Taxonomy: Type of Measure - Investment measure
China: Clarification of the favorable import tax treatment to “encouraged” foreign-invested projects (FIPs)
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China: New rules on foreign-funded investment firms
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On 8 December 2011 China introduced new rules on foreign-funded investment firms, including barring them from using loans obtained inside China to finance their expansion in China.Australia: New visa rules for wealthy people
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The Government introduced from 1 July 2012 significant investor visa which target migrants who can make an investment of at least 5 million Australian dollars (US$4.87 million) in the Australian economy.Russia: Improved investment environment
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On 18 December 2011, amendments to the Federal Law “On Procedures for Foreign Investments in Entities Having Strategic Importance for Ensuring National Defence and State Security” (№ 57-FZ) and “On Foreign Investments in the RussIndia: FDI in Limited Liability Partnership firms allowed.
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As of May 2011, foreign investments in Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) is permitted subject to the numerous conditions enumerated in the document referred to in the source below.India: Foreign direct investment in the manufacture of Cigarettes prohibited
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The Government of India has reviewed the extant policy and it has been decided to prohibit FDI in manufacturing of 'Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes' (Code 24.02 of Indian Trade Classification whichUnited States of America: Bill to offer tax benefits for insourcing but not outsourcing
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Chief sponsor Representative Bill Pascrell (Democrat of New Jersey) and all 14 of the other Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S.Russia: Relaxation of the approval requirement for foreign acquisitions
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On November 17, 2011 the Russian government released theIndia: FDI policy statement for 2012
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The Consolidated FDI policy statement for 2012 included the following announcements: FDI in Commodity Exchange: Investments by FIIs in commodity exchanges will no longer require Government approval.Argentina: Expropriation of the Spanish participation of Repsol on the oil companies YPF S.A. Gas and Repsol YPF S.A.
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On May 7, 2012, the Presidency of Argentina enacted the Law 26.741 that expropriates the assets that the Spanish petroleum company Repsol had on YPF S.A. Gas and Repsol YPF S.A.
