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

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2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

from 22-Nov-2009 to 23-Nov-2009

Hosted by Morocco and opened by Moroccan Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, the 2009 Ministerial Conference of the MENA Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development is scheduled to take place on 23 November 2009, in Marrakech, Morocco. The conference will be preceded by a Business and Governance Day on 22 November 2009.

Site en français: Conférence Ministérielle MENA-OCDE 2009

2009 Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

on 22-Nov-2009

The 2009 Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme continues the commitment of members of both the private and public sector to work together to strengthen public-private dialogue, generate new business opportunities, and foster exchange and learning for entrepreneurship.

Site en français : Forum des entreprises et Sommet des Femmes Entrepreneurs du Programme d’investissement MENA-OCDE

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

MENA Investment Programme at the Carthage Investment Forum

from 24-Jun-2009 to 25-Jun-2009

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme participated in the Carthage Investment Forum, which was organised by FIPA Tunisia and held in Hammamet, Tunisia on 24 and 25 June 2009.

Financing SME growth in the MENA region

on 19-May-2009

On 19 May 2009 the Working Group on SME Policy, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme brought together officials, policy experts and members of the private sector to address policies that promote the development and growth of SMEs.

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.

Promoting private sector leadership through the MENA 100 conference and MENA-OECD Business Council

from 28-Apr-2009 to 29-Apr-2009

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme is working on two new projects -- the MENA 100 Project and MENA-OECD Business Council -- in an effort at developing private sector engagement and advocacy in the MENA region.

Working Group on Investment Policy and Promotion meets in Paris

on 23-Mar-2009

The Working Group on Investment Policy and Promotion met on 23 March 2009 at the OECD Paris headquarters, with Spain as its host.

OECD, senior policy makers evaluate Middle East and North Africa policy responses to the crisis

from 23-Mar-2009 to 24-Mar-2009

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme’s Steering Group -- an assembly of high-level officials, policy experts and analysts -- met to confirm its commitment to active participation in investment-oriented reform as part of the MENA region’s response to the financial crisis.

 

Assessing the tax implications of the global financial crisis

from 28-Jan-2009 to 29-Jan-2009

Senior tax policy officials from the MENA region and OECD countries met on 28-29 January 2009 in Paris at OECD headquarters to dialogue on the implementation of tax policies supportive of economic development, including exchanges of views on alternative approaches, and experience with specific policy measures.

Investment promotion and media training workshop for the Iraqi National Investment Commission

from 26-Jan-2009 to 29-Jan-2009

The training programme on investment promotion and media, jointly organised by the Jordanian Investment Board and MENA-OECD, took place in Amman on 26-29 January 2009 with the participation of nine officials from the Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC).

OECD and the EC release a report on the Euro-Mediterranean Charter for Enterprise

03-Dec-2008

The report on the Implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Charter for Enterprise: 2008 Enterprise Policy Assesment offers a fresh look at  policies that promote entrepreneurship and enterprise development in the Mediterranean partner countries.

Fostering entrepreneurship through proactive policies

from 18-Nov-2008 to 19-Nov-2008

The first meeting of the MENA-OECD Working Group on SME Policy, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development was held back-to-back with the 4th meeting of the MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network.  Participants discussed horizontal policies relating to SMEs, including policies for high-growth enterprises, access to finance and skills development, in addition to debating the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on the region.

MENA continues its efforts to improve investment policy and promotion reforms

from 28-Oct-2008 to 29-Oct-2008

Meeting in Paris on 28-29 October 2008, participants discussed the evolution of investment policy regimes, trends in free economic zones, trends in Public Private Partnerships, an investment policy and promotion assessment toolkit and preparations for the next MENA-OECD Investment Programme Ministerial meeting to be held towards the end of 2009.

MENA business addresses responsible business conduct

on 26-Oct-2008

The MENA-OECD Investment Programme, the Egyptian Institute of Directors, the Egyptian Corporate Responsibility Center, Global Compact Center in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank Institute (WBI), and the European Union (EU) organised  the meeting of the Regional Task Force on Responsible Business Conduct  in Cairo, Egypt.

 

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2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

23 November 2009 Marrakech, Morocco

Publication

Moving forward with the MENA investment policy agenda

Key results of private sector development work in the Middle East and North Africa

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
Investment policy toolkit

Practical guidance for implementing the Policy Framework for Investment