EU-OECD Programme on Investment in the Mediterranean

The EU-OECD Programme on Investment in the Mediterranean aims to support investment climate reforms to advance sustainable growth and decent job creation in the Southern Mediterranean.

Working together with governments and other partners in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Tunisia, the Programme:

Provides targeted policy advice and capacity building on investment policy design and implementation
Facilitates public-private dialogues on investment climate reforms in priority sectors
Supports monitoring and evaluation of reforms to gauge success

The Programme builds on the first EU-OECD Programme on Promoting Investment in the Mediterranean. It draws on OECD’s technical expertise and international tools and standards developed by OECD investment experts and the regional network and knowledge of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme. The programme also benefits from co-operation with the ILO and ITC.

Programme Key Topics

Regulatory and legal reforms to improve the business environment
Investment promotion and facilitation
Impact of investment on sustainable development (FDI Qualities)
Foreign direct investment statistics
Public-private dialogues on supporting investment reforms in key sectors:
Sustainable energy and connectivity; MSME financing; Sustainable agriculture; Rural Entrepreneurship and agribusiness; Sustainable cities; Digital for development

Upcoming Events

MENA-OECD Working Group on Trade and Investment, Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Investment Promotion Agencies in MENA, 7 November 2023 | Agenda
Regional Seminar on the prevention and avoidance of Investor-State disputes, 11-12 July 2023
Second Advisory Group Meeting, Istanbul, 19 June 2023 | Agenda
Investment for Sustainable Development in the MENA region: focus on incentives and skills development, Istanbul 19-20 June 2023 | Agenda | Background Note: FDI Qualities in MENA | Background Note: investment tax incentives in MENA

Events

Second Advisory Group Meeting, Istanbul, 19 June 2023 | Agenda
Investment for Sustainable Development in the MENA region: focus on incentives and skills development, Istanbul 19-20 June 2023 | Agenda | Background Note
Public-private dialogue on improving investment in the agribusiness sector in Morocco, 5 May 2023 | Agenda (fr)
Public-private dialogue on improving investment in the renewable energy sector in Algeria, 15 Mar 2023 | Agenda (fr)
Public-private dialogue on improving access to finance for SMEs, Ramallah, 8-9 Nov 2022 | Agenda
Working Group on Investment and Trade, 3 Nov 2022 | Agenda: English / Arabic
Promoting Investment and Business Climate Reforms in Jordan’s ICT Sector, 23 June 2022 | Issues Paper
Launch FDI Qualities Review of Jordan, 22 June 2022 | Agenda
Capacity-building workshop on the reform of international investment agreements in Algeria, 13 June 2022 | Agenda
Capacity-Building Workshop on FDI Statistics: Greenfield Investment, 7-8 June 2022 | Agenda
Public-Private Dialogue on Enhancing the Investment Climate in Tunisia's Pharmaceutical Sector, 5 Apr 2022 | Issues Paper: English
Meeting of the Advisory Group, 31 Mar 2022 | Agenda
Leveraging Value Chains and Investment Linkages to Enhance MENA-Africa Integration, 18 Feb 2022 | Agenda
Promoting Investment and Business Climate Reforms in Egypt's infrastructure sector, Cairo, 24 Nov 2021 | Agenda Issues Paper: English
Investment Promotion and the Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Recovery, 13-14 Oct 2021 | OECD IPA Network Summary Report | Policy brief Also available in Arabic
Improving the sustainable development impacts of investment in Jordan, OECD FDI Qualities Initiative | Agenda, 2nd task force meeting, 7 Oct 2021 | Agenda, 1st task force meeting, 22 Apr 2021
Promoting Investment and Business Climate Reforms in Morocco's Agri-food Sector, 13 Jul 2021 | Agenda | Issues paper: English / Arabic
Promoting Investment and Business Climate Reforms in Jordan's ICT Sector, 17 Jun 2021 | Agenda | Issues paper: English / Arabic
MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference 1 Apr 2021
MENA-OECD Government-Business Summit 30-31 Mar 2021
11th Union for the Mediterranean Trade Ministerial 10 Nov 2020

Public-Private Dialogue

Latest Reports

FDI Qualities Review of Jordan
Promoting investment and business climate reforms in Tunisia’s pharmaceutical sector | Also available in French
Advancing digital tools for investment promotion and facilitation in the MENA region | Also available in French and Arabic
Promoting investment and business climate reforms in Egypt's infrastructure sector
Promoting investment climate reforms in Morocco’s agri-food sector | Also available in Arabic
Promoting investment and business climate reforms in Jordan's ICT sector | Also available in Arabic

FDI Qualities Review of Jordan

REPORT: JUNE 2022

FDI Qualities Review of Jordan

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) provides an important source of financing in Jordan but its reform momentum needs to be sustained and deepened so that the benefits of investment can be shared more widely across society. This report examines how FDI can help Jordan meet Sustainable Development Goals in areas of productivity and innovation, job quality and skills, gender equality and decarbonisation.

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Report: March 2021

Middle East & North Africa Investment Policy Perspectives

NEW REPORT: Attracting investment in the MENA region – and harnessing its benefits – is needed now more than ever with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating existing challenges and adding new ones.

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تطلعات سياسات الاستثمار في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا

يسلّط تقرير " تطلعات سياسات الاستثمار في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا" الضوء على التقدّم الملحوظ الذي حقّقته حكومات المنطقة في إصلاح سياسات الاستثمار خلال العقد الماضي.

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Additional Resources

Report: May 2021

Regional Integration in the Union for the Mediterranean Progress Report

Regional Integration in the Union for the Mediterranean: Progress Report monitors major trends and evolutions of integration in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Report examines five domains of regional integration, namely trade integration, financial integration, infrastructure integration, movement of people, as well as research and higher education.

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