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Rounding out 2020 Foreign Direct Investment Regulations 14 January 2021
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Now that we have seen a close to 2020, let’s take a look at foreign investment changes around the globe. Following on from my
2nd installment in September, foreign investment regulations have continued to tighten in the more democratic nations and loosen in those less so.
In November, the UK government introduced the
National Security and Investment Bill, which according to the official press release, “will modernize the government’s powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile foreign direct investment that threatens UK national security. To help with