The FINANCIAL -- Even as countries compete to attract investments, 80 percent of national investment promotion agencies are failing to respond to investor inquiries in the key sectors of agribusiness and tourism, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Investment Promotion Best Practices 2012 report.

The FINANCIAL -- The EBRD’s shareholders agreed on Saturday to the creation of a €1 billion special fund to start investments in emerging Arab democracies in response to the wave of political change in parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

The FINANCIAL -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States and Bancóldex have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to facilitate trade between the United States and Colombia.

The FINANCIAL -- Atlanta entrepreneurs will now have access to local resources that will help them increase export sales and boost job creation and growth.

The FINANCIAL -- South Sudan received a US$38 million World Bank grant today to help rehabilitate feeder roads and increase access to rural communities in high agricultural potential areas.