n addition, all policies and procedures are readily available on the websites of various government bodies such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Development Board (EDB). According to the EDB, Singapore has signed investment guarantee agreements (IGAs) with 31 countries and regional groupings to date, with 10 more in the pipeline. As the EDB defines them, the IGAs "help to protect investments made by Singapore-based companies in other countries against non-commercial risks". These protections allow for the "fair and high-level treatment" of investments by Singapore companies, the repatriation of income earned in the city state, an "objective dispute settlement mechanism" and "compensation in the event of expropriation or nationalization".