The current COVID-19 crisis has brought to light the critical role of investment promotion agencies (IPAs). They have shown agility and reactiveness in supporting the evolving needs of investors during the pandemic and have been instrumental and valuable to governments as intermediaries between the pubic and private sector. In the past months, IPAs have continued to strengthen their online presence. A total of 77% of national IPAs worldwide have provided COVID-related information and services online as they developed specialized virtual platforms and tools.
