The World Investment Report 2004 analysed in detail key issues relating to national and international policies on FDI in services.

The joint high level session of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) with UNCTAD's Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues focused on attracting FDI in service clusters.

Investments in services are growing OFDI in computer related industries, information technology and trading activities accounted for the lion's share of Chinese OFDI stock in 2003.

In addition to the initial investment required to customize the service provider's payroll system to meet the client organization's needs, there are other operating costs associated to the provision of the service.

Another form of investment in developing countries was through partnership with firms from developed countries to establish specialized medical services combined with tourism services.

This shift of FDI towards services has allowed the services sector to benefit from the related transfer of capital, technology and managerial know how and facilitated the development of skills and reorganization of firms in recipient countries.

The shift of FDI to services

Apart from earning revenue, investment services project a welcoming attitude and allow investors to operate on equal terms with domestic enterprises.

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(b) How can home country programmes for disseminating information and support services to their investors be improved?

OFDI was largely led by the manufacturing sector.

Of the several IPA functions, investment services and facilitation are the most important.

The Plan also includes additional investments for community based services to address violence against women, including 3.5 million annually for housing support services and 3 million annually as an operating increase for shelters and counselling services.

It is therefore recommended that the costs associated with investment advisers be separated from other operational expenses.

UN Habitat will implement the Facility by combining in house political and technical expertise on slum upgrading with the support of an international service contractor, recruited through competitive bidding, specializing in investment and project finance.

Differences in the patterns of investment and revenue generation may account for some of the variations in the diffusion of basic telephony and advanced services.

World Investment Report The Shift towards Services (UNCTAD WIR 2004).

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The services provided under this service module are designed to achieve the related but distinct objectives of stimulating domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) on the one hand, and to increase technology transfer and diffusion on the other.

Staffing and related costs of AS are funded from overheads.

D. Investment trends by climate relevant sectors

The Brazilian Government has invested in increasing the number of reference services.

FDI in services has expanded, with the world's inward stock of FDI in services quadrupling (1990 to 2002) and the share of services in the world's FDI stock rising from one quarter in the 1970s to about 60 per cent in 2002.

This pattern, however, does not apply to most services investments.

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Their operations can be quite specific in that they invest abroad to produce for export markets or to produce for their large customers locally.

It was also stated by some that bilateral investment treaties were relatively unknown among investors (as opposed to providers of finance and insurance), although investors are concerned about the issues that bilateral investment treaties address.

In Mongolia, FIAS is implementing a UNDP funded project, consisting of three components an investment promotion skills training programme, the development of an investor servicing strategy and the development of a comprehensive investment promotion strategy.

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Countries that received net financial transfers were able to import more goods and services than they exported to the rest of the world and expand their investment beyond what domestic saving would otherwise have financed.

In addition, individual investments can lead to sequential investments by the same investor or associated investment by other firms thus creating agglomeration effects.

It was also stated by some that bilateral investment treaties were relatively unknown among investors (as opposed to providers of finance and insurance), although investors are concerned about the issues that bilateral investment treaties address.

Technology issues were addressed relative to their interrelationship with trade in goods and services, investment, finance and environment.

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3. Notes that the Board requested the Fund to continue its efforts to consolidate the information technology services of the secretariat of the Fund and those of the Investment Management Service

Quality, effectiveness and transparency in water sector administration Sustainability of investment and services.

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) was adopted in 1994 and is the first trade agreement to cover investment in services.44 It provides a legal framework for trade in services, defined to cover a range of areas, including investment, financial services, communications, transportation, education, energy, water and movement of persons.

The private sector responded to the favourable investment climate by investing in services, construction and other resource based industries.

To meet the quality service expectations of the General Assembly, the member organizations and participants and beneficiaries, the Fund secretariat and the Investment Management Service will require resources, services and facilities commensurate with the growth and scope of operations of the Fund.

Investing in the capacity of local government to provide universal basic services is investing in healthier women and families.