The OECD is actively engaged with MENA partners in addressing those challenges through well-proven work methods of regional dialogue, peerlearning and support for reforms. At the centre of the partnership is the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development, launched in 2005 as a platform for joint work at the regional and country levels. With an extended mandate for 2016-2020, the fruitful and intense MENA-OECD co-operation will continue evolving to adapt to the development priorities of the region.