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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- Switzerland - Introduces further sanctions against the Russian Federation, aligned with the European Union's
Switzerland
Introduces further sanctions against the Russian Federation, aligned with the European Union's
16 Dec 2022On 16 December 2022, the Federal Council adopted further sanctions against the Russian Federation, bringing Switzerland’s measures in line with those of the European Union. The new measures introduced a prohibition on the provision of trade and brokering services of crude oil and petroleum products sold above the price cap. These measures were imposed in addition to an already existing ban on transporting of such products introduced by the previous sanctions package. These provisions came into force on 16 December 2022.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Investment related trade measures)
- Promotion and facilitation (Other)
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Industry:
- Primary (Mining and quarrying)
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products)
- Services (Wholesale and retail trade, Transportation and storage, Financial and insurance activities)
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Sources:
- fedlex.admin.ch, Ordonnance instituant des mesures en lien avec la situation en Ukraine du 4 mars 2022 (État le 21 décembre 2022), https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/151/fr, 16 Dec 2022
- BakerMcKenzie, Switzerland Implements Further EU Sanctions Measures, https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/switzerland-implements-further-eu-sanctions-measures/#page=1, 09 Jan 2023
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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.
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