The WAIPA Steering Committee meeting was held this week on the sidelines of the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai. The hybrid meeting gathered regional directors of WAIPA to discuss the achievements of the first quarter, the further plan, and strategic goals for the near future.

The SC board has also elected the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority as the regional director of South Asia for which the position stayed vacant after the elections in 2021.

In the regards of the current global events, the Steering Committee has also hosted Krzysztof Drynda, CEO of Polish Investment and Trade Agency and Stelian Manic, General Director of Invest Moldova as guests at the meeting.

Finally, the debate also included preparations for the 26th WAIPA World Investment Conference, which will be held this year on 13-14 September in Geneva, Switzerland.