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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- Chile - New FDI promotion and development strategy enters into force
Chile
New FDI promotion and development strategy enters into force
16 Mar 2022Chile's "foreign investment promotion and development strategy" came into force on March 16, 2022, after being adopted in October 2021. This strategy provides a framework for InvestChile to promote foreign investment and includes an action plan for proactively attracting foreign capital. It also outlines criteria for targeting company search tasks and strengthens coordination between services and ministries involved in investment promotion. The strategy's main goal is to promote economic recovery and sustainable development in Chile, and it identifies four key themes to achieve this: growth, transformation, sustainability, and impact.
The strategy defines 17 criteria for the proactive search and attraction of foreign direct investment, including the contribution to sustainable development goals, the development of regions, the diversification of the origin and destination sectors of investment, the creation of permanent jobs, and the promotion of projects that address global challenges. By adopting this strategy, Chile aims to attract more foreign investment that supports its economic recovery and contributes to sustainable development.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation )
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Industry:
- Not industry specific (SDG)
- Not industry specific (SDG)
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Sources:
- Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile, DECRETO 72 APRUEBA ESTRATEGIA DE FOMENTO Y PROMOCIÓN DE LA INVERSIÓN EXTRANJERA, https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar/imprimir?idNorma=1173730&idVersion=2022-03-16, 16 Mar 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.
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