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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Mexico
Adopts new tax incentives for special economic zones in Yucatan
29 Jun 2024On 28 June 2024, the Government of Mexico published a decree in the Official Gazette on new tax incentives in two "Welfare Industrial zones" of Yucatan.
The decree grants tax incentives to taxpayers engaged in productive activities within the welfare industrial zones of Progreso I and Mérida I, created on 27 June 2024 by the State of Yucatan. The decree targets 11 specific sectors, as follows: - Electrical and electronics sector - Semiconductors - Automotive (electromobility) - Auto parts and transportation equipment - Medical devices - Pharmaceuticals - Agroindustry - Equipment for the generation and distribution of electric power (clean energy) - Machinery and equipment - Information and communication technologies - Metals and petrochemicals
The key incentives include: - Income Tax: 100 per cent tax credit for the first three years, 50 per cent for the next three, potentially up to 90 per cent for meeting employment targets. Immediate 100 per cent deduction for new fixed asset investments for six years. - VAT: 100 per cent credit on VAT for activities within the zones if not passed on to buyers.
To qualify, companies must meet certain conditions, such as being up-to-date with their tax obligations, presenting an investment project, and having a fiscal domicile within the zones.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives, Special economic zones)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific (SDG)
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.)
- Services (Telecommunications)
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Sources:
- Gobierno de Yucatan, Presenta el Gobernador Mauricio Vila Dosal los Polos Industriales del Bienestar, https://www.yucatan.gob.mx/saladeprensa/ver_nota.php?id=7925, 10 Jul 2024
- Diario Oficial de la Federacion -DOF, DECRETO por el que se fomenta la inversión en los Polos Industriales del Bienestar Progreso I y Mérida I del estado de Yucatán., https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5731888&fecha=28/06/2024&print=true, 28 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.