Announcement: WAIPA Steering Committee Elections for 2023 – 2025
Dear members, We are delighted to inform you that [...]
WAIPA & ESCAP signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)
We are happy to share that WAIPA and ESCAP [...]
WAIPA & United Nations ESCAP Announce Partnership for Asia Pacific Trade, Investment and Innovation Week 2023
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) is [...]
The OCO Global-WAIPA IPA Innovation Index 2023
OCO Global and WAIPA are pleased to announce that [...]
WAIPA General Assembly Meeting Agenda 2022
WAIPA Permanent Secretariat has the privilege to invite all members [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
IEDC and WAIPA discussed enhanced collaboration to support their members
On 4 March 2022, the World Association of Investment [...]
Extension of the deadline to raise the candidacies for the WAIPA vacant positions at Steering Committee
This is to announce that the deadline to apply [...]
Call for consultancy services
Call for Consultancy Services *The deadline for the call [...]
Fully funded capacity building project for francophone LDCs in 2022 and 2023
After the last year's first WAIPA – EIF capacity [...]
WAIPA is thrilled to embrace Invest Minas with its new brand
INDI, which was founded on May 30, 1968, and [...]
Vacant Regional Directorship of North America and South Asia in WAIPA Steering Committee (deadline to raise the candidacies 28 February 2022)
Dear North America /respectively South Asia/ WAIPA Members, We [...]
2022 Yearly Calendar of Events
It is our great pleasure to announce and kindly [...]
WAIPA Joins Forces with IsDB to Strengthen Technical Capacities of IPAs in OIC Member Countries
Jeddah / Geneva, 9 December 2021 - The World [...]
WAIPA network grows with new memberships
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) as [...]
Condolence message: The late Mr. Douglas Munatsi, CEO of the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA)
On behalf of World Association of Investment [...]
The World Bank Group and World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) announced the winners of the jointly launched Strengthening IPA Advocacy Services 2021 Award Competition
On October 21, 2021, the World Bank Group and [...]
ANNOUNCING WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA 2021
According to the WAIPA Statutes, today on the 20th [...]
Presenting the candidacies for the WAIPA Steering Committee 2021– 2023
WAIPA is pleased to announce the candidacies for a [...]
7th UNCTAD World Investment Forum
The UNCTAD secretariat has announced that the 7th World [...]
WAIPA and EIF hold a webinar on the joint Capacity Development Project for LDCs and the way forward with new engagements under inter agency partnership of UNCTAD-UNIDO-ILO and UN-OHRLLS GalleryWAIPA and EIF hold a webinar on the joint Capacity Development Project for LDCs and the way forward with new engagements under inter agency partnership of UNCTAD-UNIDO-ILO and UN-OHRLLS
WAIPA and EIF hold a webinar on the joint Capacity Development Project for LDCs and the way forward with new engagements under inter agency partnership of UNCTAD-UNIDO-ILO and UN-OHRLLS
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) has [...]
WAIPA Steering Committee Elections for 2021 – 2023
Dear members, We would like to inform you that [...]
WAIPA CEO participated at the UNWTO hybrid event in Madrid
WAIPA CEO Bostjan Skalar participated today in Madrid at [...]
WAIPA and UNWTO sign a Memorandum of Understanding
The Executive Director of the World Association of Investment [...]
First workshop within the EIF WAIPA co-funded project for LDCs started virtually
Today our first workshop within the EIF WAIPA co-funded [...]
ANNOUNCING WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA 2020
According to the WAIPA Statutes, today on the 6th [...]
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) [...]
The 3rd Virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Investment Facilitation for Development
The 3rd Virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Investment Facilitation for [...]
WAIPA-WBG Webinar: “State of Investment Promotion Agencies – Evidence from WAIPA-WBG’s Joint Global Survey”
WAIPA & The World Bank Group (WBG) had a [...]
Call for Amendments to WAIPA Statutes
02.09.2020 We, Permanent Secretariat, hereby notify to WAIPA members that [...]
WAIPA Webinar: “IPAs’ Role in a Post-COVID-19 World”
On 21 July 2020, WAIPA organized a webinar titled "IPAs’ [...]
WAIPA held a number of high-level meetings with Consultative Committee Members
IPAs are at forefront of the COVID fight International Organizations [...]
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 [...]
WAIPA-UNCTAD Online Discussion: Reset Investment Promotion in a New Era of International Production
On 9 July 2020, WAIPA and UNCTAD organized the [...]
Call for consultancy
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) will [...]
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 [...]
WAIPA and UNCTAD discuss future collaboration and the importance of IPAs
UNCTAD: IPAs Role is fundamental for Covid-19 FDI Recovery [...]
