Samantha Mobley and Farin Harrison • In recent years, the investment policy landscape has become more complex as nations respond to national security threats, state development strategies and geopolitical risks. Covid-19 created a major economic shock worldwide, prompting some countries to take an even more stringent approach, with a focus on protecting the security of supply of inputs.• Many jurisdictions continue to tighten their screening rules or are introducing robust new measures to protect strategically…
The Indonesian government has enacted Presidential Regulation No. 10 of 2021 on Investment Business Lines (“Priority List”) as one of the implementing regulations of the job creation law (“Omnibus Law”). The new investment list replaces the current negative list (under Presidential Regulation No. 76 of 2007 and Presidential Regulation No. 44 of 2016). This priority list states that all business sectors are open for capital investment activities, with some restrictions and conditions for certain aspects.…