Morocco joins OECD Transparency and Green Growth Instruments

Paris, May 23, 2012 (MAP)
Morocco’s accession to two new instruments of the OECD, on transparency in business and green growth, is likely to step up the positioning of the kingdom within the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Moroccan minister delegate in charge of General Affairs and Governance, Mohamed Najib Boulif, said Wednesday.

This membership is a recognition of Morocco’s efforts in this area with a view to further boost them as part of its cooperation with the OECD, where it is already represented in various bodies, he said in a statement to MAP news agency, on the sidelines of the signing of declarations of intent at the organization’s headquarters in Paris.

“The green economy is an issue on which the Moroccan government has worked for years and on which we have a number of achievements both in law and practice,” said Boulif, co-signer of the two documents with the Secretary General, Angel Gurria.

The OECD governments pledged in 2009 to a statement on the Green growth to achieve economic recovery and sustainable economic growth at the environment and social levels.

Regarding the other part, concerning the fairness, integrity and transparency, the minister assured that these issues are central to the concerns of the new government, especially since the Constitution has emphasized on the role of bodies and institutions of transparency and the fight against corruption.

Adopted by OECD countries in 2010, the Declaration of probity, integrity and transparency of business covers a wide range of commitments on competition, corporate governance, investment and conduct responsible business. It also includes tax cooperation, the fight against corruption and consumer protection.