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 Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 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 sustainable development.
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The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: 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 - Opens Special Integrated Logistics Zone to attract foreign investment
Saudi Arabia
Opens Special Integrated Logistics Zone to attract foreign investment
01 Nov 2022On 1 November 2022, the Government of Saudi Arabia unveiled its first Special Integrated Logistics Zone to position itself as the region’s leading logistics hub and attract foreign investment. The zone offers investors a 50-year tax holiday, 100% foreign ownership, and aims to serve a market of 5 billion people within 8 hours flying time in Europe, Asia and Africa. The new Saudi facility can process goods for dispatch to market within only four hours of arrival in the zone, compared to more than 24 hours at other established zones in the region. Additionally, it provides investors with VAT advantages on servicing and assembly, whereas other zones apply VAT charges, making manufacturing and assembly more expensive.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation , Investment incentives, Special economic zones)
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Industry:
- Services (Other service activities)
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Sources:
- pwc, Saudi Arabia: The new Integrated Logistics Bonded Zone (“ILBZ”) Customs Services Rules have been published - is your business ready?, https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/services/tax/me-tax-legal-news/2022/saudi-arabia-the-new-integrated-logistics-bonded-zone-customs-services-rules.html, 16 Nov 2022
- bloomberg, Could Saudi Arabia's new Special Economic Zone be a game changing solution?, https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/article/special-integrated-logistics-zone/supply-chain-issues-have-shocked-the-world, 01 Nov 2022
- newsncr., Saudi Arabia opens financial zone in push for international funding, https://www.newsncr.com/business/saudi-arabia-opens-economic-zone-in-push-for-foreign-investment/, 01 Nov 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 Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 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 sustainable development.
-
The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: 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.
Share
Latest publications
International investment agreements trends: the increasing dichotomy between new and old treaties
Read more