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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Russian Federation
Restricts certain FDI transactions in Russian limited liability companies
08 Sep 2022On 8 September 2022, Presidential Decree No. 618 introduced new restrictions on certain transactions in Russian limited liability companies (LLC) for foreign investors “associated with states undertaking unfriendly actions with respect to the Russian Federation”. The government's prior approval will be required for transactions that result directly or indirectly in creating, modifying, or terminating (i) rights to own, use, or divest of any participatory interest in any LLC; (ii) other rights allowing the determination of the terms and conditions of management of any LLC; or (iii) other rights allowing the determination of the terms and conditions of entrepreneurial activity of any LLC. A similar procedure has been in effect since March 2022 for transactions with real estate and securities of joint stock companies.
The new restrictions entered into force on 8 September 2022.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- publication.pravo.gov.ru , Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.09.2022 № 618 "Об особом порядке осуществления (исполнения) отдельных видов сделок (операций) между некоторыми лицами", http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202209080027?index=0&rangeSize=1, 08 Sep 2022
- JDSupra, Update: Russia Introduces Restrictions on Investors’ Ability to Restructure Holdings in or Exit Russian LLCs, https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/update-russia-introduces-restrictions-3207941/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link, 19 Sep 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.