On 25 June 2019, the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and the Morocco Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani signed the second phase of the Morocco Country Programme.

The Country Programme is an innovative OECD tool that enables some partner economies to leverage OECD expertise and best practices, strengthen institutions and build capacity for successful policy reforms. Morocco is one of four partner economies along with Kazakhstan, Peru and Thailand, which have been selected for this bilateral work programme.

The Country Programme for Morocco comprises 15 projects and policy reviews, possible adherence to 20 OECD legal instruments and reinforced participation to 6 OECD bodies. It builds on four main pillars:

• Public governance, integrity and the fight against corruption
• Economic growth, investment and taxation
• Human capital, including education and gender equality
• Territorial development

The Programme is enabling evidence-based policy making in Morocco that responds to actual and factual issues. Several strategic projects contain inter-sector activities and require the concerted efforts of various ministries and government institutions, resulting in a horizontal approach encouraging the harmonisation of public policies. Some projects are directly related to the implementation of the 2011 Constitution, which was a major step forward in the process of political transformation designed to develop citizen participation.

As the Programme's co-ordinator, the OECD Global Relations Secretariat works closely with the Morocco Head of Government services. Together, they develop and oversee the strategic orientation of this relationship and ensure that the dialogue remains focused and forward-looking. A monitoring mechanism has been integrated into the Country Programme to ensure policy coherence, impact and alignment with the Moroccan Government’s strategic guidelines. (The mechanism was elaborated by the OECD Global Relations Secretariat in close collaboration with the Head of Government services, the Moroccan project teams and OECD experts).

The Programme results in a mutually beneficial partnership, which builds on a historically strong relationship between the OECD and Morocco, notably in the context of the MENA-OECD Initiative. Participation in OECD activities gives Moroccan teams access to a network of international experts and to international best practices and peer learning. Exchanges of experience with experts from OECD members are not just an opportunity to strengthen co-operation between countries, they also tie Morocco more closely to the OECD. In return, this dialogue enriches the OECD’s knowledge and benefits OECD members and non-OECD economies by enabling them to acquire a deeper understanding of Morocco.

Country Programme Phase 1: 15 June 2015

Country Programme Phase 2: 25 June 2019

Strategic areas of Programme: 

• public governance
• economic growth
• education, gender equality
• territorial development

OECD Body Associate:

• Investment Committee  
• Governing Board of the Development Centre

OECD Committee Participant:

• Public Governance Committee
• Regional Development Policy Committee
• Tourism Committee

Morocco has adhered to 28 OECD Legal Instruments

OECD statistical data on Morocco:

• PISA (education) (forthcoming)
• Revenue Statistics 
• TiVA (trade) 

• Consult the full list of activities (2015-18)

As a result of its Country Programme, Morocco is increasingly adhering to OECD Legal Instruments and participating in OECD Bodies. Morocco is an Associate in two OECD Bodies (Investment Committee, Governing Board of the Development Centre) and a Participant in three OECD committees (Public Governance Committee, Regional Development Policy Committee, Tourism Committee). It also adheres to 28 OECD Legal Instruments.

Morocco is featured in several OECD flagship publications, such as the African Economic Outlook and Revenue Statistics in Africa and benefits from country policy reviews on education and skills, public governance, public sector integrity, regional development and competitiveness, as well as a Multi-dimensional Review. The Country Programme allows Morocco’s official statistical data to be included in OECD datasets, such as PISA (forthcoming), Revenue Statistics and TiVA (forthcoming) database.  

Morocco Day at the OECD

25 June 2019 | Paris | France

The OECD and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the renewal of the Morocco Country Program, a three-year collaboration aimed at supporting Morocco's ambitious reform plan.

International Investment Statistics Review of Morocco (in French only) (2018).  This publication has three objectives: to review Morocco’s IDI statistics and verify its compliance with international standards (MBP6 and BMD4); evaluate the data sources and estimation methods used; and study the feasibility and usefulness of additional presentations such as breakdown according to the ultimate investor’s country.

• Revenue Statistics in Africa (2019)
• Instrument de suivi des recommandations issues du Programme-pays maroc de l'OCDE (2018)
• Promouvoir le développement de clusters de tourisme au Maroc (2018)
• Morocco in Global Value Chains: Results and Statistical Recommendations from the Integration of Morocco in the Trade in Value Added Database (2018)
• Diagnostic d'intégrité au Maroc: Mettre en oeuvre des politiques d'intégrité pour renforcer la confiance (2018) 
• Digital Government Review of Morocco: Laying the Foundations for the Digital Transformation of the Public Sector in Morocco (2018)
• Examens de l'OCDE du cadre d'évaluation de l'éducation : Maroc (2018) 
• Morocco-OECD Dialogue on Territorial Development Policies (in French only) ( 2018) 
• Étude de l'OCDE sur la gestion des risques au Maroc (2017)

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