瑞士国际律师事务所近日发布了一款为客户提供海外投资制度信息的移动应用程序，这款名为“Foreign Direct Investment Regimes （FDI）”的app可以在苹果商店及Google Play中下载，在iPhone，iPad及安卓设备上使用。

这款app提供了美国、澳大利亚、中国、法国、德国、意大利、西班牙、俄罗斯、沙特阿拉伯、新加坡、阿联酋及英国12个国家的最新外国投资制度及监管法规。在app上选择相关国家后，可以看到该国负责海外投资的法律机构、强制及自愿申报、时间线和费用、相关名词解释等信息。其关于美国海外投资委员会（CFIUS）的信息尤为完善。

“这是市面上第一款提供相关服务的app。”瑞生国际华盛顿办公室合伙人Les Carnegie说，“对各国外国投资相关信息及程序进行总结，这具有很大的经济价值，了解这些信息对于成功进行跨境交易至关重要。”

Latham launches new app focused on FDI in 12 countries

Latham & Watkins has launched a Foreign Direct Investment Regimes (FDI) app which summarizes key aspects of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and other foreign direct investment regimes around the world. The app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

The app focuses on the following countries: the US, Australia, China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the UK. After choosing a country, users can click through to read summaries of information, such as the legal authority responsible for foreign investment review, mandatory and voluntary filings, timelines, fees, and definitions of key words and phrases.

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