Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 17
Electricity, town gas, steam and hot water
Thailand: Restricted permission of foreign workers in promoted projects
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Effective 13 September 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand allows the employment of foreign workers under restrictive conditions in the projects its promotes. These conditions are:Austria: Barrier to non-EU/EFTA investments in enterprises of public interest
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On 15 November 2011, the Austrian parliament approved an amendment to the regulations on foreign direct investment included in the foreign trade law ("Aussenhandelsgesetz").Belize: Expropriation of Belize Electricity Limited
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On 20 June 2011, the government of Belize took over the controlling stake in Belize Electricity Limited from Fortis.Indonesia: Revision of Negative Investment List
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On 25 May 2010, the government of Indonesia revised its Negative Investment list. The Negative Investment List includes the Indonesian sectors subject to foreign ownership caps or prohibition. It has last been revised in 2007.China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.India: Removal of import tariff exemption for electrical energy
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On 10 May 2010, the government of India removed the favorable treatment of electrical energy imports. Only on 27 February 2010 it had declared energy imports duty free.China: A national security review system on M&A of local companies by foreign investors, temporary measures
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On 12 February 2011, the Chinese State Council released the Notice on Establishing System of Security Review on Merger and Acquisition of Local Companies by Foreign Investors (Guo Ban Fa [2011] NO.Nepal: Trade Integration Strategy aiming at promoting some commodities and some service sectors
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On 9 May 2011 the Permanent Delegation of Nepal to the WTO informed the WTO about the Trade Integration Strategy 2010, which aims at promoting the industry and export of certain products and services.India: Import tariff reduction for components used in solar power generation
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On 6 January 2011, the government of India has reduced the import tariffs of goods used in the construction of a solar power generation project or facility to 5 percent.Russian Federation: Energy Strategy up to 2030
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The Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation up to 2030 is based on the previously adopted Energy Strategy up to 2020 which was approved by the Russian Government by the government decree #1234-p from 28 August 2003.
