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 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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- European Union - Adopts the fourteenth sanctions package against the Russian Federation
European Union
Adopts the fourteenth sanctions package against the Russian Federation
24 Jun 2024On 24 June 2024, the European Union adopted its fourteenth sanctions package against the Russian Federation. This package introduces measures targeting the Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, strengthens anti-circumvention and due diligence requirements for European parent companies of international groups, expands trade-related and financial constraints, and tightens transport restrictions.
The sanctions on the LNG sector include a ban on providing reloading services for transshipment operations of Russian LNG, alongside related technical, brokering, and financial assistance. Additionally, the purchase, import, or transfer of Russian LNG through European Union terminals not connected to the interconnected natural gas system is prohibited. Furthermore, the sanctions prohibit the sale, supply, transfer, or export of goods and technology, including ancillary services, necessary for completing Russian LNG projects such as Arctic LNG 2 and Murmansk LNG. The European Union has also updated its existing investment ban to include these LNG projects under construction.
A new ban was introduced on banks and entities from directly connecting to and transacting on the System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS), an equivalent of SWIFT, or any similar services set up by the Russian Central Bank.
Additionally, 71 individuals and 51 entities in sectors such as transport, logistics, manufacturing, military-industrial, energy, and technology were added to the asset freeze list.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Operational conditions)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
- Services (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Wholesale and retail trade, Transportation and storage, Financial and insurance activities, Administrative and support service activities)
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Sources:
- European Council, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: comprehensive EU’s 14th package of sanctions cracks down on circumvention and adopts energy measures, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/06/24/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-comprehensive-eu-s-14th-package-of-sanctions-cracks-down-on-circumvention-and-adopts-energy-measures/, 24 Jun 2024
- European Council, 14th package of sanctions on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU lists additional 69 individuals and 47 entities, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/06/24/14th-package-of-sanctions-on-russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-lists-additional-69-individuals-and-47-entities/, 24 Jun 2024
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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.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.