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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United Arab Emirates
Offers full foreign ownership in special economic zone
01 Jan 2011Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), the entity in charge of developing and regulating industrial zones and ports in the capital, announced in mid-November that its flagship project, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), will offer full foreign ownership. KIZAD is a mammoth infrastructure project comprising a multipurpose offshore port and one of the largest integrated industrial zones in the world. The industrial complex and its port is expected to generate 15 percent of Abu Dhabi's non-oil GDP by 2030, create 150,000 jobs and export between 60 percent and 80 percent of goods produced within its borders. The venture will be fully financed by the Abu Dhabi Government. KIZAD will be set up along vertically integrated clusters for petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminium, life sciences, biotechnology, glass, paper and other industries on nearly 420 sq km of industrial land. The free zone will operate a dual ownership regime for foreign businesses: full ownership and joint-ventures. The full ownership for non-Emirati companies will be granted on a case-by-case basis by the ADPC management, only if the proposed venture furthers Abu Dhabi's strategic economic objectives. These would be projects in capital and energy-intensive industries such as metallurgy, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals."
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Type:
- Promotion and facilitation (Special economic zones)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- Economist Intelligence Unit, Abu Dhabi offers 100% foreign ownership, http://portal.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=displayIssueArticle&issue_id=1967642581&article_id=327642617, 01 Jan 2011
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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.
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