Masterclass 1 | Strategic Event Planning for IPAs: Effective Organization & Participation
On April 18, WAIPA kicked off its Global FDI Masterclass Series with an illuminating session on 'Strategic Event Planning [...]
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04, 2024
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04, 2024
The silent architects of prosperity: IPAs need stronger voices and greater visibility
In the crowded marketplace of global economics, there are many entities jostling to be seen as the conduits and [...]
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03, 2024
SCRIPA Sparks Global Investment Transformation with Inaugural Meeting’s Meaningful Participation
With clear objectives to promote joint action, facilitate knowledge exchange, and devise actionable projects for mutual growth, WAIPA's Subcommittee [...]
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03, 2024
Key Takeaways from WAIPA-WBG Collaborative Webinar: Unveiling IPAs Insights and Trends since 2005
We uncovered valuable insights from the collaboration between WAIPA and the World Bank in our recent webinar on Investment [...]
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03, 2024
Announcement | Apex Brasil Appointed as WAIPA Regional Director for South America
After a meticulous review process by the WAIPA Steering Committee, we are delighted to announce that Apex Brasil has [...]
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02, 2024
Reflecting on a Successful UNIDO- WAIPA Webinar: Investment Promotion and Facilitation in ACP region
In the wake of the 27th World Investment Conference held in December 2023 in New Delhi, India, WAIPA and [...]
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02, 2024
Announcement | Vacant Steering Committee Positions
Following the elections and your valuable votes, we are glad to officially introduce you to WAIPA’s New Steering Committe to [...]
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02, 2024
WAIPA Supports Climate FDI Coalition
Started by the World Economic Forum, WAIPA is committed to strengthening the IPAs across the world to increase climate investments, know-how on climate [...]
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01, 2024
WAIPA leads transformative discussions at the 54th World Economic Forum in Davos
Davos, Switzerland - January 18, 2024 In a resounding commitment to transformative change through strategic partnerships, WAIPA marked its participation [...]
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01, 2024
Masterclasses & Sessions by International Organizations | 27th WIC
The first day of the conference was dedicated to raise the awareness of IPA members on recent trends related [...]
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01, 2024
Ministerial & High-Level Sessions | 27th WIC
The 27th annual WAIPA World Investment Conference (#WIC23) was held in New Delhi, India from 11-14 December 2023. The [...]
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01, 2024
IPA – Investor Connect, Startups, IPA20 & More | 27th WIC
IPA – Investor Connect: For the first time ever, and in keeping with WAIPA’s role as a connector of [...]
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12, 2023
The Curtain Closes on a Successful World Investment Conference in New Delhi
WAIPA’s 27th World Investment Conference took place December 11-14 at the India International Convention and Expo Center Event served as [...]
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12, 2023
WAIPA Elects New Steering Committee at World Investment Conference 2023
General Assembly during the 27th World Investment Conference inNew Delhi sees election of leadership posts for World Association of [...]
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11, 2023
Announcement of the Official WAIPA GA Agenda 12th December 2023
We are pleased to share with you the enclosed official agenda of the 27th WAIPA General Assembly, to take [...]
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11, 2023
WIC Press Release: Leaders of International Investment Set to Gather in New Delhi for Strategic Discussions on FDI
27th World Investment Conference to take place December 11-14 at the India International Convention and Expo Center CEO of the [...]
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10, 2023
“Making the Most of Your IPA Website” Workshop concludes
Organized by WAIPA in cooperation with FDI Center, the workshop titled: "Making the Most of Your IPA’s Website: Improving [...]
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10, 2023
Presenting the candidacies for the WAIPA Steering Committee 2023– 2025
In accordance with the conditions and deadlines outlined in the WAIPA Statutes, Chapter V, Article XIX, Paragraph 1, it [...]
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10, 2023
WAIPA at UNCTAD World Investment Forum
WAIPA achieved another yearly milestone in the past week. WAIPA’s participation at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum (WIF) was instrumental [...]
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10, 2023
WAIPA at the Africa Partnership Conference in Mauritius
Africa, the continent of plenty natural resources, human capital and one of the largest growing consumer markets in the [...]
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10, 2023
WAIPA’s 4th Annual IPA CEOs Roundtable on WIR2023
Every year WAIPA organizes a CEO’s round table to discuss new trends in FDI and the investment landscape. Last [...]
