investment-related regulations

As FDI and trade are increasingly two sides of the same coin, rules should focus on the full set of policies that affect actors’ decisions – both trade and investment-related regulations."

The law went beyond the minimum requirements of the relevant EU directives and represents a comprehensive overhaul of all existing investment-related regulations in Germany with the aim of creating a system of rules to protect investors while also maintaining systemic financial stability.

Taiwan's investment climate has improved in recent years with expanded cross-Strait trade with mainland China and expansion of trade links with other partners in the Asia Pacific region, as well as reforms to enhance protection of intellectual property rights and rationalize other investment-related regulations.