Working Groups

 

The Investment Programme will essentially be developed and implemented by the five working groups under the supervision of the Steering Group in close co-ordination with the country economic teams. The MENA Investment Ministerial Meeting reviewed the results of the first phase of the programme and decided on next steps. The Working Groups are based on the principle of leadership of countries in the region, exercised through a MENA government taking charge of each Working group, along with a co-chair from an OECD country. Officials and experts from OECD countries are expected to participate actively in the Working Groups. The Working Groups are open to all countries, yet the composition of each group will differ depending on the interest, capacity, and commitment of individual MENA countries.

Each programme focuses on concrete actions and time-bound results, combined with an on-going monitoring and support system. Each programme follows a sequence of: stocktaking of the current reform efforts in MENA countries; development of country action plans; and monitoring the implementation of policy reforms, which ultimately could allow the introduction of peer reviews among the MENA countries.

Working Group 1 Transparent and open investment policies

Working Group 2 Encouraging Investment Promotion Agencies and business associations to act as driving forces for economic reform

Working Group 3 Providing a tax framework for investment and assessing incentives

Working Group 4 Promoting policies for financial sector and enterprise development in support of diversification

Working Group 5 Corporate governance

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