The EU-OECD Programme on Promoting Investment in the Mediterranean – which aims to support the implementation of sound investment policies and effective institutions in the Southern Mediterranean region – organised on 5-6 March 2019 in Tunis a two-day regional seminar on “Measuring Foreign Direct Investment and its impact on the Mediterranean region”.

BUSINESSMED was invited to take part in this event as one of the leading private sector representatives in the region. 

The objective of the regional seminar was to build government officials’ capacity to interpret foreign investment statistics and share policy experiences on how to maximize the impact of investment for sustainable development.

The different workshops explored the impact of FDI on sustainable development, including how investment affects territorial disparities, productivity, innovation, and labour market outcomes. Through peer-learning, practitioners and senior policymakers from MED and EU countries shared their respective challenges and experiences in attracting FDI that leads to positive development outcomes.

Over 100 participants attended the seminar including government officials from investment promotion agencies, ministries of investment, EU representatives & diplomatic offices in Tunisia, international organisations, OECD experts, and Private sector representatives from the region.