Guide to Investment Regimes of APEC Member Economies - 2010 Seventh Edition - (1st Revision)

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Comprehensive reference on the investment regimes of APEC member economies, produced by the Investment Experts’ Group for the APEC Secretariat. It presents consolidated information intended to support businesspeople and investors with timely, reliable guidance, while also helping investment promotion agencies, government policy makers, academics, and regional and international organizations. The 2010 Seventh Edition with 1st Revision compiles inputs submitted by member economies through APEC survey questionnaires, with some members’ information added in future editions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages276

Reading Time11 h 36 min

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Guide to Investment Regimes of APEC Member Economies Investment Experts’ Group 2010 Seventh Edition (1st Revision) APEC Member Economies: Australia ● Brunei Darussalam ● Canada ● Chile ● China ● Hong Kong, China ● Indonesia ● Japan ● Korea ● Malaysia ● Mexico ● New Zealand ● Papua New Guinea ● Peru ● Philippines ● Russia ● Singapore ● Chinese Taipei ● Thailand ● The United States ● Viet Nam CTI 01/2009 Revised February 2011 Produced for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616 Tel: (65) 68919 600 Fax: (65) 68919 690 Email: [info@apec.org](info@apec.org) [Website:](Website: www.apec.org)[ ](Website: www.apec.org)[www.apec.org](Website: www.apec.org)[ ](Website: www.apec.org)© 2011 APEC Secretariat APEC\#211-CT-03.1 APEC Guiideiiiddee to IIIInnvveessttmmeenntt Regiiiiimesmmeess (""GGuuiiidddeee""")))) has been publllishedllliiiiisssshhhheeeedddd siiiiincennccee 1993 as the onllyy consolliiddaatteedd colllllectionlleeccttiiiiioooonnnn of iiiinvestmentinnvveessttmmeenntt regiimmeess iniin the APEC regiiiiiooonnn w. hichhiiiicchh proviiidesiddeess tiimelyiiiiimemmeellllllylyyyy and relliiiabiaabblllllleeee source of iiinformatiinnffoorrmmaattiiiiiiooonoonnnn priimmaarriiiiilllllyyyy for busiiinessinneessss peopllellee (eessppeecciiiiiiaaaalllllylllllllylllyyyyy iinvestors),investors)),, and alllllsssooo for iiinvestmentnvestment promotiiionioonnagenciieess,,, government pollllliiiiiiccccyyyy makers,, academiiccss,,, and regiiiiooonnnaaallll and iiiinntteerrnnaattiiiooonnnaaallll organiizzaattiiiiooonsonnnsss iiiiiinnnn the APEC and other regiiionsioonnss. The Guiiddee wiiillillll assiiiiistiisssttt iinvestorsinvestors iiiinn makiiinginngg sound investment deciisiissiiiiooonnnsss and polllllliiiiiicccccyyyyy makers iiiiinnn makiinngg consiiiistentiisssttteeennnttt and coherent polllliiicccyyy deciiissionssiioonnss. Thiiss versiioonn isiiiiisss composed of iinformatinformatiiiooonnn submiiiittedtttteedd by APEC member economiieess by respondiinngg to the Survey Questiioonnnnaaiiiirrreeesss (AAnnnneexx 1)) . IIIInnffoorrmmaattiiiioniooonnn of some members were not avaiiilllaaabbblllleeee at the timeiiiimmee of the publliiccaattiiiooonnn and pages are kept blllllankaaannnkkk but,, wiiiillllll be iiiinnccllluuudddeeeddd iinin the future ediiiiitttiiioniiioooonnnn. CONTENTS Australia --------------------------------------------- 1 Brunei Darussalam --------------------------------------------- 15 Canada --------------------------------------------- 16 Chile --------------------------------------------- 25 China --------------------------------------------- 40 Hong Kong, China --------------------------------------------- 48 Indonesia --------------------------------------------- 66 Japan --------------------------------------------- 78 Republic of Korea --------------------------------------------- 86 Malaysia --------------------------------------------- 95 Mexico --------------------------------------------- 104 New Zealand --------------------------------------------- 125 Papua New Guinea --------------------------------------------- 135 Peru --------------------------------------------- 136 Republic of the Philippines --------------------------------------------- 147 Russian Federation --------------------------------------------- 165 Singapore --------------------------------------------- 166 Chinese Taipei --------------------------------------------- 176 Thailand --------------------------------------------- 186 United States --------------------------------------------- 205 Viet Nam --------------------------------------------- 215 Annex 1 Survey Questionnaire Annex 2 APEC Non-Binding Investment Principles Annex 3 Excerpt from the Osaka Action Agenda 2002 Update Annex 4 Options for Investment Liberalization and Business Facilitation to Strengthen the APEC Economies-For Voluntary Inclusion in Individua

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Guide to Investment Regimes of APEC Member Economies?

It provides a consolidated, timely, and reliable source of information on investment regimes in the APEC region to support investors and policy decision-makers.

Who prepared and published this edition of the guide?

The guide was produced for the APEC Secretariat by the Investment Experts’ Group and is part of the APEC publication series.

How was information for the 2010 Seventh Edition compiled?

Information was submitted by APEC member economies in response to the Survey Questionnaires, with some members’ information unavailable at publication time but planned for future editions.

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