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About the OECD Centre for Private Sector Development 
(“OECD Istanbul Centre”)
The OECD Centre for Private Sector Development in Istanbul provides a platform for co-operation
between the OECD and transition or emerging economies on private sector development policies
through its approach to policy dialogue and exchange of experiences and the development of best
practices for economic reforms. 
Since its founding in January 1994, the OECD Istanbul Centre has held over 150 workshops and
working group meetings, bringing together more than 5.000 senior officials and policymakers from
Central Asia, Caucasus, Black Sea, Central, Eastern and South Eastern European countries, as well
as Mongolia, the Russian Federation and the Middle East and North Africa.
The OECD Istanbul Centre has a stakeholder-oriented management structure that includes all
those involved in the Centre's work (donors, partner countries, international institutions, non-
governmental organisations and private sector participants).
The OECD Istanbul Centre’s mission is to promote sustainable economic development and
poverty alleviation through private sector development in our partner countries. 
Its core activity areas are Foreign Direct Investment, Enterprise Development, Financial Sector
Development and Rule of Law and Governance.
The Centre’s programme objectives are to
• Continue to support the reform programme towards well functioning market economies
especially in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Provide the opportunity to share experiences among countries in the pursuit of developing
an improved climate for the private sector.
• Build institutional structures which help to create an efficient investment climate for domestic
and foreign investors alike.
For further information please access www.oecdistanbul.org.

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