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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- Philippines - Allows 100% foreign ownership in the renewable energy sector.
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Allows 100% foreign ownership in the renewable energy sector.
15 Nov 2022On 15 November 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) revised the foreign investment negative list to open the renewable energy sector to full foreign ownership (currently subject to a 40% cap). The amendment enables foreign citizens or foreign-owned entities to engage in the exploration, development, and utilization of the country’s renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, biomass, ocean or tidal energy. This will take effect 15 days upon publication in two newspapers of general publication and filing with the University of the Philippines Law Center-Office of the National Administrative Register. The DOE is trying to increase the share of renewable energy in the Philippine energy mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by 2040.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Services (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Other service activities)
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Sources:
- Government of Philippines, DOE readies amendments to Renewable Energy Act, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1187322, 15 Nov 2022
- Government of Philippines, RE not covered by constitutional limitation on foreign ownership, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1185710, 09 Nov 2022
- philstar, DOE seeks revision of foreign investment negative list, https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/11/21/2225209/doe-seeks-revision-foreign-investment-negative-list, 21 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 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.
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