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Conference on reviving investment in the Middle East and North Africa

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6 December 2011, Paris, France

 

This special session, took place in parallel with the Global Forum on International Investment, and assessed the impact of the recent upheavals in the MENA region on investment and trade-flow trends. Discussions focused on:

  • trends in international, regional and domestic private investment 
  • the immediate government responses to retaining existing investors and attracting new ones
  • policy options to further strengthen investment protection, promotion and risk mitigation

This event brought together investment policy and promotion experts from MENA and OECD countries along with private investors and representatives from international financial and investment guarantee institutions to analyse existing problems, discuss policy measures and develop recommendations on how to effectively use investment policy instruments in this challenging transition period. 

   

Delegates attending the MENA meeting were also invited to participate in the Global Forum on International Investment 

Conference documents:

 

Presentations

 

Session One: The economic impact of the Arab Spring and regional FDI trends

 

Ms. Ania Thiemann, Senior Economist, MENA-OECD Investment Programme, OECD, The macro-economic background

Mr. Emmanuel Noutary, ANIMA Investment Network, Updates on FDI trends

Ms. Mona Zobaa, Undersecretary, Ministry of Investment/ General Authority for Investment, Egypt, Opportunity Egypt

Mr. Noureddine Zekri, Director, Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, Tunisia, New Tunisia, New Opportunities

Mr. Ahmed Fassi-Fihri, Director of Investment Promotion, Moroccan Investment Development Agency, Paving the way for foreign investors in the Maghreb region (French)

Mr. Salem Hassan, Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development, Oman, presentation

Session Two: Policy Options to further strengthen investment protection, promotion, and risk mitigation - the way forward

Mr. Alexander Böhmer, Head, MENA-OECD Investment Programme, OECD, Reviving investment in the MENA region

Conclusions ( English|French)

 

Background documents: 

 

An Overview of Development Bank and Guarantee Agency Services for Infrastracture Finance

(English|Arabic)
This document provides a brief overview of the evaluation of loan proposals by development banks and guarantee agencies, summarising key common features in services offered, the application process, and selection criteria.

 

Socio-Economic Context and Impact of the 2011 Events in the Middle East and North Africa Region (draft)

Arab World Competitiveness Report 2011-2012