Tag: FDI
The Rise of Foreign Investment Control – A Global Snapshot on...
Over the past three years, many countries have introduced new rules or strengthened existing foreign investment regimes, widening the range of sectors to which...
The French Dilemma: Preserving FDI in France While Exercising Greater Control
While boasting of its (renewed) first place at the top of the ranking of attractive European countries from the point of view of foreign...
Canada’s Expanding Approach to National Security in Foreign Investment Reviews
The primary focus of Canada’s review of foreign investments has shifted from an assessment of an investment’s economic benefits in Canada to an assessment...
The Importance of Competitive Neutrality in Promoting FDI and Sustainable Recovery
Competitive neutrality principles encourage FDI by promoting a level playing field among competitors. When certain market players, such as SOEs, or selected private firms,...
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Making Sense of the Commission’s New White Paper
By Thomas Weck & Philipp Reinhold (Monopolies Commission)1
On June 17, 2020, the EU Commission published a new White Paper on the regulation of foreign...
Economic Nationalism and Merger Control: Impact of COVID-19
By Tanya Macrae (Avonhurst)1
Overview
Lockdown restrictions are easing in several European countries, and the “way out” is the key topic of discussion across western economies....
State Created Barriers to Exit: The Example of the Acquisition of...
Nicolas Petit, March 20, 2016
This paper seeks to understand the competitive impact of State restrictions to M&A transactions that target domestic corporations. In the...
Foreign Direct Investment and Competition in Mexico
Alejandro Faya, Dec 12, 2012
Under the old Mexican protectionist model the commercial barriers were aimed at substituting imports for domestic production and foreign investors...
