OECD CFE Workshop On Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region

from 11-Dec-2006 to 12-Dec-2006

OECD CFE Workshop On Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region, 11-12 December 2006 The OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship,
SMEs & Local Development (CFE) participates actively in
Working Group 4 of the MENA-OECD
Investment Programme.
In the context of this co-operation, the CFE
organised a first Workshop on Building
Awareness of Women’s
Entrepreneurship in the MENA
Region, 11-12 July 2005, in the OECD
Istanbul Centre, Turkey.

Capacity Training Workshop on Private-Public Partnerships in Jordan

on 06-Sep-2007

A capacity training workshop attended by over 30 officials from the Jordanian Privatisation Commission (EPC) (http://www.epc.gov.jo) and other public sector agencies such as the Ministries of Economy and Finance working on privatisation and public-private partnership (PPP) projects was organised by the MENA-OECD Investment Programme at the request of the Commission.

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.

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 .

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Past events of the Programme are accessible under Previous Meetings 

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.

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.