2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

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Beyond the Crisis: Business and Citizens at the Centre of Policy Responses

Marrakech, 22-23 November 2009

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Under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco, the 2009 Ministerial Conference of the MENA-OECD Initiative took place at the highest political level to convey a clear message: MENA and OECD countries, in partnership with their business communities and citizens, are working together to put the region's economy back on a strong growth and employment track.

Preceding the 2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference, a Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit, and Governance Forum took place on 22 November 2009.

Mohamed Abbou, Moroccan minister for Modernisation of the Public Sector

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Ministerial brief and documentation

MENA and OECD Ministers, along with representatives from business and civil society, came together at the MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference in Marrakech on 23 November 2009 to seek concrete solutions to the challenges of creating economic growth during a time of economic crisis.