Importance of education and promotion for investments into investment funds

The importance of investment promotion in the poorest countries

There is probably not a developing country in the world—even themost isolated, such as North Korea— that does not work hard to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). Political leaders and policymakers know that FDI brings with it capital, technology, jobs and links to the world economy. The debate has raged about how best to accomplish this goal. Do investment promotion activities matter...

Financial contagion in investment funds

Many new models for measuring financial contagion have been presented recently. While these models have not been specified for investment funds directly, there are many similarities that could be explored to extend the models. In this work we explore ideas developed about financial contagion to create a network of investment funds using both cross-holding of quotas and a bipartite network of fu...

Green Investment Funds: Organic Farming

Trends in Trade and Investment Promotion Trade Promotion Organizations and Investment Promotion Agencies: are they merging?

PURPOSE This white paper addresses a burning question related to investment promotion and trade promotion synergies: Are Trade Promotion Organizations and Investment Promotion Agencies merging? In order to better understand Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) and if their services and goals present similarities with Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs), this whitepaper identifies the four majo...

Social Investment Funds and Indigenous Peoples

Social investment funds and indigenous peoples/Jonathan Renshaw. p. cm. (Sustainable Development Department. Best practices series; IND-108) Includes bibliographical references.