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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.

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).

Session on MENA-OECD Investment Partnerships at OECD Forum 2008

from 03-Jun-2008 to 04-Jun-2008

The OECD Forum 2008, to be held in Paris on 03-04 June 2008, will include a session on partnerships for investments between the MENA region and OECD countries.

Training Seminar on Foreign Direct Investment Statistics, Bahrain

on 12-Dec-2007

Organised by the MENA-OECD Task Force on Foreign Direct Investment Statistics for Policy Making,in collaboration with the Bahrain Economic Development Board and the MENA Investment Centre in Manama, this workshop presented the revised methodology for foreign direct investment statistics to FDI experts in the Gulf region.



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Newsletter

January 2008

Highlights of recent and ongoing work in the MENA region

September 2007

Programme overview

صلاح المناخ الإستثماري للتنمية و زيادة فرص العمل

An overview of the achievements and objectives of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

Investment Climate Reform for Growth and Employment