Fund
RC-Investments, the investment platform of the Roscongress Foundation, has
become a member of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies
(WAIPA). Founded in 1995, WAIPA brings together 252 investment agencies from
162 countries. Its goals include bolstering cooperation between investment
agencies from different nations, establishing contacts, and exchanging
experience and information to raise investment.
WAIPA
assists its members with training and developing investment policies and
strategies for promoting a particular region, and also protects their interests
at the government level by substantiating the usefulness of their work.
«Developing
regions and creating a favourable investment climate in the constituent
entities of the Russian Federation are among the key tasks on the Russian
agenda. Being a member of international organizations will enable Russian
development institutions to apply international experience to work out the most
effective strategy to accomplish this objective», Advisor to the Russian
President Anton Kobyakov said.
The key
project being implemented by Fund RC-Investments is the Investment Platform of
Russian Regions (investinregions.ru), a unique digital space that brings
together investors and project initiators throughout Russia. The platform provides
up-to-date information about Russias regions, business conditions, government
support measures, and other aspects of business ideas, thereby facilitating improvements
to the investment situation in the countrys regions.
«On behalf
of WAIPA, I would like to welcome RCI to our association. At WAIPA we bring
together IPAs from all over the world. We advocate and support their critical
work and we connect them to share best practices to constantly step up their
game to support their governments and investors in the best way possible. As
such we would like to congratulate RCI for becoming a member of WAIPA», said
WAIPA CEO Mr. Bostjan Skalar.
Fund
RC-Investments Director Alexander Shatirov said joining WAIPA will ensure the
Fund has the ability to operate in accordance with international standards when
attracting investments to the regions: «Membership in the association gives us
an opportunity to study best practices in raising investments and focus on
global standards in our work. WAIPA provides its members with access to a
unique knowledge base, case studies, and practices that can be used in the
realities of Russia in order to avoid the path of trial and error. Our
experience in regional development will also become part of this ecosystem».