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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.
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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Ukraine - Eases foreign exchange restrictions to promote inward and outward investment

Eases foreign exchange restrictions to promote inward and outward investment

04 May 2024

On 4 May 2024, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) eased foreign exchange restrictions to improve business conditions, promote outward investment abroad, and support economic recovery and investment inflows. Key changes include allowing payments abroad for any services, works, and intellectual property rights rendered after 23 February 2021, and enabling the repatriation of up to € 1 million per month in dividends for the fiscal year 2024. For cross-border loans, interest payments on loans received before 20 June 2023 are now allowed under certain conditions, with a cap of € 1 million per quarter for overdue interest.

Ukrainian representative offices of international card payment systems and foreign airlines can transfer up to € 5 million per month to their headquarters, and leasing/rental payment restrictions have been lifted.

Type:
- Treatment and operation (Capital transfer and FOREX)
Industry:
- Not industry specific
- Services (Transportation and storage, Financial and insurance activities)
Sources:
- National Bank of Ukraine, Currency Liberalization Continues: NBU Introduces the Largest FX Restrictions Easing Package since the Start of the Full-Scale War, https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/valyutna-liberalizatsiya-trivaye-nbu-vprovadjuye-naybilshiy-paket-pomyakshennya-valyutnih-obmejen-z-pochatku-povnomasshtabnoyi-viyni, 03 May 2024
- lexology.com, New currency liberalization measures introduced, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fb16c4f9-a144-4939-9bff-d05c608d2522&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2024-05-07&utm_term=, 06 May 2024

About

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.
Methodology

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.