Investment Promotion Essentials : What Sets the World’s Best Investment Facilitators Apart From the Rest

Ortega, Celia; Griffin, Carlos

Investment Promotion Essentials : What Sets the World’s Best Investment Facilitators Apart From the Rest

collection.link.185	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9416
collection.name.185	Investment Climate in Practice
dc.contributor.author	Ortega, Celia
dc.contributor.author	Griffin, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T11:55:15Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T11:55:15Z
dc.date.issued	2009-09
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:51Z
dc.description.abstract	More than 70 percent of investment promotion intermediaries may be missing out on foreign investment by failing to provide investors with accurate and timely information, according to the global investment promotion benchmarking 2009 report. This function, known as 'investment facilitation,' is one of the simplest and most cost effective, yet it is neglected at many agencies. A new survey by the investment climate advisory services of the World Bank Group has identified 14 common practices of the top-performing agencies in the benchmarking study. Weaker performers can inexpensively implement many of these practices to win a larger share of the trillion-dollar market for foreign investment.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11082197/investment-promotion-essentials-sets-worlds-best-investment-facilitators-apart-rest
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10526
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Investment Climate in Practice; No. 6
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
dc.subject	ADVERTISEMENTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	ANNUAL SALARY
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BEST-PRACTICE
dc.subject	BIDDING
dc.subject	BUSINESS CASE
dc.subject	BUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	BUSINESS PROCESS
dc.subject	BUSINESS SCHOOLS
dc.subject	BUSINESS SECTORS
dc.subject	BUSINESS SERVICE
dc.subject	BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	CALCULATIONS
dc.subject	CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subject	CHECKS
dc.subject	COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	COMPANY INFORMATION
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subject	COMPUTERS
dc.subject	CONFIDENTIALITY
dc.subject	CONSULTING FIRMS
dc.subject	CONSUMER
dc.subject	CONTACT INFORMATION
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject	CORPORATE CULTURE
dc.subject	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
dc.subject	CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	CUSTOMER SERVICE
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	E-MAIL
dc.subject	E-MAIL ADDRESSES
dc.subject	E-MAILS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC FORM
dc.subject	ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subject	EXPOSURE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FOREIGN BANKS
dc.subject	FOREIGN COMPANIES
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FRONT-END
dc.subject	GLOBAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKET
dc.subject	HOME PAGE
dc.subject	IMAGE
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFORMATION SHARING
dc.subject	INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	INSTITUTION
dc.subject	INTERNAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	INTERNAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION
dc.subject	INVESTING
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROCEDURES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROCESS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROMOTION
dc.subject	INVESTMENT REGULATION
dc.subject	INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
dc.subject	INVESTOR INFORMATION
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	LIMITED ACCESS
dc.subject	LONG-TERM GOALS
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONE
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY
dc.subject	MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subject	NETWORKS
dc.subject	NEWSLETTER
dc.subject	ONE-STOP SHOP
dc.subject	OUTSOURCING
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	PHONE
dc.subject	PHONE NUMBERS
dc.subject	PHOTOS
dc.subject	POLICY SUPPORT
dc.subject	POTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subject	PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL STAFF
dc.subject	REAL INTEREST
dc.subject	RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	REPUTATION
dc.subject	RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	RETAIL SERVICES
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	SALARIES
dc.subject	SALE
dc.subject	SALES
dc.subject	SCHOLARSHIP
dc.subject	SENIOR
dc.subject	SINGLE PERSON
dc.subject	SOFTWARES
dc.subject	SPREADSHEET
dc.subject	STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subject	STANDARDIZATION
dc.subject	SUBSCRIPTION
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TELEPHONES
dc.subject	TRANSLATION
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TURNOVER
dc.subject	TURNOVER RATES
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	VALUABLE
dc.subject	VIDEO
dc.subject	VIRTUOUS CYCLE
dc.subject	WEB
dc.subject	WEB SITE
dc.subject	WEB SITE USERS
dc.subject	WEB SITES
dc.subject	WORTH
dc.title	Investment Promotion Essentials : What Sets the World’s Best Investment Facilitators Apart From the Rest	en
okr.date.disclosure	2012-01-17
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11082197/investment-promotion-essentials-sets-worlds-best-investment-facilitators-apart-rest
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000333037_20090916020133
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	11082197
okr.identifier.report	50356
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Investment and Investment Climate
okr.topic	Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Emerging Markets
okr.unit	Int'l Trade & Investment-WB (CICTI)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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