WAIPA at Dubai Investment Week 2019
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the Dubai Investment Week 2019 was held in Dubai at Jumeirah [...]
Regional Workshop on International Investment Policy Reform for Sustainable Development
UNCTAD in cooperation with the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank organized a regional workshop for member countries of the D-8 organization on “International Investment Policy Reform for Sustainable Development”. The [...]
WAIPA in China
WAIPA Executive Director Bostjan Skalar participated in a series of meetings in China. He was invited as a speaker to the 17th Annual Conference of Federation of Investment Promotion Agencies of China (FIPAC), a national [...]
Bled Strategic Forum 2019
Under the title "(Re)sources of (In)stability", the 14th Bled Strategic Forum, took place in Ljubljana/Bled, Slovenia, and was dedicated to discussing the role of (re)sources regarding peace and security, sustainable development and economic progress. The [...]
ANNOUNCING 2019 WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA
According to WAIPA Statutes, today on 6 September 2019, 30 days prior to General Assembly we announce the agenda of WAIPA General Assembly, that will take place on the first day of WAIPA World [...]
Presenting the candidacies for the WAIPA Steering Committee 2019 – 2021
According to Statutes, WAIPA is pleased to announce the candidacies for a new WAIPA Steering Committee, to be elected for the 2019-2021 term, 60 days prior to the General Assembly. [...]
The FDI Excellence Series continues with “Investment Attraction and Facilitation” course in Dubai
Dubai, UAE, 5 – 6 April 2019: The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) in cooperation with Andreas Dressler held the second course as part of the FDI Excellence Series in Dubai. It focused [...]
Roundtable: Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development in Berlin
Berlin, 19 March 2019 – WAIPA CEO Bostjan Skalar took part at the high-level roundtable on Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development hosted by German Development Institute in Berlin. The meeting convened high-level experts on investment [...]
The FDI Excellence Series: Innovation in Investment Attraction Training Course in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey, 19-20 February 2019 – The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) organized its first training course on Innovation in Investment Attraction as part of the FDI Excellence Series in collaboration with Andreas Dressler. [...]
Open candidacies for WAIPA Steering Committee 2019 – 2021
Dear members, We would like to inform you that a new Steering Committee will be elected this autumn during the World Investment Conference for the 2019-2021 term. That means that positions for WAIPA Steering Committee [...]
WAIPA UNIDO e-learning module on “Impact Investing” on the Knowledge Hub
Dear Members, WAIPA and its long-term strategic partner, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) are pleased to inform WAIPA members about the launch of the e-learning module on “Impact Investing” on the Knowledge Hub of the UNIDO Department of Trade, Investment [...]
HCFI and WAIPA announce “IPAs Capacity 2030” joint – initiative
On 23 January 2019 the Hamdan Centre for the Future of Investment (HCFI) and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) announced a new joint capacity building program for Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) [...]
Report of the main findings from the WAIPA Annual Survey of 2018 is out
Dear Members, colleagues and partners, It is our pleasure to inform you that the Overview of Investment Promotion: Report of the findings from the WAIPA Annual Survey of 2018 has been published. Key findings [...]
Mark your calendars: WAIPA 24th World Investment Conference 2019 #WIC19 to be held in Warsaw, Poland
WAIPA is delighted to announce that the 24th WAIPA World Investment Conference, will take place in Warsaw, Poland in mid-October 2019. The conference will be proudly hosted by WAIPA Regional Directorship for the European Union the [...]
Meeting minutes of WAIPA General Assembly 2018
Dear Members, hereby it is our pleasure to publish the meeting minutes of the WAIPA General Assembly from 8 September 2018. The General Assembly was held during the 23rd WAIPA World Investment Conference 2018 [...]
CALL FOR HOSTING #WIC19
We would like to inform that member agencies are encouraged to send their candidacies for hosting the 24thWAIPA World Investment Conference (WAIPA WIC19) by 30th September 2018 to the WAIPA Permanent Secretariat. The WAIPA WIC is a forum [...]