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Investment promotion: towards best practices

FIAS Workshop to Discuss Preliminary IPA Census Results May 21, 2002

Anne Miroux and Kelly Andrews Johnson FIAS

IPA Research Project 

Project objectives: describe the functions, activities and experiences of IPAs; and provide a limited analysis of IPAs’ internal efficiency and external effectiveness



Ultimate objective of this research is help identify best practices and benchmarks

Project carried out in three phases: 

Phase I consists of a census of IPAs to provide an understanding of their experiences



Phase II consists of an analysis of IPA effectiveness



Phase III consists of detailed case studies and identification of benchmarks and best practices

Phase I - The FIAS/MIGA Census objective is to collect information • Census relevant to IPAs’: Institutional/organizational aspects Resources Functions and activities Performance indicators

• Tools developed:

Questionnaire instrument Database

• Output: Doing?

Descriptive Study--What Are IPAs

    Investment Promotion Agencies in 2001

A descriptive analysis

The FIAS/MIGA Census  The questionnaire  Institutional data  Financial and human resources  Functions and activities  Performance indicators

 The population surveyed 

IPAs, institutions or parts of ministries for which FDI promotion is a prime responsibility

 Focus on national IPAs in developing countries and transition economies  Sent to about 100 IPAs worldwide

The FIAS/MIGA Census Africa1

Asia 2

ECA3

LAC4

MENA5

West. Europe6

TOTAL

Quest. sent

24

17

17

22

12

22

114

Resp. rcvd

15

11

12

19

6

11

74

63

66

71

86

50

50

65

Answ. Rate (%)

1. Sub-Saharan Africa

4. Latin America and Caribbean

2. Asia and Pacific

5. Middle East and North Africa

3. Eastern Europe and Central Asia

6. Western Europe and Australia

Institutional Features Other

1. Modes of creation

Decree only Law

80 60 40

PE R O

A W .E U

M EN

C LA

EC A

AS IA

R IC A

20

AF

% of agencies

100

ALL

Institutional Features 2. Status 70 50 40 30 20

L AL

R O PE .E U

A W

M EN

C LA

EC A

AS IA

IC

A

10

AF R

% of agencies

60

Unit of ministry

Autonomous public body

Semi-autonomous agency

Joint public/private

Other

Private entity

Institutional Features 3. Reporting Mechanisms 80 60 40

L AL

R O PE

A W

.E U

M EN

C LA

EC A

IA AS

IC

A

20

AF R

% of agencies

100

Ministry

Board

Board only

Other mechanism

Mandate & Responsibilities  About 60% of the IPAs surveyed in high income countries work exclusively on FDI promotion  11% of agencies in low income and middle income countries work exclusively on FDI promotion  Most commonly, agencies combine FDI promotion with:  Domestic investment promotion (50% of cases)  Export promotion (30% of cases)

 About 50% of agencies surveyed in low income and middle income countries deal with registration, licensing or investment incentives. Of this group, 30% have decision making power

Financial & Human Resources 1. Sources of funding (in %) Africa Asia Govt

ECA

LAC

MENA

West. Europe

ALL

73

96

70

63

100

85

76

1

0

0

14

0

3

3

Fees

8

2

0

6

0

0

4

Aid

17

0

28

12

0

9

14

Other

1

2

1

5

0

3

3

Priv.S. Contrib

Financial & Human Resources 2. Budget size  55 agencies for which information was available  In 2001, two-thirds of the agencies had an FDI promotion budget below:  $ 350 000 in Africa  $ 450 000 in Asia  $ 650 000 in Latin America and Caribbean  $ 800 000 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia  A wide dispersion of budget size between income groups as well as within regions

Financial & Human Resources (Mn $)

3. Budget size (averages)

5 4 3 2 1

Low Income

Lower Middle Income

Upper Middle Income

High Income

Financial & Human Resources 4. Staff Size and Profile Average number of professionals employed in FDI promotion Africa Asia

ECA

LAC

MENA

West. Europe

ALL

Mean

25(*)

13

9

7

14

33

16

Median

8

10

7

6

6

21

8

Stand. Deviat.

