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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United Kingdom
Introduces a new prohibition on the provision of legal advisory services under the sanctions regime
30 Jun 2023On 30 June 2023, the Government of the United Kingdom has introduced a new prohibition on the provision of legal advisory services where the legal advisory services are provided in relation to certain financial or trade activities that would be banned under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 if that activity were carried out by a United Kingdom person, or in the United Kingdom. This prohibition applies to non-contentious legal advisory services but excludes legal representation services. The ban encompasses both in-house counsel and lawyers in private practice within United Kingdom sanctions jurisdiction. In addition, the definition of "non-government controlled Ukrainian territory" under the regulations was expanded to include the areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Operational conditions)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- legislation.gov.uk, The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/713/contents/made, 30 Jun 2023
- Jdsupra, UK sanctions relating to Russia: New legal advisory services ban, trade sanctions enforcement and non-government controlled Ukrainian territory additions, https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/uk-sanctions-relating-to-russia-new-1280719/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link, 24 Jul 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.