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
Contact us: Learn more about the EU-OECD Programme, the events that we host and participate in, and contact us with your questions: MENA.competitiveness@oecd.org
Events
- Public-Private Dialogue on Enhancing the Investment Climate in Tunisia's Pharmaceutical Sector, 5 April 2022 | Issues Paper: English or French
- Meeting of the Advisory Group, 31 March 2022
- 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 French and 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 | Issues paper: English or Arabic
- Promoting Investment and Business Climate Reforms in Jordan's ICT Sector, 17 Jun 2021 | Issues paper: English or 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
Programme Brochure
Latest Reports
- Promoting investment and business climate reforms in Tunisia’s pharmaceutical sector, Issues paper, April 2022 | Also available in French
- Advancing digital tools for investment promotion and facilitation in the MENA region, Policy Brief January 2022 | Also available in French and Arabic
- Promoting investment and business climate reforms in Egypt's infrastructure sector, Issues paper, November 2021
- Promoting investment climate reforms in Morocco’s agri-food sector, Issues paper, July 2021 | Also available in Arabic
- Promoting investment and business climate reforms in Jordan's ICT sector, Issues paper, June 2021 | Also available in Arabic
One of 6 #African nations to have recently received mRNA technology is #Tunisia where the pharmaceutical sector is one of the fastest growing industries and expected to reach USD 747 million by 2025!#pharma#worldhealthday pic.twitter.com/5MQtRhiNBx
— Carlos Conde (@CarlosCondeM) April 11, 2022

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