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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.
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Equatorial Guinea
Modifies the law on the participation of nationals in the capital of foreign companies
20 Apr 2018On 20 April 2018, Equatorial Guinea adopted Decree No. 72, dated 18 April 2018, which modifies Decree No. 127/2004 concerning the participation of nationals of Equatorial Guinea in the capital of foreign companies in the country. Prior to this decree, foreign companies were required to have the participation of nationals of Equatorial Guinea in the share capital of their companies. Under the new decree, local participation is only required for the oil and gas sector. The decree provides that:
- The participation of Equatorial Guinean shareholders in foreign companies in the oil and gas sector shall not be lower than 35 per cent of the share capital.
- National participation shall not involve fewer than three local partners.
- The Board of Directors shall be composed of a minimum of one-third nationals (this should only concern public limited companies, as private limited companies do not have a board of directors).
- Foreign companies with headquarters overseas and incorporating in Equatorial Guinea for the purposes of a Public Works Agreement shall enter into participation agreements with Equatorial Guineans with respect to benefits generated in public markets and investments, with a national coefficient set between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of the net benefits.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Primary (Mining and quarrying)
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Sources:
- E&Y, Equatorial Guinea modifies and clarifies law on admission of EG nationals in the capital of foreign companies, https://globaltaxnews.ey.com/news/2018-5655-equatorial-guinea-modifies-and-clarifies-law-on-admission-of-eg-nationals-in-the-capital-of-foreign-companies, 15 May 2018
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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.
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