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.
The OECD Iraq Project
Project Insights:
Promoting Investment in a Fragile Context
Events
MENA-OECD 2016 Ministerial Conference
4 October 2016, Tunis
MENA-OECD Initiative Forum on Governance and Competitiveness
3 October 2016, Tunis
Investor Outreach Event and Study Tour - Iraq Project: Improving the business and investment climate in Iraq – policy dialogue and capacity-building for key actors
25-27 May 2016, Berlin
Investment and inclusive growth in the midst of crisis: Lessons learned & ways forward
11 May 2016, Beirut
Investment policy and promotion in Iraq: Milestones and way forward in a fragile situation
10 May 2016, Beirut
Resources and Publications
Project Insights: Promoting Investment in a Fragile Context (The OECD Iraq Project)
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