WAIPA Executive Director speaks to Courtney Fingar about the forthcoming WIC 11 - Geneva
Other News, 12/08/2011In which the need to move forward and search to upgrade, through FDI, certain industrial sectors, must now be weighed against a “back to basics” strategy to attract those projects that may more likely generate jobs. While the desire for quality FDI (knowledge intensive projects, such as R&D relocations) must not be forgotten, we may see mature markets looking back at labor intensive FDI projects. In this sense, WAIPA Executive Director also points out the narrowing gap between emerging economies and mature markets. He mentions that this has – to some extent – facilitated the task of selecting the content of WAIPA Events and WAIPA ! training initiatives. The WAIPA constituency – as diverse as it is – all now demonstrate an interest for innovation such as green FDI and – in the tradition of WAIPA, global macro-economic trends with an impact on investment flows, will again be highlighted. Click on the link below to see the complete interview.
Message from the President
Mr. Alessandro TeixeiraApexBrasil, Brasil
The world witnessed numerous changeups and curveballs in the financial markets over the past months.The rise of new development partners – emerging markets that are channeling billions of dollars to developing countries – has opened possibilities for fresh ideas and resources as well as helped sustain inclusive economic growth.
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