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Poland makes FDI screening regime permanent and shifts oversight to the Ministry of Finance and Economy

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Poland's foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime, originally introduced in 2020 for a 24-month period and subsequently extended for an additional 60 months (i.e. until 24 July 2025), established a mechanism for...more

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Newly Adopted Greek FDI Regime

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On 22 May 2025, the Hellenic Parliament enacted Law 5202/2025, introducing a Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) regime in Greece (the “Regime”), effective as of that date. The Regime took effect immediately upon publication in...more

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From open door to watchful gatekeeper: Greece adopts a foreign-investment screening mechanism

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On May 22, 2025, the Hellenic Parliament passed long-expected legislation to establish Greece’s first national mechanism for the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) on grounds of national security and public order....more

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Scrutinized Companies and Other Restrictions in Florida’s Public Procurement Space

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In a recent post, we examined the practical impact of SB 264 (Chapter No. 2023-33, Laws of Florida) on foreign investment in Florida. The new law, which took effect on July 1, 2023, among other things, restricts certain...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2021: China

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China continued to strengthen its national security regulatory regime by introducing the new Data Security Law in 2021 - China has further strengthened its legislation on data security in view of the popularity of...more

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Key Outcomes for Foreign Investors in Vietnam's New Law on Investment

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Vietnam's revised Law on Investment (Law No. 61/2020/QH14)("LOI 2020") enters into force from January 1, 2021. The National Assembly adopted the LOI 2020 on June 17, 2020. It will replace Law No. 67/2014/QH13 ("LOI 2014"),...more

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Algeria Finally Embraces Foreign Investment: The End of the 49%-51% Rule and the Endorsement of Long-Awaited Measures Inciting...

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After a decade of drastic decline in FDIs resulting from the restrictions placed upon foreign investments by the “49%-51% rule” implemented in 2009, Algeria has finally repealed this rule and put in place several incentive...more

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New French Decree, Ministerial Order Clarify Foreign Investment Authorisation Rules

Dated 31 December 2019, the legislation updates and elucidates the process for obtaining foreign investment authorisations in France. The new provisions go into effect on 1 April 2020....more

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China's new Foreign Investment Law: the impact on financial institutions

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Much has already been written about the foreign investment law which was voted into law by China's highest legislative body, the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, on 15 March 2019. ...more

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Jones Day Talks: Navigating Foreign Direct Investment in Germany

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Germany has two different sets of rules for the review of foreign direct investments. The relevant ordinance, the Außenwirtschaftsverordnung, or AWV, provides for a sector-specific review process applying to the acquisition,...more

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China Enacts New Foreign Investment Law

Amid stark slowdown in output growth and trade disputes with U.S., PRC authorities speed up issuance of legislation to encourage investment from abroad. Law affirms equal legal standing of foreign-backed enterprises and...more

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Foreign Direct Investment in the United Arab Emirates - Updates on the U.A.E.’S “New FDI Law”

[co-author: Dinmukhamed Eshanov, Counsel] On 23 September 2018, the President of the U.A.E., His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued Federal Law by Decree No. 19 of 2018 Regarding Foreign Direct Investment...more

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Expanding CFIUS: New Law Strengthens And Slows Investment Review

This week, you have likely heard about FIRRMA, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, the law that will expand CFIUS. We have written about a number of aspects of the new law as it was being made, including the...more

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