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A One Stop Investment Centre for Zimbabwe

posted on Tuesday, 7 Dec 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

A new One Stop Investment Centre for the attraction of foreign investment will be launched on December 13 in Harare, said the Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment promotion through the Zimbabwe Investment Authority …

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MedVentures Business Forum & Awards 2010

posted on Friday, 19 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

MedVentures Business Forum & Awards 2010 will take place during the Mediterranean Economic Week in Marseille, France on 3 December, with the aims to “develop Euro-Med partnerships and accelerate the international development of the best high-growth start-ups in …

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A network of Investment Promotion Agencies for South East Europe

posted on Friday, 12 Nov 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

The Foreign Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) of six countries from the south east of Europe (Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia) have created last year a network to improve the investment opportunities for the region …

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Good results for Taiwan’s investment promotion efforts

posted on Thursday, 28 Oct 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

New investments worth a total of US$9.7 billion have been acquired in the last three months from July when the efforts to improve the country’s investment promotion started, the Taiwan’s Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said.

Over …

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Re-branding – Re-born

posted on Friday, 22 Oct 2010 by Christina Knutsson Comments Off

Bonjour from SIAL Paris 2010

Out of eight, four large halls are dedicated to regions and nations – 101 countries showing and another 185 nations visiting – so there are in fact some places that …

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IPAs from Central America and Panama have their first summit

posted on Thursday, 23 Sep 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

PRONicaragua,  the official investment promotion agency of Nicaragua,  has recently organized the 1st Summit of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) of Central America and Panama in Managua, Nicaragua.

The major aim of the meeting was to promote the convergence of the …

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Investment promotion agencies as policy advocates

posted on Monday, 10 May 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

May 10, 2010. Policy advocacy by investment promotion agencies (IPAs) can be defined as IPA efforts to effect changes in  regulations, laws, government policies and their administration, pertaining to fields such as investment, trade, labour, immigration,
real estate, taxes, infrastructure, technology and education. The immediate goal of this advocacy is to shape a …

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Identify, attract, keep and develop corporate direct investment

posted on Thursday, 29 Apr 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

Identifying, attracting, keeping and developing investment are the key steps for professionals in the IP world… That’s is agreed… but HOW can we ensure we are doing it right?

Learning to measure results efficiently can be a useful tool. Looking at …

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E-marketing in Investment Promotion

posted on Tuesday, 6 Apr 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

When: 5 & 6 May 2010

Where: London, UK

GDP Global has developed a 2 day programme addressed to Marketing and Communication specialists, webmasters and editors from investment promotion agencies, as well as planners, directors and senior executives.

The programme provides practical advice and methods …

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