42

11

6

4

18

30

23

No. of agencies

9

9

8

14

5

7

52

(*) If one country is excluded, the mean is reduced to 10

Financial & Human Resources 4. Staff Size and Profile (cont’d)  70 % of the agencies surveyed employ staff as civil servants  20 % employ staff under private sector status only  38 % have salaries in line with public sector, and 41 % are competitive with those of the private sector  60 % of staff have private sector experience, with the highest percentage in Latin America and Caribbean

Functions and Activities

The core functions of investment promotion

The focus of IPA activities

Investment Promotion Functions Agency Focus

POLICY ADVOCACY

100%

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%

L AL

PE R O

A

W .E U

M EN

C LA

EC A

AS IA

10%

A

(based on budget allocation estimates)

% of activity

IMAGE BUILDING

90%

IC

INVESTMENT GENERATION

AF R

INVESTOR SERVICES

Image Building - Activity Focus 100% Promotional Materials Public Relations*

L AL

PE R O

A W .E U

C LA

A EC

* Participation in fairs and conferences, organization of seminars, e.g.

M EN

AF

AS IA

50%

R IC A

(based on budget allocation estimates)

% of activity

Advertising

Investment Generation Activity Focus Receiving missions, conducting studies, matchmaking

100%

Proactive Contacts

60%

40%

L AL

PE

R O

A W .E U

M EN

C LA

EC A

AS IA

R IC

A

20%

AF

(based on budget allocation estimates)

% of activity

80%

Functions & Activities (cont’d)

% of agencies

Agencies with targeting or other specific programs 100 80 60 40 program targeting specific countries

20

programs targeting

L AL

O PE R

A

.E U

C LA

EC A

AS IA

M EN

W

programs focusing on expansion

R

joint ventures

AF

special programs for

IC A

specific sectors

Investor Services - Activity Focus 100%

Pre-investment

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%

L AL

PE O R

A

W .E U

M EN

C LA

A EC

AS

IA

10%

R IC A

(based on budget allocation estimates)

90%

% of activity

Implementation

AF

After care

Phase II – IPA Internal Efficiency and External Effectiveness Analysis



Internal efficiency   



Objective: help IPA managers allocate resources Measure inputs (staff time, budget) versus outputs (investors contacted and assisted, advertisements, etc) Comparison across countries and by activity

External effectiveness   •

Objective: learn something about the performance of IPAs in stimulating FDI inflows performance of IPAs in stimulating FDI flows, including factors that are under the control of the IPA and external factors identification of key characteristics that are associated with different levels of IPA performance

Phase II – Internal Efficiency Analysis: Indicator Definitions

Investor Servicing

- Budget spent per visiting mission arranged - Staff days spent per visiting mission arranged - Budget spent per existing investor serviced (after-care services) - Staff days spent per existing investor serviced (after-care)

Investment Generation

- Budget spent per investor proactively contacted - Staff days spent per investor proactively contacted

Image Building

- Budget spent per public relation activity* - Staff days spent per public relation activity* - Budget spent per advertisement - Staff days spent per advertisement

Policy Advocacy

- Budget spent per position paper on FDI issues - Staff days spent per number of position papers on FDI issues

* Public relations activity as defined in questionnaire includes organizing seminars/presentations and conferences at home and abroad.

Phase II – Internal Efficiency Indicators

Investor Servicing Budget spent per visiting mission arranged

Staff days per visiting mission arranged

Budget spent per existing investor serviced

Staff days per existing investor serviced

Total

1,248

11.66

1,354

11.24

LIC

647

10.54

823

10.26

LMC

1,802

16.47

1,566

17.69

UMC

1,056

3.19

1,769

2.18

Phase II – Internal Efficiency Indicators

Investment Generation Budget spent per investor proactively contacted

Staff days spent per investor proactively contacted

Total

169

0.86

LIC

89

0.38

LMC*

321

1.64

UMC

61

0.14

*2 countries are responsible for bringing the average above $141and 1.62 staff days

Phase II – Internal Efficiency Indicators

Image Building Budget spent per Staff days spent PR activity per PR activity

Budget spent per Staff days spent advertisement per advertisement

Total

2,329

8.44

4,784

22.20

LIC

3,446

7.67

3,266

33.41

LMC

1,850

10.43

5,637

12.07

UMC

2,641

6.34

6,135

14.97

Phase II – Internal Efficiency Indicators

Policy Advocacy Budget spent per Staff days spent position paper on per position paper FDI issues on FDI issues Total

12,572

76.56

LIC

4,659

76.06

LMC

13,629

95.92

UMC

19,643

17.50

Phase II – IPA External Effectiveness Analysis

What we have done so far: Developed some options on methodology and approach

Problems/challenges:  Defining

effectiveness—FDI proxy  Lags—policy / outcome  Incomplete data from survey, especially performance indicators, budget

Thank you www.fias.net

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