Q. What is the approval for Investment Guidelines?

“Approval for investment guidelines” means a competent authority approving the objectives, location, scale, schedule and duration of a project; investor or form of a selection of investor and special mechanisms or special policies (if any) to execute an investment project.

Projects that require State’s decision are often significant projects which affect national defense, security, politics, economy, culture, and society. Therefore, for these projects, investors must proceed to apply for decisions on investment policies before carrying out the procedures for obtaining Investment Registration Certificates as other projects.