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09, 2023
WAIPA at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva
EIF Global Forum: Learning from country experiences Thematic Session 5: Private sector engagement and regional integration On 12th September, [...]
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09, 2023
EIF & WAIPA at WTO Public Forum
Press Release How Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) and trade institutions could leverage digital tools to create sustainable supply chain partnerships [...]
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09, 2023
WAIPA at China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT), Xiamen
WAIPA was delighted to participate at the China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) and co-organize The United [...]
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09, 2023
ASEAN Investment Forum concludes in Jakarta, Indonesia
Organized by United Nations ESCAP, together with The ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministry of Investment / Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board [...]
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08, 2023
Nivruti Rai, MD and CEO of Invest India, has been appointed as President of WAIPA
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Ms. Nivruti Rai, Managing Director and CEO of Invest India, as [...]
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08, 2023
WAIPA Organized “LDCs Rising: The Power of IPAs in Driving Growth” Webinar
WAIPA, with the support of EIF and IsDB organized a webinar "LDCs Rising: The Power of IPAs in Driving Growth" on [...]
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07, 2023
Mr. Ismail Ersahin, CEO & Executive Director, WAIPA, on UNCTAD’s World Investment Report ’23
UNCTAD has released its latest World Investment Report, an authoritative source of information on global foreign direct investment (FDI) [...]
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07, 2023
Announcement: WAIPA Steering Committee Elections for 2023 – 2025
Dear members, We are delighted to inform you that the WAIPA Steering Committee elections for the term 2023-2025, will [...]
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06, 2023
OCO-WAIPA joint report is launched
OCO Global and WAIPA have jointly organized a virtual event to launch their report titled "The New Laws of [...]
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05, 2023
Effective Investment Facilitation and Sustainable Development Course concludes
WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have jointly organized a course in [...]
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05, 2023
WAIPA participation at Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2023
WAIPA participated in AIM 2023 in Abu Dhabi from 7-10 May 2023 in sessions, presentations, speaking engagements, [...]
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05, 2023
WAIPA at Select USA
Mr. Ismail Ersahin, CEO & Executive Director at WAIPA, attended and participated at the #SelectUSA Investment Summit, the premier [...]
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03, 2023
WAIPA at MIPIM
Mr. Ismail Ersahin, Executive Director and CEO of WAIPA, participated in the MIPIM held in Cannes, France on 20th of [...]
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03, 2023
WAIPA organized Masterclass series: Decoding Institutional Investors
WAIPA organized an exclusive 3-part masterclass series for its members on the theme of “Decoding Institutional Investors” from the [...]
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03, 2023
WAIPA at LDC5
WAIPA actively participated in the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) held in Doha, Qatar from the [...]
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02, 2023
WAIPA & ESCAP signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)
We are happy to share that WAIPA and ESCAP signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at the UN Conference [...]
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02, 2023
WAIPA-UNESCAP APAC Investment Conference
World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and [...]
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02, 2023
Mr. Ismail Ersahin has been appointed CEO & Executive Director of WAIPA
Mr. Ismail Ersahin has been appointed CEO & Executive Director of WAIPA, by the steering committee. Here is Mr. [...]
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02, 2023
WAIPA at Sharjah Investment Forum
The Sharjah Investment Forum was held on the 8th and 9th of February 2023. The World Association of Investment [...]
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02, 2023
WAIPA at India Energy Week (IEW)
India Energy Week (IEW) was organized from the 6th to the 8th of February in Bengaluru, India. It was [...]
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01, 2023
Financing Green Hydrogen Projects
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) organized a webinar for its member IPAs on the crucial theme [...]
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01, 2023
Annual Assembly of African Assembly
The first edition of the Annual Assembly of African IPAs(AIPA) was organized by Ghana Investment Promotion Center(GIPC) on 25th [...]
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01, 2023
Affiliate Session: World Economic Forum 23
During the World Economic Forum 23 (WEF) in Davos, the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) jointly organized an [...]
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12, 2022
WAIPA at IsDB Training Program on Digitalization of Services in Investment Promotion
Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) organized a training program on the Digitalization [...]
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11, 2022
WAIPA at Invest India’s 8th National Capacity Building Workshop
WAIPA Executive Director, Mr. Ismail Ersahin was at Invest India's 8th National Capacity Building Workshop on the 22nd-24th of November, 2022. This [...]
