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Responsible business conduct in the MENA region

on 26-Oct-2008

The first meeting of the Regional Task Force on Responsible Business Conduct took place in Cairo on 26 October. Participants discussed concrete initiatives for engaging in responsible business conduct and strengthening partnerships in the MENA region, focusing particularly on fighting corruption, education and employment standards, environment and health.

Defining and strengthening sector specific sources of competitiveness in the Western Balkans

on 10-Jun-2009

With the 10 June 2009 publication of its study on defining and strengthening sector specific sources of competitiveness in the Western Balkans, the Investment Compact for South East Europe completed the first of two phases of one of its implementation support projects.

Seminar to launch the Investment Reform Index (IRI) 2009

from 15-Sep-2008 to 16-Oct-2008

The IRI is the South East Europe Investment Compact’s flagship publication, providing a comprehensive assessment of policy reform, institutional settings and achievements in key dimensions of policy that impact the business climate, from infrastructure to human capital development. The IRI 2009 was launched at a seminar in Sarajevo attended by representatives from throughout South East Europe.

High-level meeting on economic and governance policy reforms in Iraq

from 08-Jul-2008 to 10-Jul-2008

High-level representatives from the Government of Iraq and OECD-member countries met in Paris on 08-10 July 2008 to discuss Iraq's investment climate, anti-corruption policies and aid management -- three issues identified as priorities by Iraqi officials during prior meetings held under the framework of the International Compact with Iraq. The meeting was organised by the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq.



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22-23 November Marrakech, Morocco

2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

New edition

Progress in the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in the Western Balkans

2009 SME Policy Index

Publication

Developing sector specific sources of competitiveness in the Western Balkans

Sector Specific Sources of Competitiveness

Publication

Key results of private sector development work in the Middle East and North Africa

Moving forward with the MENA investment policy agenda