United Kingdom – Third Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (10 September 2024) (English)

[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.celis.institute/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240910_REP_UK_Annual-Report-on-the-National-Security-and-Investment-Act-2021-1.pdf” title=”20240910_REP_UK_Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021″] On 10 September 2024, the UK Cabinet Office published the third Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) (Annual Report). The Annual Report sets out summary information and statistics relating to the review of investments and transactions on national…

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Singapore – Significant Investments Review Bill (2023) (English)

On 9 January 2024, the Singapore government passes a new Significant Investments Review Bill (“SIRB”), which allows the Minister to designate critical entities required to notify or seek approval from the Minister for ownership or control changes. The Bill was first introduced on 6 November 2023 and seeks to safeguard Singapore`s national security interests. The…

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Norway – Official Norwegian Report 2023: 28 (Norwegian)

https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/d48b7fedaa21484cb1f33e118bcd1162/no/pdfs/nou202320230028000dddpdfs.pdf A Government appointed Commission proposed significant changes to the Norwegian FDI regime. The Investment Control Commission was appointed by Royal Decree on October 28, 2022. The investigation was handed over to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries on December 4, 2023.

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Anti-subsidy investigation in Chinese Electric Vehicles: fairness, global competition and geopolitics 

By Mark Konstantinidis, King’s College London    Introduction and background  In September 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the Union address to the European Parliament. President von der Leyen warned that ‘global markets are now flooded with cheaper Chinese electric cars. And their price is kept artificially low by…

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China’s growing assertiveness in the use of economic sanctions: where are we heading?

By Dr. Iryna Bogdanova, World Trade Institute   China’s growing assertiveness in the use of economic sanctions: where are we heading? The US-China trade war, tightening of US export controls, and economic sanctions against Chinese technology companies instigated major revisions of Chinese laws and regulations that emulate Western tools used to implement economic sanctions. These…

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Building Resilience in Investment Screening and Economic Security: Lessons from India

By Prof. Dr Bimal N. Patel, Member, National Security Advisory Board, India; Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University; Member, UN International Law Commission (The views are personal) Strategies and balancing of priorities in economic security No nation can proliferate without foreign direct investment. Even so, in certain sectors, such as military or network technologies, FDI may raise national…

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Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. v Canada – Investment arbitration as a potential remedy against negative FDI screening decisions?

By Kilian Wagner, University of Vienna FDI screening and international investment law Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and specific chapters in free trade agreements include substantive standards of investment protection. These comprise rules on expropriations, national and most-favoured-nation treatment, and the fair and equitable treatment (FET) of investments. Most BITs contain provisions on investor-state dispute settlement…

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United Kingdom – Decision Acquisition of GE Oil & Gas Marine & Industrial UK Ltd and GE Steam Power Ltd by EDF Energy Holdings Ltd via its wholly owned subsidiary, GEAST UK Ltd: notice of Final Order, 7 August 2023

The UK Government decided on the acquisition of GE Oil & Gar Marine & Industrial UK Ltd and GE Steam Power LTd by EDF Energy Holdings via GEAST UK Ltd. Acquisition of GE Oil & Gas Marine & Industrial UK Ltd and GE Steam Power Ltd by EDF Energy Holdings Ltd via its wholly owned…

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Turkey – Foreign Direct Investment Strategy of Turkey 2021-2023

Below you can find the official English Version of the Foreign Direct Investment Strategy of Turkey for 2021-2023. If you are interested in the Turkish version, follow this link. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.celis.institute/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Turkiye-Foreign-Direct-Investment-Strategy-2021-2023.pdf”]

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UNCTAD – Investment Policy Review of Togo, 2023

UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Reviews (IPRs) help countries to improve their investment policies in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They also help to familiarize governments and the private sector with the investment climate in these countries. In line with the SDGs, the IPRs promote investment for development. The recommendations are aligned with national…

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United States – Fact Sheet: Executive Order on National Security Reviews of Foreign Investments in U.S. Businesses – 15 September 2022 (English)

[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.celis.institute/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FACT-SHEET_-President-Biden-Signs-Executive-Order-to-Ensure-Robust-Reviews-of-Evolving-National-Security-Risks-by-the-Committee-on-Foreign-Investment-in-the-United-States-The-White-House.pdf” title=”FACT SHEET_ President Biden Signs Executive Order to Ensure Robust Reviews of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – The White House”]

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