🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Investment
Foreign investment rules, incentives, investment promotion agencies, and restricted sectors.
Inward investment is promoted by the Department for Business and Trade; acquisitions in sensitive sectors are reviewed under the National Security and Investment Act (NSIA).
- Official support for investors is provided through the GREAT / Department for Business and Trade channels.
- Acquisitions in 17 sensitive sectors may require mandatory notification under the NSIA.
- The government can review, and impose conditions on or block, qualifying acquisitions.
Official authorities
- GOV.UK — Department for Business and Trade
Trade and investment promotion.
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