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The key objective of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme is to mobilise investment — foreign, regional and domestic — as a driving force for economic growth and employment throughout the Middle East and North Africa region. The Investment Programme supports reform efforts of MENA governments to enhance the investment climate by:

• Strengthening country capacity for designing, implementing and monitoring investment policy reforms
• Creating a network for policy dialogue among investment policy makers from MENA and OECD countries
• Creating a favourable environment for employment creation through financial sector development – towards an entrepreneurship culture
• Improving intra-governmental policy co ordination and co operation between ministries
• Reinforcing the impact of development initiatives supported by international, regional and bilateral funds

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme offers a forum for results-oriented policy dialogue among MENA and OECD practitioners. This partnership serves to share know-how on best practices and lessons learned in implementing investment reforms. Building on the OECD model of peer review, policy experts work closely together to design innovative solutions, tailored to the specific policy environments of each country.

To ensure relevance and ownership by the region, the MENA-OECD Investment Programme working groups and networks are guided by both MENA and OECD representatives. 

Working Groups

• Investment Policies and Promotion 
• SMEs, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development 
• Tax Policy and Administration 
• Competitiveness
• Corporate Governance

Networks

• OECD-MENA Women’s Business Forum Responsible Business Conduct Network
• MENA-OECD Business Council and Energy Task Force
• MENA-OECD Capital Markets Task Force
• MENA 100 Business Plan Competition

The Steering Group drives and monitor the MENA-OECD Investment Programme. It is comprised of country economic team leaders from MENA governments and representatives of donor country partners, regional and international organisations, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector.

The Steering Group meets regularly and is co-chaired by a delegate from an OECD and a MENA country delegate (currently Morocco and Sweden).

• 16 May 2011
• 3 May 2010
• 11 October 2009
• 24 March 2009
• 28-29 March 2007
• 07 November 2006
• 18 May 2006
• 3 October 2005
• 4 April 2005
• 15 September 2004
• 30 June-1 July 2004