FIAS operates largely as a specialist advisory group, grounded firmly in the IFC and World Bank investment climate reform programs. As the first joint IFC-World Bank department, FIAS leverages IFC’s extensive developing-country investment experience and acts as a link with ongoing or upcoming Bank programs to help ensure downstream implementation and support to various governments. FIAS is part of the joint IFC/World Bank Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency (FPD) which includes the teams that produce the Doing Business report and the Investment Climate Surveys, which provide excellent starting points for FIAS in developing its advisory assistance.

Another important institutional relationship for FIAS is with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which has an advisory group that provides tailored advice and capacity building assistance to developing country investment promotion agencies. FIAS works closely with the group to provide a comprehensive package of investment promotion assistance to governments and investment promotion agencies, including the ability to design strategic and institutional frameworks for investment promotion.

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FIAS Strategy
FIAS Strategy for FY 2008-2011

FIAS Annual Reports
FIAS Annual Report FY 2007 ( 2.0MB) and participate in an online survey
FIAS EAP Annual Report FY 2006 ( 871KB)
FIAS Annual Report FY 2006 ( 4.6MB)
FIAS Annual Report FY 2005 ( 2.3MB)
FIAS Annual Report FY 2004 (1.3MB)
FIAS Annual Report FY 2003 ( 275KB)
FIAS Annual Report FY 2002 ( 227KB)