The sustained growth of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since 2000 has attracted the attention of global investors, policy makers, academics and other observers of the region. In order to ensure that this economic performance continues and is shared throughout the MENA countries, governments in the region decided to launch a peer dialogue focused on investment policy reform in co-operation with OECD members. As a result, the MENA-OECD Investment Programme was created. This publication highlights key outcomes of the work of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme from 2005-2007, including reforms achieved to date in investment policies and promotion, corporate governance, financial-sector development, and tax policies.

PART I. OUTCOMES OF THE OECD-MENA INVESTMENT MINISTERIAL MEETINGS, 2006, 2007: KEY DOCUMENTS ADOPTED BY MINISTERS
1.1. First Ministerial Meeting: Attracting Investment to MENA Countries: Common Principles and Good Practices, February 2006
-Mnisterial Declaration
-Recommendations of the Working Groups
-Joint Business Statement
1.2. Second Ministerial Meeting: Making Reforms Succeed: Moving Forward with the Investment POlicy Agenda, November 2007
-Ministerial Declaration
-Recommendations on Tax POlicy Development Supportive of Investement
-Joint Business Statement
-Declaration on Fostering Women's Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region
1.3. MENA-OECD Investment Programme Achievements and Directions
PART II. MENA-OECD INVESTMENT POLICY OVERVIEWS
II.1. Venture Capital Developemnt in MENA Countries: Taking Advantage of the Current Opportunity
II.2. Towards a New Generation of Foreign Invesmtent Laws: MENA-OECD Good Practice
II.3. International Investment Agreements Concluded by MENA Countries
II.4. Policy Advocacy Function of Investment Promotion Agencies and Business Associations in the MENA Region
II.5. One-Stop Shops for Business Formation in the MENA Region
II.6. Effective Strategies for Communicating Economic and Investment Climate Reforms to the MENA Region
II.7. Tax Incentives for Investment: A Global Perspective. Experiences in the MENA and Non-MENA Countries
II.8. Regulatory Frameworks for Successful PPPs in MENA Countries: Emerging Good Practice
II.9. Building Sound Insolvency Systems in the MENA Region
Annex A. MENA Investment Ministerial Meeting 2006 Agenda
Annex B. MENA-OECD Invesmtent Programme Business Day Agenda
Annex C. Second MENA Ministerial Meeting on Investment Agenda
Annex D. First MENA-OECD Women Business Leaders Forum Agenda