Launched in 2026, the OECD Regional Programme for Competition in the Middle East and North Africa is a joint venture between the OECD and the Saudi Arabian General Authority for Competition (GAC). It was created to help disseminate the OECD competition standards and best practices on competition law and policy in the region by providing regular capacity-building activities to competition officials, regulators and judges.
Around 18 agencies in the region benefit from its activities which also promote regional co-operation and highlight the importance of developing a sound competition policy.
Beneficiary economies include Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
