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Bär & Karrer beleuchtet in der November-Ausgabe 2024 von Legal Success, wie der aktuelle Entwurf des Investitionsprüfgesetzes den Wirtschaftsstandort Schweiz beeinträchtigt.
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In the November 2024 issue of Legal Success, Bär &
Karrer examines how the current draft of the Investment Review Act
is affecting Switzerland as a business location.
The article uses experience with foreign foreign direct
investment (FDI) regimes to show how FDI regimes delay transactions
and are used for industrial policy. The article shows that
Switzerland would be best advised not to enact an FDI regulation in
the form of an investment screening law, and that if it enacts an
investment screening law, the Federal Council's proposal is
preferable to that of the National Council.
At the same time, the article shows that an overly restrictive
FDI law could not only deter investors, but also jeopardize access
to international capital and know-how. Since many critical sectors
in Switzerland are already state-controlled, a highly restricted
regulation would make more sense in order to preserve the open and
competitive character of the Swiss economy.
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