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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- Angola - Adopts Presidential Decree 8/24 on Oil and Gas Incremental Production
Angola
Adopts Presidential Decree 8/24 on Oil and Gas Incremental Production
20 Nov 2024On 20 November 2024, Angola enacted Presidential Decree 8/24 on Oil & Gas Incremental Production ("Incremental Production Decree"). The Decree introduces a special legal and tax framework to encourage investment in offshore mature blocks and undeveloped areas. It offers significant tax incentives, including reductions in the Petroleum Production Tax from 20 per cent to 15 per cent and the Petroleum Income Tax from 65.75 per cent to 55.75 per cent for association agreements. For production-sharing agreements, the Petroleum Income Tax is reduced from 50 per cent to 25 per cent, with an increase in cost-oil recovery up to 70 per cent. Additionally, the national concessionaire's profit-oil share is reduced to 25 per cent. The framework also ensures that all exploration well costs are recoverable or deductible from any existing or future production, regardless of the well's success. To qualify, operators must demonstrate that the field is within an offshore mature block or an undeveloped area and that the project's internal rate of return does not exceed 25 per cent, based on specific contractual and fiscal terms. These measures aim to attract additional investments by providing fiscal advantages over the standard taxation regime, thereby enhancing hydrocarbon recovery in Angola's offshore regions.
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Investment incentives)
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Industry:
- Primary (Mining and quarrying)
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Sources:
- Government portal, Decreto Legislativo Presidencial No. 8/24 de 20 de Novembro 2024, https://files.lex.ao/presidente-da-republica/2024/decreto-legislativo-presidencial-n-o-8-24-de-20-de-novembro/download/decreto-legislativo-presidencial-n-o-8-24-de-20-de-novembro_presidente-da-republica_lex-ao.pdf, 20 Nov 2024
- Mayer brown, ANGOLA INCREMENTAL PRODUCTION DECREE AND OTHER ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS, https://1npdf11.onenorth.com/pdfrenderer.svc/v1/ABCpdf11/GetRenderedPdfByUrl/angola-incremental-production-decree-and-other-ongoing-developments.pdf/?url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/pdf/insights/publications/2024/11/angola-incremental-production-decree-and-other-ongoing-developments?pdf-options=co, 25 Nov 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.
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