SRG · Outbound Deep Dive 04 · Mining · · 10 min read
DR Congo caps cobalt, Zimbabwe curbs lithium — what export quotas can and cannot control
96,600 t
DR Congo’s cobalt export cap for each of 2026 and 2027
DR Congo · Odin band: Very high
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Rising ↑ Lead theme: China Tightening Export Controls on Frontier Tech
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All insightsSRG · Outbound Deep Dive 03 · Country risk · · 10 min read
Vietnam lifts entry conditions on 62 business lines while adding a national security review
62 business lines
Conditional business lines cut by the Investment Law amendment (Law No. 24/2026/QH16)
Vietnam · Odin band: Elevated
SRG · Outbound Deep Dive 02 · Country risk · · 9 min read
SEMCORP halted, CATL fined, BYD audited — Hungary opens a retrospective review of Chinese investment
57%
Chinese pledged investment as a share of Hungary’s total foreign investment in 2025
Hungary · Odin band: Moderate
SRG · Outbound Deep Dive 01 · Mining · · 10 min read
US$14.2 billion invested, yet the rules were rewritten—Indonesia’s four-year nickel policy reversal
US$14.2 billion
Cumulative Chinese investment in Indonesia’s nickel value chain over the past decade
Indonesia · Odin band: Elevated
SRG · AI-Native Thinking · Perspectives · · 8 min read
AI-native is not a technology concept. It is an organisational rebuild
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- 01 · Outbound Deep Dive 04DR Congo caps cobalt, Zimbabwe curbs lithium — what export quotas can and cannot control
- 02 · Outbound Deep Dive 03Vietnam lifts entry conditions on 62 business lines while adding a national security review
- 03 · Outbound Deep Dive 02SEMCORP halted, CATL fined, BYD audited — Hungary opens a retrospective review of Chinese investment
- 04 · Outbound Deep Dive 01US$14.2 billion invested, yet the rules were rewritten—Indonesia’s four-year nickel policy reversal
- 05 · AI-Native ThinkingAI-native is not a technology concept. It is an organisational rebuild
Regulatory watch
- recorded Hong KongOrders on Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements with six countries to be…
- recorded Indonesia20/MK/BC/2026 - List of Goods Prohibited for Export under Minister of Trade Regulation Nu…
- recorded MexicoNotice publishing the Institutional Lithium Program for Mexico 2026-2030
- recorded VietnamStarting from March 1, 2026, the 2025 investment law officially comes into effect
- United KingdomAcquisition of Gumtree.com Limited by FE International Limited - GOV.UK
- United StatesTreasury Announces Enforcement Penalty for Violation of Outbound Program
- JapanReport on Minimum Wage Amounts for Fiscal Year 2026
- New ZealandReform of the Overseas Investment Act
- PhilippinesDOF Backs National Mining Framework to Drive Economic Growth, Industrialization
- ChinaLi Qiang signs State Council decree to promulgate the Regulations on Outbound Investment
01Updated 09:00 HKT
Rising ↑Atlas
China Tightening Export Controls on Frontier Tech
Beijing is revising its technology export catalogue to ban 14 and restrict 26 technologies with pre-export registration, raising transfer and compliance risk for Chinese investors moving such tech offshore.
Atlas
Beijing is drafting a revised technology export catalogue banning 14 and restricting 26 technologies with immediate pre-export registration, raising transfer and compliance risk for Chinese investors moving such tech or production offshore S25S26.
Sources
- S25 商务部新闻发言人就修订《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》答记者问 · Atlas dataset
- S26 商务部 科技部公告2026年第48号 就修订《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》公开征求意见并对相关技术出口实施临时登记管理 · Atlas dataset
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02Chinese outbound investment
Built for outbound investment.
The main questions in a cross-border investment, in one workspace.
01 · Odin
Rate the country
A risk grade from 1 to 8, with confidence, outlook and a short-term level.
02 · Atlas
Check the rules
Foreign-investment screening, sector licensing and China’s outbound (ODI) filing rules.
03 · Atlas
Screen the counterparty
Sanctions screening that states which lists it covered.
04 · Monitor
Follow changes
Tracked themes and rule changes, in a daily brief on the web and in WeChat.
| Country | Risk band | 7-day | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Elevated | — | Subscribers |
| Vietnam | Elevated | — | Subscribers |
| Kazakhstan | Elevated | — | Subscribers |
| Saudi Arabia | Low | — | Subscribers |
| DR Congo | Very high | — | Subscribers |
| Hungary | Moderate | — | Subscribers |
| Mexico | High | — | Subscribers |
| Myanmar | Very high | — | Subscribers |
7-day trends appear once a week of band history is recorded.
03Regulatory watch
New and changed rules
Rule changes in destination markets and in China’s outbound regime, linked to the issuing authority’s own text. Applicability analysis is for subscribers.
Jurisdictions in this list
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Mexico
- Vietnam
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- China
From Atlas's regulation change feed and its verified official developments · updated 12:20 HKT
recorded
Hong Kong
Orders on Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements with six countries to be gazetted
The Chief Executive in Council made six Orders under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) on October 6, 2026, to implement respectively the Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements…
recorded
Indonesia
20/MK/BC/2026 - List of Goods Prohibited for Export under Minister of Trade Regulation Number 22 of 2023 on Goods Prohibited for Export as amended several…
Minister of Finance Decree Number 20/MK/BC/2026 establishes the list of goods prohibited for export based on Minister of Trade Regulation Number 22 of 2023 as amended most recently by Minister of…
recorded
Mexico
Notice publishing the Institutional Lithium Program for Mexico 2026-2030
Lithium is declared a strategic area in which no concessions will be granted.
recorded
Vietnam
Starting from March 1, 2026, the 2025 investment law officially comes into effect
Starting from March 1, 2026, the 2025 Investment Law came into effect, marking a significant adjustment in the legal framework for investment activities in Vietnam. Notably, some regulations related…
United Kingdom
Acquisition of Gumtree.com Limited by FE International Limited - GOV.UK
Following a detailed national security assessment, the Secretary of State has made a final order pursuant to section 26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (“the Act”), which comes into…
United States
Treasury Announces Enforcement Penalty for Violation of Outbound Program
Treasury penalized Amidi, LLC (Amidi) $200,000 for failing to submit a required notification of an investment by its controlled foreign entity into a Chinese embodied artificial intelligence company.
Japan
Report on Minimum Wage Amounts for Fiscal Year 2026
The national weighted average of revised amounts is 1,177 yen (previous year: 1,121 yen).
New Zealand
Reform of the Overseas Investment Act
The updated Act applies to all applications lodged since this date.
Philippines
DOF Backs National Mining Framework to Drive Economic Growth, Industrialization
Signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on August 21, EO 122 directs the government to promote value-added processing and downstream industries, enhance investments and competitiveness…
China
Li Qiang signs State Council decree to promulgate the Regulations on Outbound Investment
State Council Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate the Regulations on Outbound Investment, effective July 1, 2026.
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05Models & agents
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Atlas
Country and regulatory risk
Country risk, regulations and sanctions screening for outbound investment.
Details AtlasOdin
Risk engine
Country risk grades from 1 to 8, updated daily for 243 economies, with confidence and outlook. Also assessments, monitoring and forecasts.
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Mining assets, producers, production and supply chains.
Details PlutoAthena
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Details Wenshu
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06Channels
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