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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Russian Federation
Restricts decision-making by foreign minority shareholders in energy, machinery manufacturing and trade
17 Jan 2023On 17 January 2023, the President of the Russian Federation issued Decree No.16, which allows Russian companies operating in the energy, machinery manufacturing, and trade sectors to change their corporate decision-making to prevent minority shareholders and their appointed directors linked to foreign States that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation or controlled by such States from voting at shareholder meetings. The decree applies to the companies under the certain conditions: (i) if a company's controlling shareholder or ultimate beneficial owner is sanctioned by a foreign State, and (ii) the shareholders from mentioned foreign States hold less than 50 per cent equity interest in the company, and (iii) the company's annual revenue exceeds 100 billion rubles. The decree is temporary and has an effect until 31 December 2023.
On 18 December 2023, the Presidential Decree No. 958 extended the application of the measure until 31 December 2024.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Company laws and corporate governance)
- Treatment and operation (Operational conditions , Other)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.)
- Services (Wholesale and retail trade)
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Sources:
- publication.pravo.ru, Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18.12.2023 № 958 "О внесении изменений в некоторые указы Президента Российской Федерации", http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202312180046?index=1, 18 Dec 2023
- http://publication.pravo.gov.ru, Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.01.2023 № 16 "О временном порядке принятия решений органами некоторых российских хозяйственных обществ", http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202301170007, 17 Jan 2023
- lexology.com, Update: New Decree Allows Certain Russian Companies to Remove Voting Rights of Minority Shareholders and Directors from Unfriendly States, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=484e5250-42a9-4785-a37d-8e9ccd5d4b67&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2023-01-24&utm_term=, 20 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.