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Lancement du code marocain de bonne gouvernance d’entreprise

20-Mar-2008

Casablanca, 17 mars 2008
Allocution de M. Rainer Geiger,  Directeur du Programme MENA-OCDE sur l’Investissement

Participation of Arab countries in the OECD eLeaders Conference

20-Mar-2008

The Hague, the Netherlands, on 6-7 March 2008:
For the first time Arab delegates from selected Arab countries which have produced an Action Plan on E-government in the framework of the GfD Initiative gathered together with their colleagues from OECD member, observer and accession countries to discuss opportunities and challenges for the development of the e-government of the future at an high level e-government conference organized by the OECD and the Ministry of Interiors and Kingdom Relations.

Fifth High-level Regional Seminar on Strategies, Tools and Capacities for Administrative Simplification

14-Dec-2007

Organised within the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab countries Initiative and hosted by the Egyptian Ministry of State for Administrative Development in Cairo, Egypt, this high-level regional seminar addressed the use of e-government as a tool to simplify administrative procedures and to cut red tape. Participants also discussed the creation of one-stop-shops and the simplification of licensing procedures.

National Investment Reform Agendas for Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and United Arab Emirates

25-Apr-2007

These reports were prepared on the occasion of National Investment Reform agenda workshops for Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and United Arab Emirates, which reviewed the progress in implementation of investment policy reform on topics selected as a priority by each government. They contain the summary of the workshop proceedings as well as short policy papers prepared by the MENA-OECD Investment Programme on the themes addressed during the workshops.

Ambassador of Morocco to France visits the Secretary-General

19-Feb-2007

On 17 January 2007, His Excellency Fathallah Sijilmassi, Ambassador of Morocco to France paid a high level visit to the Secretary-General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurría. His Excellency Fathallah Sijilmassi and Mr. Gurría discussed the relationship between the OECD and Morocco and common projects in the areas of investment, good governance, employment and migration. Morocco has been actively cooperating with the OECD since 2004 within the framework of the Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development.

Jordanian Minister for Industry and Trade visits the Secretary-General

19-Feb-2007

On 30 January 2007, His Excellency, Mr. Salem Al-Khazaleh, Jordanian Minister for Industry and Trade, met OECD Secretary-General, Mr. Angel Gurría. His Excellency, Mr. Al-Khazaleh and Mr. Gurría discussed the relationship between the OECD and Jordan and common projects in the areas of trade, industry and good governance.

Establishment of the Moroccan National Commission on Corporate Governance

07-Feb-2007

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme, together with its partners from the Global Corporate Governance Forum and the International Finance Corporation welcomes the establishment of the Commission, which has announced its plans to draft a national Code on Corporate Governance by the end of the year.  The launch of such a codification process was one of the recommendations emerging from the National Investment Reform Agenda meeting held in November 2006 in Rabat, in the framework of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme.

Jordanian Minister and high-level delegation visit the OECD Secretary General

07-Feb-2007

On 30th January 2007, a high level Jordanian visit to Paris was conducted by His Excellency Mr. Salim Al Khazaaleh, Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Maen Nsour, CEO of the Jordan Investment Board, Dr. Mohammad Abu Hammour, Chairman of the Executive Privatisation Commission, and Mr. Saleh Al Kilani, Commissioner of Investment for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone.


Events

High-Level Meeting on Economic and Governance Policy Reforms

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

The High-level Meeting on Economic and Governance Policy Reforms in the Republic of Iraq was jointly organised by the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development and UNDP Iraq on 8-10 July 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.
The High-level meeting focused on three themes: Investment Climate, Anti-Corruption Policies and Aid Management, selected based on priorities suggested by GoI officials during prior meetings of MENA-OECD/Iraq under the framework of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI).



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January 2008

Highlights of recent and ongoing work in the MENA region

September 2007

Publication

Corporate Governance in Turkey: A Pilot Study

An evalution of the extent to which the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance have been implemented in Turkey.