Investment Law 2025

Summary

The Investment Law 2025 marks fundamental changes aimed at improving the business environment, simplifying administrative procedures, and promoting a "post-check" mindset rather than a "pre-check" one.

The biggest breakthrough is allowing foreign investors to establish economic organizations (enterprises) before applying for an Investment Registration Certificate (IRC), which helps them overcome difficulties in initial preparations such as office leasing and recruitment.

In addition, the Law heavily cuts down the list of conditional business investment sectors (abolishing nearly 40 unnecessary sectors) and shifts the management approach to post-checking. Conversely, it adds new prohibited business lines such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco to protect public health.

Furthermore, the new Investment Law focuses on providing special incentives for national strategic sectors such as semiconductor technology, green economy, circular economy, and large data center infrastructure.