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Mexico’s Proposed FDI Screening Regime: National Security Comes to Latin America

On August 30, 2026, President Sheinbaum sent an initiative to the Mexican Senate to reform the Foreign Investment Law, formally expanding the country’s foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening regime. National security and economic security concerns will…

18 September 2026

How Should a Small State Screen Foreign Investment Without Scaring It Away?

On 30 July 2026, the Government of Montenegro adopted a proposal to establish the country’s first comprehensive mechanism for screening foreign investment on security and public-order grounds. The proposal is not yet a screening law. It is the institutional…

2 September 2026

Call for Applications 2026: CELIS Country Reporters on Foreign Investment Screening

The CELIS Institute announces the opening of several positions as CELIS Country Reporter (m/f/d) who will contribute to the Institute’s Country Report Project. The CELIS Country Report project aims to provide well-informed, open access analysis on foreign…

12 August 2026

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Country Note Lithuania 2026

This Country Note provides an overview of Lithuania’s foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime, focusing on its legal framework, institutional structure, and practical application. Lithuania is an attractive destination for FDI due to its stable…

29 June 2026

Country Note Brazil 2026

This Country Note examines Brazil’s foreign investment regime, characterised by a formal openness to foreign capital and the absence of a unified screening mechanism. While Brazil does not maintain a cross-sectoral review framework, it applies a fragmented…

12 May 2026

Issue Note Serbia Interagency Review

The Serbian foreign investment screening mechanism mandates interagency responsibility, ensuring that decisions – especially in sensitive sectors like arms and military equipment – are not made by a single authority. The Ministry of Defence is the primary…

20 April 2026

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Non-Paper No 01/2026: Firewalls under EU Sanctions Law: Lessons from the EuroChem Case

This Non-Paper analyses the legal framework governing the extension of asset freezes through ownership and control under EU

18 February 2026

Non-Paper No 16/2025: Global Trends in Investment Screening – Indo-Pacific

This Paper focuses on India, Japan, and Singapore – three pivotal Indo-Pacific economies recalibrating investment

22 October 2025

Non-Paper No 15/2025: Global Trends in Investment Screening – Latin America and the Caribbean

Investment Screening Mechanisms (ISMs) have proliferated rapidly in advanced economies over the past two decades, but Latin America