Investment Policy Monitor
-
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.
Share
Latest publications
- Home >
- Investment Policy Monitor >
- Kenya - Launches search for port operators
Kenya
Launches search for port operators
06 Sep 2023On 6 September 2023, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) issued a tender inviting firms to prequalify for the opportunity to develop and operate key port assets through 25-year public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements. The deadline for submissions is 2 November 2023. The assets concerned are (i) Lamu Container Terminal Berths 1-3 (ii) Lamu Special Economic Zone (SEZ), (iii) Mombasa Port Berths 11-14, and (iv) Mombasa Port Container Terminal 1. The assets are currently owned and operated by KPA. The private party will enter into a 25-year project agreement with KPA and establish a project company in which KPA retains a minimum shareholding based on a free carried interest. The project company is expected to invest in the terminal infrastructure, equipment, and future required terminal superstructure, and will also maintain the existing and future facilities. Prospective port operators must have at least 10 years of experience in container terminal operations and at least two successful container terminals directly operated as a concessionaire with a minimum annual throughput of 2 million TEUs. For the SEZ, the applicant is required to be able to demonstrate involvement in developing, managing and/or operating at least one greenfield SEZ or logistics park covering a minimum of 100 acres, and should be operating at least one with a minimum investment of $200 million.
-
Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
-
Industry:
- Services (Transportation and storage)
-
Sources:
- Government Portal, TENDER NO: KPA/052/2023-2024/CPS, https://www.kpa.co.ke/SitePages/OpenInternational.aspx?RootFolder=%2FOpenInternational%2FRFQ%5FKPA%5F052%5F2023%5F2024%20CPS%5FRequest%20for%20Qualification%20of%20Bidders%20for%20Development%20and%20Operations%20of%20Port%20Assets%20Through%20%20PPP&FolderCTID=0x01200029616B7C08A676438132D45742D5A3, 09 Sep 2023
- Constructafrica, Kenya Launches Search For Port Operators, https://www.constructafrica.com/news/kenya-launches-search-port-operators, 22 Sep 2023
-
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.