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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Korea, Republic of
Offers up to 50% cash reimbursement to FDI in strategic industries
18 Jul 2022On 18 July 2022, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy amended the Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) - approved cash grant program, so as to offer up to 50% cash reimbursement for foreign investment in activities deemed strategically important for the country, such as chips and batteries and vaccines. The Government also increased the State commitment in the foreign investment support fund on such technologies to 50% in the capital and surrounding areas (up from 30%) and to 80% in non-capital areas (up from 60%). Finally, it announced that it will establish clear criteria to select beneficiaries, including quantitative evaluation.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment)
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Sources:
- Government of Republic of Korea, MOTIE announces amended cash grant program to attract FDI, http://english.motie.go.kr/en/pc/pressreleases/bbs/bbsView.do?bbs_seq_n=1024&bbs_cd_n=2¤tPage=49&search_key_n=&search_val_v=&cate_n=, 19 Jul 2022
- kedglobal, Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors, https://www.kedglobal.com/corporate-investment/newsView/ked202207180007, 18 Jul 2022
- pulsenews, Korean gov’t to offer up to 50% reimbursement in FDI in strategic industries, https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2022&no=632348, 18 Jul 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.