Friday, November 02, 2007

Second MENA-OECD Ministerial Meeting and Business Forum


When: 28 November, 2007
Where: Cairo, Egypt


The second MENA-OECD Investment Ministerial Meeting titled Making Reforms Succeed: Moving Forward with the Investment Policy Agenda will be held on 28 November 2007 in Cairo, Egypt. This regional event will be held under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Egypt, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif and will be chaired by H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment of Egypt. The Ministerial Meeting will gather high level delegations from the countries participating in the Programme to identify elements crucial to fostering investment climate and adopt new tools for implementation of investment policy reform.

Ministers will take stock of achievements in investment climate reforms and regional co-operation, discuss remaining challenges and provide orientations for the way forward. The meeting will equally attract private sector representatives from all over the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, who will be engaging in targeted discussions on topics which the Programme has been working on throughout 2006, including investment, corporate governance, taxation environment, and financial sector development, among others.

Government representatives and private sector participants will be invited to participate in the Business Forum preceding the Ministerial Meeting on the 27th November, during which a matchmaking event for companies from all over the region and OECD countries will be organised in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).

See full Announcement.