MENA-OECD Investment Programme

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Events

Job creation through investment and governance policy reforms beyond the crisis

on 11-Oct-2009

On 11 October at the OECD Paris headquarters, the Steering Group of the MENA-OECD Initiative gathered to finalise preparations for the 23 November 2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference in Marrakech, organised jointly by the two pillars of the initiative -- investment and governance.

MENA-OECD contributes to Iraq training workshop of the US Department of Commerce

from 19-Nov-2009 to 21-Nov-2009

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme contributed to the workshop on Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Iraq and the New York Convention, organized by the Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Paris, 18-21 November 2009.

Iraq capacity building workshop on investor-state dispute settlement and model investment treaty development

from 26-Oct-2009 to 28-Oct-2009

Co-organised by MENA-OECD and the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), a training workshop on investor-state dispute settlement and the development of a model investment treaty took place at CDCICA's Cairo headquarters. 

OECD, Iraq and international partners assess opportunities for infrastructure financing in Iraq

on 21-Nov-2009

On 21 November 2009, a workshop on opportunities for infrastructure financing in Iraq was held in Baghdad, co-organised by the Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform (IIER) and the MENA-OECD Investment Programme.

MENA 100 awards top three regional business plans

on 11-Nov-2009

The MENA Centre for Investment and the MENA-OECD Investment Programme brought together the 16 finalists of the MENA 100 Business Plan Competition in Bahrain.

Fostering entrepreneurship and enhancing access to finance in the MENA region

on 26-Oct-2009

Organised by the Working Group on SME Policy, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development, policy experts and officials from MENA and OECD countries gathered on 26 October 2009 in Paris to address initiatives and tools to support SME development in the MENA region.

Responsible Business Forum addresses corporate governance and responsibility in the MENA region

on 04-Nov-2009

In preparation for its meeting during the 22 November MENA-OECD Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit, the MENA-OECD Responsible Business Forum will meet in Amman, Jordan,  back-to-back with the Corporate Governance and Responsibility (CGR) Forum.

Enabling and sustaining private foreign investment in Iraq

on 06-Jul-2009

With the specific aim of supporting the National Investment Commission in Iraq, the training workshop on Enabling and Sustaining Private Foreign Investment in Iraq took place at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 6-8 July 2009.

Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are the focus of OECD business climate development strategies

on 31-Mar-2009

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme, in co-operation with the World Bank, has launched the process of devising comprehensive business climate development strategies for Egypt and Morocco (scheduled for release in November 2009) and Tunisia (2010) to support the reform prioritisation and implementation process in these countries.

Preparatory meeting of the MENA-OECD Business Council

on 01-Oct-2009

To lay the foundation for its launch at the MENA-OECD Business Forum on 22 November 2009, the MENA-OECD Business Council held a preparatory meeting at the OECd Paris headquarters on 1 October 2009.



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2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

22-23 November Marrakech, Morocco