WAIPA Steering Committee Elections for 2021 – 2023
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 2021-2023 term. Therefore, we hereby invite all our members [...]
WAIPA CEO participated at the UNWTO hybrid event in Madrid
WAIPA CEO Bostjan Skalar participated today in Madrid at the event “Enabling Frameworks For Tourism Investments During COVID-19” organized by WAIPA’s Consultative Committee member UNWTO. Mr. Skalar lectured in the workshop on “Strategies and [...]
WAIPA and UNWTO sign a Memorandum of Understanding
The Executive Director of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), Bostjan Skalar and the Secretary-General, D. Zurab Pololikashvili of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was [...]
First workshop within the EIF WAIPA co-funded project for LDCs started virtually
Today our first workshop within the EIF WAIPA co-funded project for LDCs on “Capacity Building for EIF countries on Investment Promotion” in a virtual format started. Official welcomes were given by WAIPA President and [...]
ANNOUNCING WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA 2020
According to the WAIPA Statutes, today on the 6th November 2020, 30 days prior to the meeting we announce the agenda of the WAIPA General Assembly. We cordially invite our members to join us [...]
IsDB-WBG-WAIPA Webinar: “The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2019-2020” Rebuilding investor confidence in times of uncertainty, 29 October 2020
On 29 October 2020, WAIPA in partnership with Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the World Bank Group (WBG) organized webinar titled “The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2019-2020”, which explored how to rebuild investor confidence in times of uncertainty. [...]
The 3rd Virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Investment Facilitation for Development
The 3rd Virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Investment Facilitation for Development was organized on 23rd September by German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), International Trade Centre, World Economic Forum and WAIPA with the aim to [...]
WAIPA-WBG Webinar: “State of Investment Promotion Agencies – Evidence from WAIPA-WBG’s Joint Global Survey”
WAIPA & The World Bank Group (WBG) had a pleasure to present the details of the global survey report on Investment Promotion Agencies in the webinar held on 15 September 2020. This webinar was [...]
Call for Amendments to WAIPA Statutes
02.09.2020 We, Permanent Secretariat, hereby notify to WAIPA members that the following amendments to the Statutes of WAIPA will be submitted to the next General Assembly of WAIPA. The request that WAIPA statutes be amended [...]
WAIPA Webinar: “IPAs’ Role in a Post-COVID-19 World”
On 21 July 2020, WAIPA organized a webinar titled "IPAs’ Role in a Post-COVID-19 World: How an Integrative Approach Can Create a More Resilient and Sustainable Investment Ecosystem", which brought together IPAs from around the [...]
WAIPA held a number of high-level meetings with Consultative Committee Members
IPAs are at forefront of the COVID fight International Organizations highlight IPAs critical role in global economic recovery and growth WAIPA Presidency joins forces with Consultative Committee Members to drive future cooperation Geneva, 21 July [...]
EIF and WAIPA Webinar: “COVID-19 implications on global value chains and investment opportunities for the LDCs”
On 15 July 2020, WAIPA in partnership with EIF organized webinar titled “COVID-19 implications on global value chains and investment opportunities for the LDCs”, which brought investment and trade experts together with the EIF National Implementation [...]
WAIPA-UNCTAD Online Discussion: Reset Investment Promotion in a New Era of International Production
On 9 July 2020, WAIPA and UNCTAD organized the online discussion on “World Investment Report 2020: International Production beyond the Pandemic GVC Transformation and New Investment Promotion Strategies”, where the heads of WAIPA Member [...]
Call for consultancy
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) will implement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) a tailormade capacity development project on aftercare in Jordan funded by the UK Department for [...]
WAIPA IBM Webinar | “How is COVID-19 impacting the future of FDI and how should IPAs respond?”
On 22 June 2020, WAIPA in partnership with IBM-PLI organized the webinar titled "How is COVID-19 impacting the future of FDI and how should IPAs respond?" which focused on the impact of current challenges [...]
WAIPA and UNCTAD discuss future collaboration and the importance of IPAs
UNCTAD: IPAs Role is fundamental for Covid-19 FDI Recovery & Future Growth On 10 June 2020, the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) [...]