WIR12
Dear Members of the World
Investment Network,
It is my pleasure to share with you UNCTAD's
ninth Investment Policy Monitor.
The period in review (November
2012–February 2013) was marked by a notable increase in new investment
restrictions and regulations, with the Monitor registering that the share
of such measures reached a new height (i.e. 36 per cent). Nonetheless,
investment liberalization and promotion remained the dominant trend in
national investment policies. The reporting period also saw fifteen changes
in corporate tax rules, with nine reducing and six increasing the tax rate.
At the international level,
the move towards regional investment agreements gained further momentum,
while the conclusion of new bilateral investment treaties continued to
slacken, and stakeholders increasingly voice their views.
UNCTAD’s Investment
Policy Monitor is
a regular publication that provides the international investment community
with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments
in foreign investment policies, both at the national and international
level.
I hope that you find our Investment Policy Monitor useful and interesting
- please feel free to also share it with your colleagues!
Best regards,
James X. Zhan
Director
Investment & Enterprise
Division
United Nations Conference
on Trade & Development
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Tel: +41 22 9175797
www.unctad.org/diae
