Investment Policy

 

The Working Group on Investment Policies and Promotion helps MENA economies develop open and transparent investment policies and effective investment promotion strategies and activities through multi-stakeholder dialogue, experience-sharing and capacity-building in the region, with the support of OECD countries and other partners.

 

Chaired by Japan and Jordan, the Working Group brings together MENA and OECD experts and policy makers to work towards the following priorities:

  • Review FDI trends 
  • Assess national and regional investment policies and promotion activities, based on OECD tools and methodology (Business Climate Development Strategy)
  • Analyse ways to strengthen bilateral and regional investment frameworks
  • Explore other key issues as requested by members, such as the promotion of green investment, enhancement of business integrity, analysis of Economic Zones development

 

Meetings

15-16 December 2010, Paris, France

15-16 February 2010, Amman, Jordan

23 March 2009, Paris, France

28-29 October 2008, Paris, France

4-5 September 2007, Amman, Jordan

12-13 December 2006, Cairo, Egypt

12-13 September 2005, Manama, Bahrain (Agenda)

1-2 February 2005, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

Expert Meetings on Investment Treaties

 

20-21 April 2008 MENA Centre for Investment, Manama, Bahrain Workshop on Investment Promotion Strategies, Investment Laws and International Investment Agreements
12-13 December 2006, Cairo, Meeting of the Expert Group on international investment agreements
27 June 2005, Rabat

 

Related events

5 April 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Conference on Assessing Investment Policies in the GCC Member Countries

 

Reference material for investment policies l Reference material for investment promotion

 

 

 

 

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