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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European Union
Introduces the eighth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation
06 Oct 2022On 6 October 2022, the European Union (EU) adopted the eighth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The new sanction package comprises the following: - a price cap related to the maritime transport of oil or petroleum products for third countries and to the provision of related services; - 30 additional individuals and 7 entities have been designated for asset freeze restrictions; - an import ban on steel products, wood pulp and paper, certain elements used in the jewellery industry such as stones and precious metals, certain machinery and chemical items, cigarettes, plastics and finished chemical products such as cosmetics; - a ban on the provision of architectural and engineering services and of IT consultancy services and legal advisory services; - a prohibition for EU nationals to sit on governing bodies of Russian state-owned companies; - additional export restrictions on the items used in the aviation sector, certain electronic components, certain goods, chemical substances, and nerve agents that can be used for capital punishment, torture, or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, firearms and their parts plus essential components and ammunition.
The geographical scope of the restrictions was extended to include Kherson and Zaporizhzhia areas.
The new sanction package entered into force on 6 October 2022.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Investment related trade measures)
- Treatment and operation (Other)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of wood and paper products, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment)
- Services (Transportation and storage, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities, Legal and accounting activities, Other professional, scientific and technical activities)
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Sources:
- eur-lex.europa.eu, Official Journal of the European Union, L 259I, 6 October 2022, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2022:259I:TOC, 06 Oct 2022
- Lexology, Update: EU Introduces Its 8th Wide-Ranging Sanctions Package Against Russia, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=76092aad-45d0-4980-b65f-12d9d2f0ce2c&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2022-10-10&utm_term=, 07 Oct 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.