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NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative
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The NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative:
- strengthens the capacity of African countries to design and implement reforms that improve their business climate
- raises the profile of Africa as an investment destination while facilitating regional cooperation and highlighting the African perspective in international dialogue on investment policies
More about the Initiative
List of meetings
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Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, NEPAD Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
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Burkina Faso's new investment framework for agriculture
Burkina Faso has conducted an assessment of its policy framework for investment in agriculture in order to help develop an integrated policy framework in this sector. The government undertook this review in collaboration with the Sahel and West Africa Club and the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative, using the draft Policy Framework for Investment in Agriculture. (Link in French)
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OECD investment policy review of Zambia
Zambia is one of the dynamic growth poles of Southern Africa and this Review highlights its progress in enhancing its policy framework for investment and identifies some remaining challenges faced by the government.
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Tunisia: Investment policy review
The OECD and the government of Tunisia have jointly started a review of Tunisia's investment policies. The review will chart the country's progress in developing an effective policy framework to promote investment for development. It will suggest ways the climate for both domestic and foreign investment might be further improved.
This review is taking place as part of Tunisia's adherence process to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises.
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The Horn of Africa: Relearning crucial development lessons
Stephen P. Groff, Deputy Director for Development Cooperation at the OECD, examines what the emergency situation in the Horn of Africa can teach us about the type of development that can prevent such crises in the future. [lien en français]
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Economic diversification in Africa: A review of selected countries - Joint UN-OECD-NEPAD publication
This study recommends further diversification of African economies to reduce reliance on natural resource revenues and encourage sustainable growth in other strategic sectors such as agriculture, tourism and telecommunications. It presents case studies of 5 African countries - Angola, Benin, Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia.
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UN-OECD-NEPAD Africa policy briefs
This series of policy briefs provide an overview of key economic and development issues affecting Africa today. It is produced by the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (OSAA) and the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative for African policymakers and their development partners.
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Aid for Investment in Infrastructure
This project focuses on how development aid can catalyse investment. Specifically, how aid can can help development partners create an enabling environment thereby leveraging private investment in infrastructure. This work is being developed in partnership with the Development Assistance Committee.
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Policies for investment in Africa's agriculture
Many African countries are attractive destinations for agricultural investment. The Initiative supports efforts by African governments to strengthen their capacities to design policies that will enhance the development returns of more and better investment in the sector.
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Investment policy in Southern Africa
The Unlocking investment potential in Southern Africa project supports Southern African governments to identify and implement concrete policy reforms that strengthen the investment climate. Investment policy reviews, led by the countries themselves, are designed using the OECD's Policy Framework for Investment.
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West Africa - promoting responsible investment in agriculture
In partnership with the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), the Initiative is developing a policy framework for assessing West African countries’ policies to promote responsible investment in agriculture. In this context, a sectoral review of the policy framework for investment in agriculture in Burkina Faso was launched on 10 May 2010 at a workshop in Ouagadougou. This review aims to assist the government in developing an integrated policy framework to benefit from investment in agriculture.
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