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Japan: Critical minerals included on list of economic sectors subject to FDI screening

Announcement

05 Oct 2021

In October 2021, the Japanese government announced the tightening of its policy on inward FDI affecting investments on the critical minerals sector.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

05 Oct 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 05 Oct 2021
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force
On 5 October 2021, the Japanese government added critical minerals to the list of FDI investments subject to screening mechanisms. Specifically, foreign investment in this field was added to the list ...
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