Investment facilitation
Investment facilitation
Evaluate existing capacity and needs of the beneficiary country in relation to the key elements of the WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement and/or regional and bilateral investment facilitation agreements.
Use UNCTAD’s investment facilitation digital monitor to benchmark against regional comparators.
Develop a strategy for the beneficiary country to meet its investment facilitation commitments. Options are presented based on maximising impact within available financial, human and political resources.
Implement technical assistance, focusing on transparency, simplification and digitalisation of identified government procedures.
UNCTAD’s work in investment facilitation
Relationship between typical investment facilitation commitments and UNCTAD’s technical assistance products
Online investment guides
Digital information portals
Digital single windows
Publication of information and procedures on laws, regulations and procedures affecting investment.
Publication of the information on competent authorities including contact details.
Availability of online business registration system.
Publication of lists or catalogues indicating which sectors are allowed, restricted or prohibited for foreign investment.
Publication of timeframe required to process an application associated to any specific investment decision.
Competent authorities accept submission of an application at any time throughout the year.
Establishment of a national investment website for information purpose.
Information published on fees and charges.
Copies of documents accepted.
Publication of information on procedural rules for appeal and review.
Publication of timeframes to process an application.
Publication of timeframes to process an application.
Availability of information concerning the status of the application.
Focal Point responses to enquiries of governments, investors and other interested parties.
Inform the applicant of the decision concerning an application.
Cooperation and coordination of the activities of agencies involved in the management of investment, with a view to improving and facilitating investment.
Availability of a national investment portal (or single window) for the submission and/or processing of applications online.
Possibility to submit all documents necessary for investment applications simultaneously (e.g. business registry, national and/or state/municipal tax identification number, social security, pension schemes).
Cooperation and coordination of the activities of agencies involved in the management of investment, with a view to improving and facilitating investment.