This high-level event will focus on how institutional frameworks can be improved to reduce governance vulnerabilities and on the scope for using innovative solutions to solve these problems. Better governance can remove obstacles to private sector growth and job creation. It can also improve the quality of public spending to enable governments to serve people better. By building trust between governments and citizens, it can support economic reform and make economic growth more sustainable. In this context, this session will bring together speakers who will draw lessons from their experience in improving governance and discuss how better governance can be achieved and benefit the economies of the MENA region and beyond. The session is jointly organized by the UAE authorities and the IMF.