federal Government is required to enter in an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce and "may not engage in any significant transaction" involving the material expansion of semiconductor capacity in China or any other foreign "country of concern" for 10 years (including the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation).
During this period of 10 years, companies receiving subsidies will be required to notify the Secretary of Commerce of any transaction in China or other "countries of concern".
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment)
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Sources:
- Congress.gov, H.R.4346 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)-Enrolled Bill, https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22HR+4346%22%2C%22HR%22%2C%224346%22%5D%7D, 28 Jul 2022
- Mondaq.com, The CHIPS Act Creates A New, CFIUS-Like, Outbound Investment Review Process For The Semiconductor Industry, https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/inward-foreign-investment/1223644/the-chips-act-creates-a-new-cfius-like-outbound-investment-review-process-for-the-semiconductor-industry?email_access=on, 23 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 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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