The methodological approach to the preparation of the report involved a series of consultations with policymakers, national and international experts, private sector representatives, and international organisations. These discussions served to review and refine the policy recommendations, with participants providing valuable feedback on the draft documents distributed in advance of the meeting.
The OECD expresses its sincere gratitude to the experts who contributed their insights, advice and expertise:
National experts: Adel Bino, Jordan Securities Commission; Enrique Alberola, Bank of Spain; Umur Alsancak, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Türkiye; Mahmoud Amin, Embassy of Egypt to Belgium; Nabil Arfaoui, Ministry of Trade and Export Development, Tunisia; Shaimaa Bahaa din, Federation of Egyptian Industries, Egypt; Ahmed Khalid Benomar, senior advisor to the Economic and Finance Minister, Morocco; Marta Blanco, Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEOE), Spain; Ahmed Chaalal, Université Oran 2, Algeria; Natalia Martín De Oro, CEOE Spain; Elira Demiraj, Secretariat of European Integration, Prime Minister’s Office, Albania; Giovanni Di Dio, Ministry of Labour, Italy; Nezha Elouafi, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Morocco; Mohamed Farid Saleh, Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority; Elisa Filippetti, Ministry of Labour, Italy; Ignacio Garcia Fennol, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spain; Carla Florentiny, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France; Hicham El Habti, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, Morocco; Nezha Hayat, Autorité Marocaine du Marché des Capitaux; Bahar Güçlü, Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the EU; Rasha Galal, Embassy of Egypt to Belgium; Emeline Lallau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France; Fatma Marrakchi Charfi, Université de Tunis el Manar; Manuel Montobbio, Permanent Representation of Spain to the OECD; Walaa Sheta, Science Technology and Innovation Funding Authority, Egypt; Filippo Vergara, Bank of Italy.
European Commission: Liliana Alloueche, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL); Rainer Wichern, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA); Anita Vella, Elin Danielsson, Barbara Benuskova, Clémence Ghighi, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME); Ludger Odenthal, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW); Pablo Cendoya, Louisa Frey, Giulio Gentile, Armelle Lidou, Ingrid Schwaiger, Directorate-General for Middle East, North Africa and Gulf (DG MENA); Tim Beerens, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE); Maciej Grzeszczyk, Marco Berti-Palazzi, Adrian Steiner, Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER); Mercedes Bonet Gonzales, Rikke Mengel-Jorgensen, Léon Delvaux, Jose Magnaye, Alexandre Mateus, Maria Nedelcheva, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security (DG TRADE).
European Investment Bank/UfM: Andrea Tinagli
European Training Foundation: Sabina Nari
IEMed European Institute of the Mediterranean: Roger Albinyana
World Bank: Mira Morad