Investment

For the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), private investment, both domestic and foreign, is needed to provide new engines of growth and dynamism. The biggest challenge for MENA countries lies in strengthening the process of change, maintaining, supporting and tracking the progress of policy implementation as well as providing capacity-building assistance. [more...]
برنامج الاستثمار لدول الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

What's new

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.

 

Agenda (English  / Arabic )

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

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.

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

20-Mar-2008

Casablanca, 17 mars 2008
Allocution de M. Rainer Geiger,  Directeur du Programme MENA-OCDE sur l’Investissement

Workshop on Iraqi National Investment Reform

from 22-Jan-2008 to 24-Jan-2008

The meeting, held from the 22nd to the 24th of January 2008 in Amman, was the second in a series of activities undertaken by the MENA-OECD Investment Programme within the framework of its work plan for the Republic of Iraq. The OECD’s engagement with Iraq is the result of a request for assistance by the Iraqi Government in the framework of the International Compact for Iraq. Through the resulting work plan the OECD aims to offer to the Iraqi Government practical and co-operative assistance in the areas of investment and anti-corruption policy.

Second MENA-OECD Ministerial Meeting and Business Forum

from 27-Nov-2007 to 28-Nov-2007

Hosted by the Egyptian Chair of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme, represented by His Excellency Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin, in Cairo, Ministers took stock of achievements in investment climate reforms and regional co-operation, discussed remaining challenges and provided orientations for the way forward. 

MENA-OECD Women Business Leaders Forum and Business Forum

on 27-Nov-2007

In his opening remarks to the MENA-OECD Women Business Leaders Forum and Business Forum, Mr. Gurría underlined the potential of most MENA countries to achieve a vigorous economic expansion with the active participation in economic activities of business leaders, notably women, whose role should keep on increasing as they have been the main driving force of growth in OECD countries. He also noted that the development of the private sector as a whole, with the help of business organisations and investment promotion agencies, is a vital factor for growth in MENA countries.

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.

See more news and events… Top of page

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