Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are the focus of OECD business climate development strategies

The OECD's work to improve business climates in non-OECD economies is conducted through a common and comprehensive framework for policy evaluation, priority definition, capacity building support, and reform implementation: the Business Climate Development Strategy (BCDS).

The Business Climate Development Strategy is a novel, hands-on approach to provide a country-specific support in reform prioritisation and implementation, which draws on OECD tools and guidelines, such as the Policy Framework for Investment,  the Investment Reform Index, and the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme, in co-operation with the World Bank, has launched the process of devising comprehensive business climate development strategies for Egypt and Morocco (scheduled for release in November 2009) and Tunisia (2010) to support the reform prioritisation and implementation process in these countries. A collaborative process that involves governments, private sector representatives, and other stakeholders, the BCDS aims to support these countries in improving their business climate by providing a horizontal evaluation of their investment-related policy reforms, support in reform priority definition, and assistance in the implementation of selected priority reforms.