ANIMA Investment Network

ANIMA is an international network that works towards economic integration and convergence between Europe, Middle East and Africa.

ANIMA develops initiatives with the objective of making its partner countries more attractive to business and investment, improving the performance of policies and institutions, and promoting companies that create value for society.

ANIMA network brings together 70 member organisations in 20 countries and more than 400 experts and partners coordinated by a team of 17 people based in France, Morocco and Lebanon.

Our values

Since the institutional creation of their network in 2006, ANIMA members have maintained a number of core values that unite them and guarantee their mutual respect and smooth cooperation within the network.

Speak truthfully

ANIMA has always been committed to speaking the truth in economic and political terms, in order to contribute to the necessary debate on the reasons that may explain the lack of commitment of national or international investors, or the lack of effectiveness of certain policies supporting the private sector development.

Move from diagnosis to concrete action

The network has always endeavoured to go beyond diagnosis and advocacy, and not to limit itself to incantation, by striving to implement its recommendations, when within its reach, through projects and initiatives.

A principle of subsidiarity and collaboration

Everyone within the ANIMA network, whether they come from a governmental, territorial, public or private organisation, from a northern or southern country, is treated on an equal footing. The network’s willingness is also to assist, accompany, support, guide if necessary, but never to substitute itself for its partners. Indeed, the network considers that whatever the context, it will always be more effective in the long term to strengthen and legitimise the structures in place rather than to substitute for their action, even on an ad hoc basis.

Innovate and inspire through a pioneering attitude

ANIMA’s experts and collaborators are in a privileged position to identify, develop and disseminate new ideas. It is thanks to this, to ANIMA’s light structure and to its flexible governance that the network has always been able to stay one step ahead, which gives the network part of its relevance and added value.