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10, 2022
WIC TALKS, a space to promote and exchange ideas
In its 26th year and alongside its main panel, the World Investment conference which is a platform for the [...]
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10, 2022
Conference in Collaboration with UNIDO at WIC22
On 13 September 2022 and alongside WIC22, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a Conference for Investment [...]
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10, 2022
WAIPA Member’s Portal Launched at WIC22
PRESS RELEASE “Connect – Share – Grow”, WAIPA member’s portal launched at WIC22 To foster the implementation of one [...]
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10, 2022
The Business Advisory Board (BAB) launched at WIC22
PRESS RELEASE BAB launched at World investment conference WIC22 “BAB is the private sector wing at WAIPA” WAIPA Business [...]
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10, 2022
The OCO Global-WAIPA IPA Innovation Index 2023
OCO Global and WAIPA are pleased to announce that we will be launching the IPA Innovation Index 2023 “The [...]
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10, 2022
UNDP SDG Impact and WAIPA Forms Partnership to Accelerate Private Capital Towards the SDGs
UNDP SDG Impact and WAIPA Forms Partnership to Accelerate Private Capital Towards the SDGs Geneva, September 15, 2022: SDG [...]
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10, 2022
Virtual Signing Ceremony for the MoU between WAIPA and IsDB
PRESS RELEASE WAIPA and IsDB sign a Memorandum of Understanding Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 29 September 2022 - [...]
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09, 2022
The 26th World Investment Conference 2022 organized by WAIPA
26th World Investment Conference 2022 organised by WAIPA (World Association for Investment Promotion Agencies) The 26th chapter of World [...]
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08, 2022
WAIPA General Assembly Meeting Agenda 2022
WAIPA Permanent Secretariat has the privilege to invite all members to attend the 26th annual General Assembly meeting, which will [...]
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07, 2022
WAIPA Appoints KW Group (Malaysia) As Regional Advisor for Asia Pacific region to Enhance Support For Regional IPAs
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) has announced the appointment of Malaysia-based KW Group as Regional Advisors, Asia [...]
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06, 2022
WBG-WAIPA 2022 Global Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) Survey
Since 2018, World Bank Group (WBG), and World Association for Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) are collaborating to launch a single [...]
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06, 2022
WAIPA – UNCTAD discussion held on the key findings of the WIR2022
A high-level and member-exclusive meeting was held on the 23rd of June 2022, for discussing the World Investment Report 2022 [...]
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06, 2022
WAIPA, EIF and IsDB announce the launch of a new program to enhance IP capabilities in francophone LDCs in collaboration with OCO Global
WAIPA, EIF and IsDB announce the launch of a new program to enhance investment promotion capabilities in francophone least developed [...]
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05, 2022
WAIPA at the High-Level Regional Roundtable
WAIPA Executive Director, a.i. Mr. Ismail Ersahin participated at the High-Level Regional Roundtable to discuss the importance of Investment Facilitation [...]
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05, 2022
WIDA Launched at Davos
Launch of The World Investment for Development Alliance (WIDA) during World Economic Forum at Davos 2022 The launch of WIDA [...]
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05, 2022
WAIPA – ILO Survey Report – The contribution of IPAs to achieving SDG 8
WAIPA joined forces with the ILO to launch the survey report on “The contribution of IPAs to achieving SDG 8”. [...]
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05, 2022
WAIPA upskilling FDI officials in India
The WAIPA Permanent Secretariat was on a 5-days visit to India, where they have kickstarted the first chapter of the WAIPA [...]
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03, 2022
WAIPA Steering Committee Meeting
The WAIPA Steering Committee meeting was held this week on the sidelines of the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai. The hybrid meeting [...]
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03, 2022
Pre-Conference Workshop: Integrating innovative approaches in investment promotion
The WAIPA "Integrating innovative approaches in investment promotion" pre-conference workshop was held on the day before the official opening of [...]
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03, 2022
FDI Excellence Series: Attracting Quality FDI
The first session of the FDI Excellence Series 2022 edition was the first WAIPA event during this week and was [...]
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03, 2022
Investment Aftercare Explained: Book launch
“Investment Aftercare Explained. A Guide for FDI Practitioners and Policymakers on How to Grow and Retain Investors,” the first book to systematically [...]