Presented at the Annual Meeting of the MENA-OECD Working Group on Investment Policies and Promotions, March 2013

1. FDI STATISTIC OF MENA
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MENA-OECD
WORKING GROUP ON INVESTMENT
POLICIES AND PROMOTION
19-20 March 2013
Ayse Bertrand
Investment Division
Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

2. • High quality FDI statistics for sound policy
analysis
• FDI statistics:
– By partner country
– By economic activity
– By type of investment [M&A, Greenfield]
– By type of instrument
• Equity, Reinvestment of earning, intercompany debt
– By type of measure
• Flows / stocks/ income
International Standards

3. • Major quality parameters for FDI statistics
– Comprehensive = cover all items as defined by
international standards
– Comparable = according to international
methodology
– Timely = preliminary data
– Reliable = source informaion
International Standards

4. 1) Disseminating methodology
i. Translating the OECD Benchmark
Definition of Foreign Direct
Investment, 4th edition into Arabic
i. Organising training sessions for data
compilers but also to acquire in-house
ability to train other staff
ii. Dedicated web sites for frequently asked
questions
iii. Promote dialogue with users, academics
FDI Statistics of MENA:
possible action plan

5. 2) Promote regional co-operation
i. Formal organisation at the regional level
ii. Create an FDI network of experts to share
• data
• expertise
• experiences
iii. Establish a formal working group
• Hold regular meetings
• Joint publication s/web site for the region
• Invite experts
iv. Exchange of staff for on-hands training
FDI Statistics of MENA:
possible action plan

6. 3) International co-opertation
i. OECD Working Group on International
Investment Statistics - WGIIS
ii. Consider co-operation in some form of
partnership
iii. Establish closer contacts with OECD experts
iv. Participate in each others meetings
v. Organise joint events
vi. Use OECD’s objective evaluation tools
FDI Statistics of MENA:
possible action plan

7. Thank you
Ayse Bertrand
Secretariat , Working Group on International Investment Statistics
Investment Division, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
E-mail: ayse.bertrand@oecd.org
Tel: +33 1 4524 9124