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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Saudi Arabia
Establishes an Investment Promotion Authority
02 Aug 2022On 2 August 2022, the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia approved the establishment of the Saudi Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA), which will work to attract national and foreign investment as part of the National Investment Strategy, a major objective of the Kingdom’s economic reform programme.
It is expected that the SIPA will collaborate with the Ministry of Investment to gather opinions and prepare proposals for laws, procedures and manuals. The new authority will help the Ministry of Investment in international cooperation and in attracting consulates and diplomatic commercial representations, facilitating investors’ access to and understanding of laws related to investment in the Kingdom.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation )
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Government of Saudi Arabia, Minister of Investment Expresses his Gratitude to the Leadership for Cabinet's Decision to Launch Saudi Investment Promotion Authority, https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2374036, 02 Aug 2022
- arabnews, Investment Promotion Authority: A major economic reform, https://www.arabnews.com/node/2144246, 16 Aug 2022
- reuters, Saudi Arabia sets up investment promotion agency, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-sets-up-investment-promotion-agency-2022-08-02/, 02 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.
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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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