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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- Indonesia - Imposes restrictions on foreign exchange earnings from natural resource exports
Indonesia
Imposes restrictions on foreign exchange earnings from natural resource exports
17 Feb 2025On 17 February 2025, the Government of Indonesia issued Regulation No. 8 of 2025, mandating the retention of foreign exchange earnings from natural resource exports within the domestic financial system. Under the new regulation, exporters in the mining (excluding oil and gas), plantation, forestry, and fisheries sectors are required to deposit 100% of their export proceeds in a special account for 12 months. Previously, only 30% of export earnings had to be retained for three months. The special account must be held at either the Indonesian Export Financing Institution or at banks approved by the Financial Services Authority to manage foreign currency transactions—excluding branches of foreign banks operating in Indonesia. While the regulation restricts offshore holding of export proceeds, exporters are allowed to use the retained funds for specific purposes, including converting to Indonesian Rupiah at the same foreign exchange bank, payments in foreign currency for tax and non-tax state revenue, distributing dividends in foreign currency, procuring raw materials and capital goods, and repaying foreign currency loans. The regulation came into effect on 1 March 2025.
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Type:
- Treatment and operation (Capital transfer and FOREX)
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Industry:
- Primary (Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Mining and quarrying)
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Sources:
- Lexology, Indonesia Updates Rules for Foreign Currency from Natural Resources Exports with New Regulation, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f07144bd-438d-48d7-b442-5bd3c9f43c32#:~:text=Under%20the%20New%20Regulation%2C%20exporters,a%20minimum%20of%20three%20months., 14 Mar 2025
- Cabinet Secretariat of The Republic of Indonesia, Gov’t Issues New Regulation on Foreign Exchange Retention Read more: https://setkab.go.id/en/govt-issues-new-regulation-on-foreign-exchange-retention/, https://setkab.go.id/en/govt-issues-new-regulation-on-foreign-exchange-retention/, 17 Feb 2025
- Official legislation portal, Amendment to Government Regulation Number 36 of 2023 concerning Foreign Exchange from Export Proceeds from Business Activities, Management, and/or Processing of Natural Resources, https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/314625/pp-no-8-tahun-2025, 17 Feb 2025
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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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