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The European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) aims at bringing the EU and its neighbours closer for mutual benefit and interest. It aims to help the EU support and foster stability, security and prosperity in its closest neighbourhood. The EU Neighbours portal seeks to raise awareness, increase knowledge and understanding of the ENP.

The External Investment Plan is a new EU initiative designed to attract more investment, in particular from businesses and private investors, into countries near the EU ('EU Neighbourhood') and in Africa.

This 4-year project intends to increase the overall capacity management of Business Support Organisations (BSOs) in the Euro-Mediterranean region by improving the services offered to SMEs.

THE NEXT SOCIETY is an open community of change makers who aim at mobilising, promoting and reinforcing innovation ecosystems and economic development in the MENA region.

The OECD works to build better policies including through the production of the SME Policy Index for MENA based on the 10 principles of the Small Business Act framework.

AfA is an international African led non-governmental human right, peace and sustainable development organization. AfA works with partners in, around and beyond the continent of Africa and was granted consultative status with the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).