COVID-19 RESPONSE

Investment promotion agencies in the time of COVID-19 | Japanese 

11/05/2020 - This note reviews the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on international investment flows and government responses. It summarises the findings of the OECD IPA Network meeting on 9 April 2020 and outlines short-term and long-term responses.

MAPPING OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES

The OECD conducted a series of surveys of IPAs for OECD countries and different regions. These surveys, based on a comprehensive survey jointly designed with the Inter-American Development Bank, provide comparative evidence across agencies, categorise their profiles, and explain existing trends and practices in investment promotion and facilitation.

Mapping of IPAs in OECD countries

Mapping of IPAs in Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD Countries

Mapping of IPAs in the Middle East and North Africa

Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies in Eurasia

‌6th Meeting of the OECD Investment Promotion Agency Network

Investment promotion and digital transformation for a sustainable recovery

 13-14 October 2021

Heads of IPAs, senior investment promotion practitioners and policy makers from OECD and partner countries met virtually to share their experience and discuss good practices on investment promotion and facilitation. 

Session 1 (open) on promoting and facilitating investment in a digital world discussed how to harness FDI opportunities in the digital economy and improve government services to investors through digitalisation.

Session 2 (closed) on embracing digitalisation in IPA strategies and activities to help IPAs maximise relevance and performance.

Session 3 (closed) on strengthening IPA monitoring and evaluation systems to support IPAs in their prioritisation and sustainability objectives.

Session 4 (closed) on future priorities and governance of the OECD IPA Network.

MENA-OECD session (closed) on integrating digital tools and solutions into MENA IPA activities to maximise relevance and performance.

Download the summary report

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

5th meeting of the OECD IPA Network | Summary Report 2020  | Strategic foresight session

4th meeting of the OECD IPA Network l Summary Report 2019

3rd meeting of the OECD IPA Network l Summary Report 2018

2nd meeting of the OECD IPA Network l Summary Report 2017

1st meeting of the OECD IPA Network l Summary Report 2016

Contacts

Alexandre.DECROMBRUGGHE@oecd.org

Angele.NZINGA@oecd.org

THEMATIC POLICY NOTES

Supporting investment climate reforms through IPA policy advocacy

Monitoring and Evaluation of IPAs: the guide for practitioners and policy makers

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DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

Towards an International Framework for Investment Facilitation

Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies in OECD Countries

Policy Framework for Investment

FDI Statistics

FDI Qualities Indicators

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

ABOUT THE IPA NETWORK

The OECD contributes to global thinking and international co-operation on investment promotion and facilitation through analysis and experience sharing. In 2016, the OECD IPA Network was created under the auspices of the OECD Investment Committee and brings together senior investment promotion practitioners to facilitate peer-learning on issues of common interest.

The Network’s main objectives are:

• To bring together a community of like-minded investment promotion practitioners willing to engage in discussions, exchanges and experience sharing;
• To benefit from OECD expertise to gather, build and use knowledge and evidence-based analysis on investment promotion and related topics; and
• To engage with policy makers and IPAs from other regions.

The OECD IPA Network has established itself as an important forum for exchange and networking among practitioners from IPAs across the OECD area and beyond. The Network provides tailored policy analysis and advice to IPAs in the OECD area and around the world. It forms an important cornerstone of the OECD’s work on international investment. The thematic discussions, which take place during annual meetings every October, advance collective understanding on issues of joint interest and facilitate exchanges on best practices.

The OECD IPA Network is chaired by Achim Hartig, Managing Director at Germany Trade and Invest, and closely advised by a Steering Group composed of the IPAs from Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany (chair), Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.