The World Bank Group offers a broad range of advisory
and consulting services to private sector investors,
businesses and client-country governments. Described
below are services that provide access to the Bank
Group's considerable knowledge and expertise related to
small and medium enterprise expansion; institutional
capacity building for investment promotion; government
policies and business, legal and administrative
practices that foster trade and investment;
privatization, infrastructure and investment climates;
fiscal management and more. All are designed to improve
and sustain a developing country's business climate and
its ability to attract and retain foreign direct
investment, as well as give investors and businesses the
tools and information to make sound investment
decisions.
IFC
Technical and Advisory Services Visit
this webpage and learn how IFC's technical and
advisory services support small and medium
enterprises; improve the regulatory environment in
developing countries; broaden access to finance;
assist in restructuring and privatizing state-owned
enterprises; and promote public-private
partnerships.
The
Foreign Investment Advisory Service
(FIAS) Developing country governments
improve their foreign direct investment environments
with assistance from the IFC's Foreign Investment
Advisory Service. FIAS specialists identify business,
legal or administrative practices and government
policies that impede productive foreign direct
investment; design financially and politically
practical plans of action; and support their clients
through all phases of transition and implementation of
the plans.
Private
Sector Liaison Officers Network
(PSLO) To strengthen its relations
with the private sector, the World Bank Group has
developed a network of liaison officers that are based
in business intermediary organizations around the
world. PSLO communications professionals work in
organizations such as chambers of commerce, industry,
business and trade associations and investment
promotion agencies. The PSLO Network aims to foster
trade and investment in developing countries through
local companies, using the Bank Group's products and
services.
Investment
Promotion Advisory Services Investment
promotion intermediaries in member countries receive
technical assistance from the Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to build their institutional
capacity in areas such as strategic planning, investor
marketing, sector targeting, and to improve
responsiveness to investor needs through information
services. Also, MIGA assists clients in developing
countries develop and implement targeted investor
outreach campaigns on a country and/or regional basis.
In addition, the agency operates an online knowledge
and learning portal for investment promotion
practitioners, the Foreign Direct Investment Promotion
Center.
Rapid
Response Rapid Response, the World
Bank's knowledge services unit for private sector
development, provides access to powerful databases and
a large online library of research about private
sector development topics. The Rapid Response unit
specializes in policy advice and expert analysis of
issues such as the business
environment and privatization
in developing countries. The unit also runs e-discussions moderated
by experts on topical issues. Visit Rapid Response and
gain free access to more than 800 full-text documents
about economic growth, privatization policy, corporate
governance and more.
Treasury
Client Services The World
Bank Treasury offers advice, technical assistance
and consulting services on a range of issues that
include portfolio management in global bonds, public
debt management, asset liability management, pension
fund management and information technology. A
brochure, Financial
Services from the World Bank Treasury (pdf),
outlines the financial advisory services obtainable
from Treasury's team of professionals.
Public
Information Centers Public Information
Centers are located in World Bank country offices
around the world to conduct outreach programs and make
the bank's development information available to the
largest possible audience. The Public Information
Centers in Washington, Paris and Tokyo contain the
full range of bank operations documents. The other
centers contain project documents specific to the
country in which they are located. For Public
Information Center locations, click
here.
Need
Help? Advisory Services and Help Desks
provide "one-stop shops" to answer questions on
practically every development subject from
agribusiness and immunization to urban waste
management. Responses to internal and external queries
are usually given within 24-48 hours. Use the World
Bank's help desks to find working papers, best
practice guidelines, policies, contacts, project
information and useful web links.
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