Ortega, CeliaGriffin, Carlos2012-08-132012-08-132009-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10526More 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO TECHNOLOGIESACCOUNTINGADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTADVERTISEMENTSAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTSANNUAL SALARYBANKSBEST-PRACTICEBIDDINGBUSINESS CASEBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS SCHOOLSBUSINESS SECTORSBUSINESS SERVICEBUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERSCALCULATIONSCAPABILITIESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHECKSCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPANY INFORMATIONCOMPETITIVE MARKETSCOMPUTERSCONFIDENTIALITYCONSULTING FIRMSCONSUMERCONTACT INFORMATIONCONTRIBUTIONCORPORATE CULTURECOUNTRY OF ORIGINCURRENCYCUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPCUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTCUSTOMER SERVICEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIVERSIFICATIONE-MAILE-MAIL ADDRESSESE-MAILSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INTEGRATIONELECTRONIC FORMENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTEQUIPMENTEXPORT DEVELOPMENTEXPORT PROMOTIONEXPOSUREFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREIGN BANKSFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORFOREIGN INVESTORSFRONT-ENDGLOBAL INVESTMENTGLOBAL MARKETHOME PAGEIMAGEINDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTSINDIVIDUAL INVESTORSINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTITUTIONINTERNAL SYSTEMINTERNAL SYSTEMSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERNATIONAL REPUTATIONINVESTINGINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESINVESTMENT POLICYINVESTMENT PROCEDURESINVESTMENT PROCESSINVESTMENT PROMOTIONINVESTMENT REGULATIONINVESTOR CONFIDENCEINVESTOR INFORMATIONJOB CREATIONKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTLEVEL OF KNOWLEDGELIMITED ACCESSLONG-TERM GOALSMANAGEMENT SOFTWAREMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGMARKETINGMATERIALMOBILE PHONEMULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCYMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONSNETWORKSNEWSLETTERONE-STOP SHOPOUTSOURCINGPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPHONEPHONE NUMBERSPHOTOSPOLICY SUPPORTPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMSPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTION PROCESSESPROFESSIONAL STAFFREAL INTERESTRELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTREPUTATIONRESPONSIBILITIESRESULTRESULTSRETAIL SERVICESRETURNSALARIESSALESALESSCHOLARSHIPSENIORSINGLE PERSONSOFTWARESSPREADSHEETSTAKEHOLDERSSTANDARDIZATIONSUBSCRIPTIONTAXTELEPHONESTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETURNOVERTURNOVER RATESUSESVALUABLEVIDEOVIRTUOUS CYCLEWEBWEB SITEWEB SITE USERSWEB SITESWORTHWorld Bank10.1596/10526