Innovations in Foreign Direct Investment Attraction

5. Implementing the tracking program: It is highly recommended that the IPA 

conducts research on FDI in the location on a continuous basis, so a constantly up-

dated dataset of investors is available, and because backdating of certain informa-

tion sources can be difficult (such as media sources). Best practice would be that the 

IPA directly contacts every investor to validate the investment and to offer pre-and 

post-investment services; 

6. Monitoring and evaluating results:  The FDI tracking can be used to produce 

an annual report (or even quarterly reports as the case of Dubai FDI or a weekly 

newsletter as in the case of UKTI) of FDI, which will be a public document. The FDI 

tracking can also be used for internal purposes to evaluate the performance of the 

IPA in terms of FDI attracting, involved vs. non-involved projects, and the quality of 

investment attracted; and