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Events

Working Group 1 and Steering Group Meetings of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

from 04-Sep-2007 to 05-Sep-2007

The Working Group 1 of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme helps MENA countries to develop open and transparent investment policies through multi-stakeholder dialogue, experience-sharing and capacity-building in the region, with the support of OECD countries and other partners.

Informal Roundtable on Institutional Arrangements for Financial Sector Supervision in the MENA Region

from 04-Jul-2007 to 05-Jul-2007

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme has co-organised an informal roundtable with the Arab Financial Forum on July 5th 2007 on the topic of Institutional Arrangements for Financial Sector Supervision in the Middle East and North Africa region. Participating were representatives of the London financial sector community and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the UK.

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

from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-Jun-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.

Third Special Session of the OECD Working Party on Regulatory Management and Reform

on 04-May-2007

In the framework of the GfD Working Group on Public Service Delivery, PPPs and Regulatory Reform, the Third Special Session of the OECD Working Party on Regulatory Management and Reform took place in Paris at the OECD headquarters on 4 May 2007 back-to-back with a meeting of the OECD Working Party on Regulatory Management and Reform. The meeting was chaired by Tunisia and co-chaired by the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada.

MENA Tax Experts Discussions on Ways to Improve the Fiscal Climate for Investment

from 19-Jun-2007 to 20-Jun-2007

Hosted by the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, senior tax and investment officials from across the MENA region gathered in Cairo, on 19-20 June, for the third meeting of Working Group 3 (Tax Policy for Investment) of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme. 

Meeting of the Working Group 2 of the Programme including a Seminar on Communication Strategies for Investment Reforms

from 25-Jun-2007 to 26-Jun-2007

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme invited officials from Investment Promotion Agencies and related Ministries constituting its Working Group 2 to participate in a regional meeting  on  Designing Effective Strategies for Investment Promotion and Reforms Communication .

High-Level Roundtable Discussion for Bank Executive on Corporate Governance For Banks in Saudi Arabia

from 22-May-2007 to 23-May-2007

Mr. Rainer Geiger, Head of MENA-OECD Investment Programme, and Mr.Grant Kirkpatrick, Senior Economist in Corporate Affairs Division from the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs participated as speakers in the High-Level Roundtable Discussion for Bank Executive on Corporate Governance For Banks in Saudi Arabia, organised by the Institute of Banking, of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.

High-level capacity building seminar on Managing the Performance and Enhancing the Integrity of Civil Servants

from 24-May-2007 to 25-May-2007

A high-level capacity building seminar on Managing the Performance and Enhancing the Integrity of Civil Servants took place in the framework of the GfD Initiative on 24-25 May 2007 in Rabat, Morocco. The meeting will be chaired and hosted by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Boussaid, Minister of the Modernisation of Public Sectors, Morocco.

Meeting on Developing Sound Insolvency and Creditor Right Systems in the MENA, Cairo, Egypt

on 21-May-2007

The MENA-OECD Investment Program, in cooperation with the Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance, the World Bank and INSOL International  organised a regional meeting on developing sound insolvency and creditor right systems in the MENA. The purpose of the meeting was to expand the scope of the MENA-OECD Working Group on Corporate Governance, take stock of existing insolvency legislation, highlight existing gaps, address key issues of reform and establish a network of insolvency experts for the MENA region.

Lebanon National Investment Reform Workshop

on 19-Apr-2007

The National Investment Reform Agenda Workshop (NIRA) for Lebanon, jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance of Lebanon and the MENA-OECD Investment Programme, took place on 19 April, 2007 at the Grand Serail in Beirut. This was the sixth in a series of NIRA workshops organised by the MENA-OECD Investment Programme to support the investment reform priorities of participating MENA countries.



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2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

22-23 November Marrakech, Morocco

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Moving forward with the MENA investment policy agenda

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