The MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme (formerly the MENA-OECD Investment Programme) was launched in 2005 at the request of Middle East and North African (MENA) governments. Participating economies include Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The Programme supports reforms to mobilise investment, private sector development and entrepreneurship as driving forces for growth and employment in the region. To achieve its objective, the Programme adopts a horizontal approach of policy dialogue and consensus building, the exchange of experience and good practices, peer learning, and capacity building for the identification, implementation and monitoring of business climate reforms.
Download the Programme's brochure: English | French | Arabic
To learn more about recent work, consult the Activities Report 2011-2016 as well as our Programme of Work 2016-2020
Events
EU-OECD Project: Supporting the Development of the Suez Canal Economic Zone – Workshop 1: Infrastructure governance and financing in the SCZone – 3 May 2017, Cairo –Workshop 2: Global connectivity and maritime clusters – 8 May 2017, Cairo
MENA-OECD Business Integrity Network Associations: Business Associations and the Fight against Corruption in the Middle-East and North Africa 29 March 2017, Paris
EU-OECD Project: Supporting the Development of the Suez Canal Economic Zone: Launch workshop
16 February 2017, Cairo
MENA-OECD 2016 Ministerial Conference
4 October 2016, Tunis
MENA-OECD Initiative Forum on Governance and Competitiveness
3 October 2016, Tunis
Investment and inclusive growth in the midst of crisis: Lessons learned & ways forward
11 May 2016, Beirut
Programmes
• EU-OECD Programme on Promoting Investment in the Mediterranean
• EU-OECD Project: Supporting the Development of the Suez Canal Economic Zone
• MENA Transition Fund Projects (Egypt and Jordan)
• Iraq: Improving the business and investment climate
• Business Climate Development Strategy
• ISMED: Investment security in the Mediterranean
Resources and Publications
SMEs in Libya's Reconstruction: Preparing for a Post-Conflict Economy, 2016 | Arabic version
Project Insights - Iraq : Promoting Investment in a Fragile Context, 2016 | Arabic version
Women in Business: Accelerating entrepreneurship in the MENA region, 2014
SME Policy Index 2014: The Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa
Business Climate Review of Egypt, 2014
Renewable Energies in the Middle East and North Africa, 2013