On 23 May 2025, the Greek Parliament passed its law on the implementation of the EU FDI Screening Regulation for shareholding. From 23 May, 2025, foreign direct investment into Greece is subject to mandatory pre-approval at certain thresholds in specified sensitive industry sectors. Passive investment by institutional investors meeting these thresholds are not exempt from…
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Luxembourg – CB FDI Investment Data RE: Shareholding
On 3 March 2025, LUX CB issued circular letter on FDI data collection. LUX CB issued circular letter ST.25-0026 on foreign direct investment (FDI) survey. Also published the documents on survey and guide on foreign direct investment 2024. Composed of 4 questionnaires including questionnaire 1 general information; questionnaire 2 shareholding; questionnaire 3 holdings; questionnaire 4…
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India – Gov’t Raising Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance Companies
On 26 November 2024, the central government in India announced several proposals aimed at reforming the insurance sector, including raising the FDI limit for Indian insurance companies from 74% to 100%. Comments on the proposed amendments should be submitted by 10 December 2024 eMail to consultation-dfs@gov.in Government Office Memorandum is available here.
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Egypt – MPED Discussed Foreign Direct Investment Strategy
On 21 October 2024, EGY MPED discussed foreign investment national strategy. EGY MPED hosted a consultative meeting attended by 17 ministries and entities in order to discuss the draft of the National Strategy for Foreign Direct Investment. Prepared within the framework of the close partnership with the World Bank Group. Overview Comes within the government's…
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Ireland – DETE Delays FDI Screening Initiative
On 3 September 2024, Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) delayed its foreign direct investment screening initiative. new screening of FDI under the Third Country Transactions Act 2024 new date not yet set but expect latter part of Q4 2024 new date will be indicated on their webpage Inward investment screening - DETE.
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Sweden – ISP Updated Foreign Direct Investment Forms
On 19 March 2024, SWE ISP updated foreign direct investment forms and instructions. Updated documents are: Instructions for reporting foreign direct investment version 1.5; Notification of foreign direct investment form; plus appendix A; and appendix B.
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