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THIQAH Newsletter | Issue 1 | Quarter 4 - 2013
Deauville PartnershipActivities
The G8 Chair sets priorities for the Deauville Partnership, this being the UK for 2013, which intend to simplify
Deauville activity by reverting to a two-track model, one covering governance issues and the other finance,
with trade being covered under both the governance and the finance tracks.
The key areas of work that will be taken forward under the Governance Track are: investment and trade is-
sues, including through holding a major investment conference in London; supporting SMEs though prioriti-
sation of Action Plan recommendations and a SME mentoring initiative; highlighting the value of women’s role
in the economy through an event in London; and continuing asset recovery work.
Under the Finance Track the priorities are: providing technical assistance and other support through the Tran-
sition Fund; ensuring ratification of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) mandate
to allow extension of EBRD operations to transition countries, helping to remove barriers to trade for transition
countries, and improving access to capital markets for transition countries Governments and businesses.
In the wake of the recent wave of change in MENA, ten IFIs agreed, during the G8 Finance Ministers meeting
(Marseille, France, September 10, 2011), to set up a joint coordination platform to facilitate joint operations
and maximize synergies among institutions in the region. The Platform objectives are:
• Information sharing and coordination of activities among IFIs
• Pro-active identification of joint projects, policy and analytical work
• Regular development of knowledge products
• Regular monitoring and reporting on joint-operations in the region
Building on the country plans, IFIs are working together to help restore macroeconomic stability, social cohe-
sion and more equitable growth in the Arab transition countries by focusing on:
• Inclusive, with all participants on an equal footing;
• Country-led, driven by plans developed by the Partnership Countries themselves and
• Coordinated to ensure the effectiveness of international community’s response.
Sectors
• Agriculture & Agro-industries
• Climate Change
• Economic & Financial Governance
• Education
• Energy & Power
• Environment
• Human and Social Development
• Health
• Information & Communication Technology
• Infrastructure
• Gender
• Private Sector Development
• Transport
• Water Supply & Sanitation
Joint Initiatives
• SME access to finance
• Local currency capital market
• Risk Guarantees
• AFFI –
Arab Financing Facility for Infrastructure
• MENA
concentrated Solar Panel Scale-Up Initiative
• Education for Employment (E4E)
• IFC MENA Fund
• Transition Fund
