World Bank Group Finds over 80 percent of Investment Promotion Agencies’ Efforts Falling Short

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2012 - Even as countries compete to attract investments, 80 percent of national investment promotion agencies are failing to respond to investor inquiries in the key sectors of agribusiness and tourism, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 report.   The report assessing 189 economies’ responsiveness to investors finds that