WAIPA Huawei Webinar | “Optimize investment conditions can accelerate digital economic recovery”
On 19 May 2020 WAIPA and Huawei jointly organized [...]
WAIPA Research paper: The impact of COVID-19 from the perspective of IPAs
It is with our pleasure to share with you [...]
WAIPA and the World Bank Group consider investors need support to face huge challenges related to COVID-19 impacts
Last month our colleagues from the World Bank Group [...]
WAIPA to launch the COVID-19 Platform with insightful resources related to the effects of COVID-19 on FDI
Currently, the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) is the main concern [...]
A message from WAIPA President on the COVID-19 outbreak
Dear WAIPA Members, I hope that you, your families and [...]
FDI Excellence Series: “FDI Attraction and Promotion” training postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Dear colleagues, due to growing concerns around the spread of [...]
Call for consultancy
To whom it may concern, WAIPA and the Enhanced Integrated [...]
WAIPA Meetings in Geneva
WAIPA President Fahad Al Gergawi, Executive Director Bostjan Skalar, Deputy [...]
WAIPA launches EIF co-funded project to build capacity on investment promotion in LDCs
Aim is to improve the capacities and skills of Investment [...]
OIC High Level Public and Private Investment Conference
The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Investment Office, the [...]
Last FDI Excellence Series training in 2019 held in Rome
The last FDI Excellence Series training course in 2019 was [...]
Vacant positions for WAIPA Steering Committee 2019 – 2021 (deadline by 28 February 2020)
Dear WAIPA Members, We would like to inform you [...]
ICC Trade And Investment Policy Commission Meeting
WAIPA Executive Director Bostjan Skalar was invited to participate at [...]
World Free & Special Economic Zones Summit
On 13 – 15 November 2019 the FEMOZA (The World [...]
WAIPA at the second ACP-EU Private Sector Development Framework Event, West and Central Africa Region
WAIPA was pleased to join as partner at the second [...]
Online Training Course on International Business Alliances
WAIPA and its long-term strategic partner, the United Nations Industrial [...]
NEW STEERING COMMITTEE ELECTED FOR THE 2019-2021 TERM
Our distinct pleasure to announce and welcome new Steering [...]
WAIPA at Dubai Investment Week 2019
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed [...]
Regional Workshop on International Investment Policy Reform for Sustainable Development
UNCTAD in cooperation with the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation [...]
WAIPA in China
WAIPA Executive Director Bostjan Skalar participated in a series of [...]
Bled Strategic Forum 2019
Under the title "(Re)sources of (In)stability", the 14th Bled Strategic [...]
ANNOUNCING 2019 WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA
According to WAIPA Statutes, today on 6 September 2019, [...]
Presenting the candidacies for the WAIPA Steering Committee 2019 – 2021
According to Statutes, WAIPA is [...]
The FDI Excellence Series continues with “Investment Attraction and Facilitation” course in Dubai
Dubai, UAE, 5 – 6 April 2019: The World Association [...]
Roundtable: Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development in Berlin
Berlin, 19 March 2019 – WAIPA CEO Bostjan Skalar took [...]
The FDI Excellence Series: Innovation in Investment Attraction Training Course in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey, 19-20 February 2019 – The World Association of [...]
Open candidacies for WAIPA Steering Committee 2019 – 2021
Dear members, We would like to inform you that a [...]
WAIPA UNIDO e-learning module on “Impact Investing” on the Knowledge Hub
Dear Members, WAIPA and its long-term strategic partner, the United Nations [...]
HCFI and WAIPA announce “IPAs Capacity 2030” joint – initiative
On 23 January 2019 the Hamdan Centre for the [...]
Report of the main findings from the WAIPA Annual Survey of 2018 is out
Dear Members, colleagues and partners, It is our pleasure [...]
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 [...]
Meeting minutes of WAIPA General Assembly 2018
Dear Members, hereby it is our pleasure to publish [...]
CALL FOR HOSTING #WIC19
We would like to inform that member agencies are encouraged [...]
ANNOUNCING THE CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANT WAIPA STEERING COMMITTEE POSITIONS
After the General Assembly in Dubai on November 27, 2017 [...]
GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES STATUTORY AMENDMENTS
Dear members, We announce that the statutory amendments which were proposed [...]
GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS NEW STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2017-2019 TERM
The WAIPA General Assembly, which was convened on the November [...]
ANNOUNCING WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA
According to WAIPA Statutes, today on October 27th 2017, 30 [...]
AMENDMENTS TO BE PROPOSED TO WAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR VOTING
Today on August 25th, 2017, 90 days prior to General [...]
MEET WAIPA
It fills us with pride to announce our newest [...]