Leaders sign unique roadmap for stakeholder capitalism in the Middle East and North Africa

• A group of senior decision-makers from the Middle East and North Africa, including leaders from government, business and civil society, signed the Principles of Stakeholder Capitalism for the Middle East and North Africa, which are designed to inform an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery for the region.
• All signatories are members of the World Economic Forum’s Regional Action Group for the Middle East and North Africa. The Forum created this group in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, designing it as a platform for public-private cooperation to showcase, scale up and replicate projects and initiatives inspired by the principles.
• The principles are released ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit (21-24 September), which aims to scale up sustainable solutions to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of our time. 

Geneva, Switzerland, 14 September 2020 – Regional leaders are advocating a shared vision for stakeholder capitalism and have signed the Principles of Stakeholder Capitalism for the Middle East and North Africa.This roadmap advocates the importance of public-private collaboration and includes the following action points: