IPAnet provides desktop access to information on investment opportunities, sources of financing, investment laws and regulations, business news, market intelligence, and key players in international investment. The facility currently carries information on more than 140 countries and is being used by more than 4,000 registered users worldwide. Over the past five years IMS completed more than ninety-five technical assistance assignments benefiting more than ninety countries. More than half of these activities were focused on Africa. IMS operates largely on an off-budget basis, with resources from the MIGA budget utilized only to pay salaries, program development costs, and administrative overhead.
External funding is mobilized to cover the cost of delivery of most technical assistance activities.
Partnership Opportunities IMS partners include bilateral donors agencies, recipient-country governments, international organizations, and corporate sponsors. MIGA welcomes such partnerships, either in specific activities or in support of the promotion of foreign direct investment in specific countries, regions, or sectors. MIGA also welcomes partnerships for disseminating information on investment through IPAnet. IPAnet partnerships have already been established with more than 300 firms and organizations worldwide. However, the programs traditionally implemented in many Latin American, African, and Asian countries have been costly, centralized, and slow to achieve their goals.