The Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development is a regional effort, initiated and led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It promotes broad reforms to enhance the investment climate, modernise governance structures and operations, strengthen regional and international partnerships, and promote sustainable economic growth throughout the MENA region. [more...]

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High-Level Meeting on Economic and Governance Policy Reforms in the Republic of Iraq

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 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq on 8-10 July 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

 

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Steering Group Meeting at technical level

on 04-Jul-2008

The Steering Group came together on 4 July in Paris to provide strategic direction and guidance to the implementation of the Working Group activities in 2008-10 and to discuss the detailed programme of work for the thematic Working Groups.

Egypt’s Minister of State for Administrative Development, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Darwish met with the OECD Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General

11-Jul-2008

On 3 July 2008, Egypt’s Minister of State for Administrative Development,
His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Darwish met with the OECD Secretary-General Mr. Angel Gurría and the OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Aart De Geus.

Peer Learning Study Visit “Modernising the Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain: Human Resources Management (HRM) and Regulation inside Government (RIG)"

from 26-May-2008 to 27-May-2008

Bahrain is on the way to modernizing the management of its civil service. In this context, a delegation from the Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain attended a Peer Learning Study at OECD Paris headquarters on 26 and 27 of May 2008.

Third meeting of the MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network

on 19-May-2008

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme, in cooperation with the MENA Centre for Investment, organised the third meeting of the MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network (EFN) on 19 May 2008 in Manama, Bahrain. The meeting was opened by Dr Abdulla Al Sadeq, deputy chairman of the MENA Centre for Investment

Regional Capacity Building Seminar on “Drafting Legislation and Oversight Bodies for Regulatory Quality”

from 29-Apr-2008 to 30-Apr-2008

A Regional Capacity Building Seminar on “Drafting Legislation and Oversight Bodies for Regulatory Quality” was held on 29 and 30 April 2008 in Amman, Jordan. This seminar addressed the issue of law drafting capacities, which is a challenging topic in Arab countries.

Fourth Regional Working Group Meeting on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Reform

on 29-Apr-2008

The Fourth Regional Meeting of the GfD Working Group on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Reform was held in Amman, Jordan, on 29 April 2008. This meeting was an opportunity to review past activities of Working Group and focussed on concrete targets for future activities on regional priority themes.

Atelier sur la stratégie de compétitivité et du développement du secteur privé, Tunis

from 10-Apr-2008 to 11-Apr-2008

Le ministère du développement et de coopération internationale et l’Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE) en coopération avec la Banque Mondiale ont tenu les 10 et 11 avril 2008 un atelier sur la stratégie de compétitivité et du développement du secteur privé en Tunisie.

Réunion de Travail sur la stratégie de développement du secteur privé, Alger

on 08-Apr-2008

À l’invitation du Ministère de l’Industrie et de la Promotion des Investissements, une délégation de l’OCDE a participé le 8 avril 2008 à un atelier sur la Stratégie de Développement du Secteur Privé à Alger.

Capacity-Building Workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)

on 28-Apr-2008

In the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative, this workshop in Amman, Jordan, brought together experts, policy makers and implementers. It was designed to help develop a common understanding for policy makers on how to construct successful PPPs by reviewing some OECD and MENA case studies and good practices.

Fourth Regional Working Group Meeting on Civil Service and Integrity

on 04-Apr-2008

The objective of the fourth annual meeting of the Working Group on Civil Service and Integrity in Rabat, Morocco was to narrow down the working group's programme of work and to define concrete activities and practical orientations to be implemented during the second phase of the GfD Initiative (2008-10).

Regional Conference and Workshop on Sharing Good Practices for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement

from 03-Apr-2008 to 04-Apr-2008

This two-day event was organised in Rabat, Morocco, by the General Treasury of the Kingdom of Morocco in collaboration with the OECD within the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative.

High-level Meeting of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

on 27-Mar-2008

High-level representatives from MENA and OECD countries met in Paris on 27 March 2008 in parallel with the VII OECD Global Forum on International Investment to consider strategic directions for the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

Lancement du code marocain de bonne gouvernance d’entreprise

French |  View long abstract

20-Mar-2008

Allocution de M. Rainer GeigerDirecteur,  Programme MENA-OCDE sur l’investissement  

Egyptian Minister of State for Administrative Development met the Secretary-General and adressed the OECD Council

from 12-Mar-2008 to 13-Mar-2008

Egypt’s Minister of State for Administrative Development, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Darwish adressed the OECD Council on the state of Eygpt's economic and public sector reforms.

Workshop on “Administrative Burden Reduction: Experiences, Practices and Use of ICT tools” on 5 March 2008 in the Hague, the Netherlands

English |  View long abstract

20-Mar-2008

A Workshop on “Administrative Burden Reduction: Experiences, Practices and Use of ICT tools” took place on 5th March 2008 in the Hague.

Regional Capacity Building Seminar "Comparative Approaches in the Field of Civil Service Modernisation in OECD Countries"

from 14-Feb-2008 to 15-Feb-2008

In the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative, a high-level capacity-building seminar on Human Resource Management (HRM) took place in Tunis, Tunisia.

OECD, Arab countries to enter new phase of co-operation on investment, governance

29-Nov-2007

OECD and Arab countries are to enter a new phase of co-operation on investment and governance policies, following a three-day meeting in Cairo of ministers and senior officials responsible for the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development.

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Newsletter

January 2008

Highlights of recent and ongoing work in the MENA region

September 2007

Publication

Corporate Governance in Turkey: A Pilot Study

An evalution of the extent to which the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance have been implemented in Turkey.