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Foreign Investment Network

About Foreign Investment Network (World Bank)

Established in 1995 as part of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA's) http://www.miga.org/

mandate to enhance Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) http://www.fdixchange.com/ in developing regions, the Investment Promotion Network (IPAnet) is the leading international investment-specific portal Web site providing free access to online foreign investment and privatization resources.

IPAnet provides an extensive searchable database of over 12,000 Web-based documents which include research on economies and product markets, investment-related laws and treaties, as well as specific investment opportunities. This database of documents, catalogued by country, sector and topic, are obtained primarily from the World Bank Group http://www.worldbank.org/, investment promotion agencies and privatization agencies. The IPAnet business directories comprise contact information for over 30,000 organizations and individuals involved in foreign investment. The online service also provides links to a large number of other investment highlights and particulars, including links to its subsidiary websites - PrivatizationLink http://www.privatizationlink.com/ and PrivatizationLink-Russia http://www.privatizationlink.com/.

IPAnet has approximately 19,000 registered users and receives approximately 50,000 visitors per month.

MIGA actively engages with other organizations, including investment promotion and privatization agencies, leading private sector and government-based information providers to source new data and perspectives on FDI in emerging regions.

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