The online investment-guides have proven to be helpful tools for investment promotion agencies to attract better quality investment to these countries and develop their capacity for investment promotion. At the event, representatives of investment promotion agencies from implementing countries will first present their experience with the guides. This will be followed by a discussion open to all participants on how the online investment guides can be further improved and aligned with countries’ investment facilitation agenda, as well as how international and regional organizations can contribute to implementing the guides. The meeting is organized with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and is aimed at investment promotion officials and practitioners from the public and private sectors.
Issues for the debate
- How can i-Guides be further improved?
- How can i-Guides be aligned with countries’ investment facilitation agenda?
- What can international organizations contribute?