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Policies in Action in Western Asia: Insights from the Industrial Development Report 2024

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Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum (MIPF)
 

Mounia Boucetta, Senior Fellow at Policy Center for the New South and former Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco, will be moderating the panel “Policies in Action in Western Asia: Insights from the Industrial Development Report 2024” during the Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia.

This panel will discuss key insights from the Industrial Development Report 2024 on how countries in Western Asia are addressing industrial challenges, with a focus on energy transition, attracting foreign direct investment, and coordinating industrial policy on a regional scale. The discussion will feature policy solutions aimed at sustainable industrialization and resilient supply chains.

This event is taking place at the MIPF in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 24, 2024.

Speakers
Mounia Boucetta
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, Mounia Boucetta has over 20 years of experience in public administration, holding numerous managerial and leadership roles, and working particularly on the development of industrial and commercial policies. She was most recently Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco from 2017 to 2019.   A graduate from the prestigious Mohammadia School of Engineers (Morocco), Mounia Boucetta joined the Ministry of Industry and Trade in 1991 where she held numerous positions before her appointment as its Secretary General in 2010. In this context, she contributed to numerous projects including, but not limited to, reorganizational projects, implementation of sectoral strategies, inve ...