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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China
Eased capital transfer policy for foreigners in Shanghai to woo foreign investment
01 Sep 2023On 1 September 2023, a new capital control policy was implemented, which allows expatriates working for foreign enterprises in the Shanghai free trade zone — including those from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, Province of China — to transfer their income abroad without restrictions, as per the new rule. However, these funds must be both "real and legally compliant" and associated with their investments in China. In a parallel move, the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau has announced its support for unrestricted inward and outward remittances by foreign investors, as long as the capital transfers are actual, authorized, and related to investments.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Capital transfer and FOREX)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Government of China, Beijing, Shanghai enhance foreign investment climate, https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202309/23/content_WS650e4ef4c6d0868f4e8dfb0a.html, 23 Sep 2023
- cnn, China relaxes capital controls to entice badly needed foreign investment, http://www.cnnphilippines.com/business/2023/9/22/china-relaxes-capital-controls-fdi.html, 22 Sep 2023
- bloomberg, China Relaxes Capital Controls in Top Cities to Woo Investors, https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/china-relaxes-capital-controls-in-top-cities-to-woo-investors-1.1974759, 21 Sep 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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