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
Compulsory conversion of branches of foreign companies into limited liability companies
25 Jul 2022On 06 July 2022, by the Law No.320 the Russian Parliament established a legal framework for compulsory conversion of branches of foreign companies into limited liability companies. These provisions apply in the following circumstances: (a) companies that hold a license for subsoil development or own gas transmission infrastructure; (b) companies in which at least 25 per cent of shares belong to the Russian shareholders; (c) when the foreign company is connected to a foreign state included in the list of “unfriendly states”. Upon conversion, the rights of foreign owners may be limited, including suspension of their voting rights, dividend payments, payment of the distributed parts of net profit etc.
Among the legal grounds justifying the conversion and the associated limitations can be the decision by the company to terminate "contracts significant for its operation", or a public announcement by the company of the suspension of its activities; significant staff reduction; or a suspension of the contracts due to the sanctions. The law entered into force on 25 July 2022.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Other)
- Treatment and operation (Company laws and corporate governance)
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Industry:
- Primary (Mining and quarrying)
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Sources:
- publication.pravo.gov.ru , Федеральный закон от 14.07.2022 № 320-ФЗ "О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "О приватизации государственного и муниципального имущества", отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации и о, http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202207140087?index=1&rangeSize=1, 14 Jul 2022
- garant.ru, ОБЗОР ДОКУМЕНТА, https://www.garant.ru/hotlaw/federal/1555284/, 19 Jul 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.