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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Bans foreign investment in 28 new activities
29 Aug 2024On 28 August 2024, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion of Oman issued Ministerial Decision No 435/2024 to amend certain provisions of Ministerial Decision No 209/2020, which lists the activities prohibited for foreign investment, restricting these to Omani investors only. The decision added 28 activities to the list reserved for Omani investors only, prohibiting foreign investors from engaging in these, taking the total number of such activities to 123.
The newly prohibited activities include production of handicrafts by distilling flowers and herbs, production of frankincense water and oil, leather handicrafts, palm leaf handicrafts, wood handicrafts, traditional handmade cosmetics and perfumes, pottery and ceramics, stone and gypsum handicrafts, silver handicrafts, copper and metal handicrafts, aluminum handicrafts, traditional fishing tools, bone-derived handicrafts, and production and preparation of incense.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products, Manufacture of wood and paper products)
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Sources:
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, https://data.qanoon.om/ar/md/mociip/2024-0435.pdf?_gl=1*1pg862a*_ga*NzA5MjUzNTAyLjE3MjczNTE1NzM.*_ga_0KKDYYZ464*MTcyNzM1MTU3Mi4xLjAuMTcyNzM1MTU3Mi4wLjAuMA.., 29 Aug 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.