The Japanese Ministry of Finance became a founding sponsor in 1995. Among other functions, the Ministry of Finance addresses matters concerning economic cooperation and development and multilateral institutions. The Ministry also provides a wide range of information on the legal framework pertaining to foreign direct investment and the business environment in Japan through Invest Japan.

The Central European Initiative (CEI) was established in 1989 as an intergovernmental forum for political, economic and cultural co-operation among its Member States. Its main aim was to help transition countries in Central Europe come closer to the EU. In the second half of 1990s, the extension of its membership to South-eastern and Eastern Europe refocused its priorities on countries in special need. As of January 2007, the CEI had 9 EU and 9 non-EU member countries.

COFIDES, the Spanish Development Finance Company, is a private-public partnership corporation operating since 1990 to provide cost-effective financial support for private productive projects in developing, emerging or transition countries with Spanish investors. COFIDES operates by investing its own resources and/or by channeling off third party funding specifically suited to each individual project, mainly through Spanish government trust funds and co-financing facilities established with Multilateral Finance Institutions such as the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-American Development Bank.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice   www.awsg.at/portal

The Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS) is a state-owned financing and consultancy company that mainly provides guarantees for international and domestic investment projects. AWS has been a main sponsor of MIGA's online services cooperating with MIGA in a number of projects, such as the expansion of the former PrivatizationLink service into Central Europe and the Middle East and the development of the FDI Xchange e-mail alert service.

CIDA is the lead player in delivering Canada's official development assistance program, supporting sustainable development in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world. Working with partners in the private and public sectors in Canada and in developing countries and with international organizations and agencies, CIDA supports foreign aid projects in more than 100 of the poorest countries in the world. CIDA was a main partner in developing the former PrivatizationLink Russia, an English- and Russian-language Web site for investors interested in bidding for assets being privatized or pursuing new investment projects in the Russian Federation.

KOTRA, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, is a non-profit governmental organization established for the promotion of trade and investment. KOTRA was created in June 21, 1962 to support the national policy goals of maintaining the trade balance and building a self-reliant economy. Since 1999, KOTRA's network has been expanded to include 11 regional offices, 74 hubs, and 27 spokes in 75 countries. The Korea Investment Service Center (KISC) was established within KOTRA on July l, 1998 as the country's sole authorized investment promotion organization, vested with the function of providing foreign investors with one-stop service intended to cover everything from investment plan consultation to settlement support.

The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance joined MIGA's online services as a Lifetime Sponsor in 1996. MIGA's online partnership with the Ministry's Directorate of Commercial and Foreign Investment dates back to 1995 when the Ministry joined MIGA in organizing a Global IPA Network Conference and Workshop in Madrid, Spain. At this event, the prototype of the former Investment Promotion Network portal was presented to Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) representatives from more than 40 countries.

UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to promoting sustainable industrial development within developing and transition economies. UNIDO's many investment development activities include assisting governments to enhance their investment promotion capabilities as well as developing and disseminating detailed profiles of promising investment projects. These project profiles and other relevant information are catalogued in FDI.net as part of MIGA's ongoing collaboration with UNIDO's Investment and Technology Promotion Branch.