The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have successfully concluded its first online capacity development program on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the post Covid-19 pandemic era, which was attended by 58 investment promotion agencies.
The program, led by Wavteq, was designed to address the needs of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) during and in post COVID-19 eras. It was carried out through a series of 10 online workshops during the period from August to November. 143 participants attended the training from 43 countries and provided an important opportunity to increase knowledge on the short-and long-term implications of Covid-19 b and how to for scale up their FDI promotion efforts.