Provide a regional platform for government & non-government representatives from OECD and MENA economies.

Monitor countries’ policy actions & regulatory developments, to advance equality, non-discrimination and women’s economic and social inclusion.

Foster SME growth and entrepreneurship to address youth unemployment and promoting a greater participation of women in the economy, including through the promotion of women’s entrepreneurship.

Enhance the capacity for monitoring and evaluating SME policies and programmes in order to assess policy effectiveness.

Special taskforce and study on food security and Management for fisheries and enhancement of future fish stocks.

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Ensure that they are committed and demonstrate high levels of interpersonal and analytical skills.

Assess the impact of the recent upheavals in the MENA region on investment and trade-flow trends.

Provide policy solutions for reviving investment while taking into account the increased risk perception.

Review trends in international, regional and domestic private investment in light of the recent events.

Assess the immediate government responses to retaining existing investors and attracting new ones in a difficult environment.

Develop or overhaul regulatory frameworks and the importance of international co-operation between countries and with the support of international institutions and forums.

Address the factors that led to the crisis such as the lack of effective monitoring mechanisms.

Detect the accumulation of systemic risks, overleveraging by financial institutions and the effective implementation of financial regulations.

Proposed of reducing incentives for regulatory arbitrage and the taxation of systemic activities.

Développé de nouveaux modèles économiques qui reposent de plus en plus sur les investissements privés et les exportations, requérant tous deux une utilisation productive du capital humain.

Involved review of judiciary system and anti-bribery policies in the private sector.

Phase two of financial crises aftermath.

Promote equitable and balanced economic progress, fight unemployment and foster social cohesion.

Develop new economic models on private investment and exports, both of which necessitate the productive use of human capital.

Implement of tax policies support of economic development.

Support of tax reform efforts, drawing on data, analytical tools, publications and reports on tax policy making.

Provide a clear understanding on main tax policy and tax administration considerations with the introduction of a value added tax (VAT).

Corporate governance and anti-bribery initiatives

New trends and direction for investment efforts after financial crises.

Enhance private sector development in the region.

Provide a framework for evaluation of countries’ national reform strategies and current business climate, assist in prioritising reforms and provide targeted support to their implementation.

Ensure the financial sustainability of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme.

Provide financial contributions which are necessary for pursuing the activities.

Promote positive interactions between foreign investment and local enterprise development

Provide inputs into two high impact regional projects: The “MENA 100”: a business plan competition leading to a regional platform to connect entrepreneurs with financiers, business angels and investment funds; and the “MENA 21”: distilling good practices from the most competitive MENA firms.

Identify barriers for high growth enterprises including: access to finance, market access, and skills development

Provide perspectives on current projects and programmes to bridge the skills gap in MENA countries. Encourage entrepreneurs, youth and women’s groups, to generate innovative, value adding activities.

Create a platform to connect entrepreneurs, financiers and government regulators.

Attract international investments and provide avenues for private sector participants to express their views on investment policy reforms.

Effective strategies for investment promotion and reform communication

Build a positive image of the MENA region, through multi-stakeholder dialogue and sharing of good practices between the MENA and OECD countries’ governments, investment promotion agencies, private sector, civil society and other partners.

Provide a clear understanding of Tax Policy for Investment.

Effective strategies for investment promotion and reform communication

Understand basic concepts and definitions of FDI according to international standards.

Develop sound data collection systems.

Disseminate timely and reliable FDI statistics.

Provide a clear understanding on enterprise financing in MENA region.

Create a platform to connect entrepreneurs, financiers and government regulators.

Provide avenues for private sector participants to express their views on investment policy reforms relevant to financing of entrepreneurship.

Investment program funding strategy.

Formally recognizes national teams and develop action plans for the implementation of national reform programs in the field of investment.

Provide a tax framework for Investment and Assessing Incentives; Transparent and open investment policies

Encourage investment promotion agencies and business associations to act as driving forces for economic reform.

Provide a tax framework for Investment and Assessing Incentives

Build a country team and develop an Action Plan to strengthen the tax and investment environment.

Build a positive image of the MENA region, through multi-stakeholder dialogue and sharing of good practices between the MENA and OECD countries, private sector, civil society and other partners.

Encourage investment promotion agencies and business associations to act as driving forces for reform.

Open and Transparent Investment Policies

Provide a tax framework for investment and assessing incentives

Avoid of duplication and focusing energies and resources of each organisation on areas where they have added value and comparative strengths - with other multilateral and regional organisations active in the region.

Active engagement with the World Bank Group and the UNDP in cooperation with the OECD in supporting the Programme.

Establish a Task Force on FDI statistics in MENA region under the relevant WG.

Invest more opportunities in the MENA region.

Attract more FDI & mobilizing domestic investment.

Implement reforms and opening their economies. [e.g. economic reform plan].

Create an enabling environment for the private sector.

Improve governance structures, liberalize their investment regimes and, more generally, reduce barriers to the integration of their economies at both regional and global levels.

Partners with the Jordan Investment Board and attract more FDI.

Attract foreign direct investment for development.

Launch of World Investment Report in Bahrain by Dr. Astrit Sulsatrova from UNCTAD