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 - Introduces a contribution by foreign individuals selling shares in Russian companies
Russian Federation
Introduces a contribution by foreign individuals selling shares in Russian companies
27 Mar 2023On 27 March 2023, the Russian Ministry of Finance provided further details regarding the contribution by foreign individuals who sell shares in Russian companies. The contribution is applicable to foreign persons linked to foreign states that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation and its legal entities and citizens. The contribution can reach up to 10 per cent of the proceeds from the sale and is payable to the federal budget. The amount of the contribution is either a minimum of 5 per cent of the assets' market value as determined by an independent appraiser or a minimum of 10 per cent of the assets' market value if they are sold at a discount of more than 90 per cent of the market value. The contribution shall be assessed by the Commission for the Control of Foreign Investments, which in responsible for approving these type of sales.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Corporate taxation)
- Treatment and operation (Other)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- minfin.gov.ru, Выписка из протокола заседания подкомиссии Правительственной комиссии по контролю за осуществлением иностранных инвестиций в Российской Федерации от 2 марта 2023 года № 143/4, https://minfin.gov.ru/ru/document?id_4=301633-vypiska_iz_protokola_zasedaniya_podkomissii_pravitelstvennoi_komissii_po_kontrolyu_za_osushchestvleniem_inostrannykh_investitsii_v_rossiiskoi_federatsii_ot_2_marta_2023_goda__1434, 27 Mar 2023
- kommersant.ru, Власти возьмут с уходящих иностранных компаний по 5% от рыночной стоимости, https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5900648, 27 Mar 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 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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