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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- Ukraine - Introduces a new set of sanctions against the Russian banking and financial sector
Ukraine
Introduces a new set of sanctions against the Russian banking and financial sector
23 Feb 2023On 22 February 2023, the Parliament of Ukraine passed a resolution to impose sanctions on the Russian banking and financial sector. These sanctions will remain in effect for 50 years and will apply to all banks, non-bank credit institutions, payment system operators, professional stock market participants, insurance companies, investment funds, and other financial service providers registered or located in the Russian Federation.
The sanctions entail the suspension of transactions involving assets owned by these entities and prohibit establishing business relations, executing transactions, and maintaining business relations with them. Additionally, the sanctions prohibit purchasing securities and other financial instruments issued by Russian financial institutions, and the suspension of the performance of financial and economic obligations in their favour. The cancellation of registration and prohibition on further registrations of certain entities are also included. It is worth noting that individuals and legal entities are prohibited from executing transactions intended to circumvent these restrictions.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Other)
- Treatment and operation (Other sector specific regulation)
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Industry:
- Services (Financial and insurance activities)
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Sources:
- zakon.rada.gov.ua, On the application of sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) to financial institutions of the Russian Federation, https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/n0012525-23#n2, 23 Feb 2023
- BakerMcKenzie, Ukraine imposes sectoral sanctions against all banks and financial services providers operating in Russia, https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ukraine-imposes-sectoral-sanctions-against-all-banks-and-financial-services-providers-operating-in-russia/#:~:text=On%2022%20February%202023%2C%20the%20National%20Security%20and,set%20of%20anti-Russia%20sectoral%20sanctions%20imposed%20by%20Ukraine., 23 Feb 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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Latest publications
International investment agreements trends: the increasing dichotomy between new and old treaties
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