Bib Barkman

IDRC

International Development and Research Council (IDRC) was formed in 1961 and now is the global leading Investment Promotion Think Tank and Innovation Accelerator in the global corporate investment industry. Everything we do across our global operations is aimed at helping corporations invest and create jobs. IDRC provides the world's most comprehensive offering of services related to domestic and cross-border corporate investment and expansion. Our integrated services meet the needs of government agencies seeking to attract investment as well as companies planning international expansion. For more than six decades IDRC has been the bridge between government and industry. Through our integrated services and relationships with our global network of corporate decision-makers, IDRC facilitates government attraction of hundreds of billions in foreign direct investment annually, helping create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in the process.