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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- Germany - Lays the foundations for digitalizing the investment screening process
Germany
Lays the foundations for digitalizing the investment screening process
05 Oct 2023On 5 October, the 20th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) came into effect, introducing the groundwork for a digitalization of the investment screening process. AWV allows full online communication for documents exchanged during the FDI screening process, which will be facilitated through an online portal (Bundesportal). Notably, administrative acts issued under the Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG) can now be delivered electronically in addition to traditional written forms. In addition, AWV permits applications, notifications, information, documents, reports, and related materials to be submitted both electronically and in writing. This adjustment streamlines the administrative process and advances digitalization efforts.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation )
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- recht.bund.de, Twentieth Ordinance amending the Foreign Trade and Payments Act, https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2023/264/VO.html, 04 Oct 2023
- lexology.com, On the 20th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance: What has changed?, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e4f703b6-9d22-4361-a8a3-90c690acac7e, 17 Oct 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.
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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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