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Dear all, A very happy new year! May it be a year filled with health, happiness, and success for you and your loved ones. We would like to point your attention to an upcoming UNCTAD-WAIPA Session on “Promoting investment in SDGs: Repurposing capital” that will take place at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 17, 2023 from 15:45 – 16:45 hrs. The event will be in Dome C, Ice Village, Davos-Klosters but can also be followed online. The session will connect Investment Promotion Agreements, investible projects, Institutional Investors and the World Investment for Development Alliance (WIDA), offering a path to nations for helping achieving SDG goals. It will feature the launch of a new UNCTAD-WAIPA initiative focused on capacity building and aligning the IPA world with investible projects and institutional investors, as well as short video interventions by the leaders of the key WIDA partners including AIB. The World Investment for Development Alliance (WIDA) is a global platform dedicated to promoting investment for sustainable development. Launched at the 2022 World Economic Forum, It includes 11 partner organizations: the Academy of International Business<https://www.aib.world/> (AIB), the African Union Commission<https://au.int/en/commission> (AUC), the International Institute for Sustainable Development<https://www.iisd.org/> (IISD), the International Trade Centre<https://intracen.org/> (ITC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development<https://oecd.org/> (OECD), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development<https://unctad.org/> (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific<https://www.unescap.org/> (ESCAP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization<https://www.unido.org/> (UNIDO) the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies<https://waipa.org/> (WAIPA), the World Bank Group<https://www.worldbank.org/en/home> (WBG), and the World Economic Forum<https://www.weforum.org/>. WIDA pursues investment in sustainable prosperity for all by creating synergies and maximizing impact through joint advocacy, joint organization and joint actions among participating organizations. Best regards, Ari -- [HEC]<http://www.hec.ca/> Ari Van Assche, Ph.D. Professor of International Business Director of the International Institute for Economic Diplomacy [hecca]<http://www.hec.ca/> [Agrements] 3000, chemin de la Côte‑Sainte‑Catherine, Montréal (Québec) H3T 2A7 Téléphone : 514 340-6043 Télécopieur : 514 340-6987 [recyclez] Pensons à l'environnement avant d'imprimer ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] --- You must be an active AIB member to post to AIB-L . AIB-L has a moderator which checks messages for basic relevance. However, AIB does not edit or screen messages for accuracy or reliability of content. All subscribers are recommended to perform their own due-diligence before responding to any requests or calls. AIB accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.