Workshop on the Investment and Business Climate in the Russian Federation: A Regional Perspective

from 09-Nov-2005 to 10-Nov-2005

This workshop, which took place in St. Petersburg on 9-10 November 2005, addressed the role and responsibilities of the Russian regions in shaping the investment and business environment and considered business integrity and private-public interaction in the fight against corruption.

Experts' Workshop: Governance-Investment Interactions ( by invitation only)

from 24-Oct-2005 to 25-Oct-2005

The logic of analysing "governance-investment interactions" is to identify and explain which governance institutions and practises have an important influence on the behaviour of investors, and how those institutions and practises exercise that influence in the country

Workshop: "Oil in Central Africa" (tbc), Brazzaville, Congo

from 09-Jun-2005 to 10-Jun-2005

Organised jointly by the Development Centre, INICA and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Contact person: Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte.

Forum on Partnerships for More Effective Development Co-operation

from 01-Feb-2005 to 02-Feb-2005

In a Joint Chairs' Statement, the Co-Chairs of the Forum on Partnership for More Effective Development Co-operation concluded the Forum to be a first step in the build-up of a structured and sustained dialogue between the DAC and the non-OECD governments and insitutions represented at the event.

Third Joint OECD/DAC-World Bank Round Table in Johannesburg

from 30-Nov-2004 to 02-Dec-2004

 At the Third Joint OECD/DAC-World Bank Round Table in Johannesburg on Strengthening Procurement Capacities in Developing Countries, participants are asked to confirm their commitment to use the results of the Round Table process by adopting the Johannesburg Declaration.

Governance Culture and Development: A Different Perspective on Corporate Governance

on 18-Nov-2004

‘Good governance’ has become a prominent catchphrase; yet, its definition is heavily influenced by the anglo-american ‘model’. This book draws on the experience of France and a number of emerging economies to establish an alternative analytical framework of governance institutions from a developmental perspective.

Experts’ Seminar: How to Reduce Debt Costs in Southern Africa?, 25 - 26 March 2004, Johannesburg

from 25-Mar-2004 to 28-Sep-2005

This meeting was co-sponsored by the Bond Exchange of South Africa, Deutsche Bank South Africa, Rand Merchant Bank, and the World Bank.

Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting

from 15-Apr-2004 to 16-Apr-2004

The High Level Meeting launched a new phase in donor approaches to the close linkage between development and security. Participants endorsed a policy statement and good practices on Security System Reform to help developing countries address their public security systems overall, including the functioning of police and justice systems, civilian control of the armed forces, and protection of human rights.

Informal Seminar: Financial Crises - The East Asian Development Model and LDCs, 25 February 2004, Paris (by invitation)

on 25-Feb-2004

In the framework of the OECD Development Centre’s Informal Seminar Series for 2004, Ambassador Kyung-Tae Lee, Permanent Representative of Korea to the OECD, will give a presentation on the topic of: "Financial Crises: The East Asian Development Model and LDCs".

Scoping Workshop on Environmental Fiscal Reform

from 30-Jan-2003 to 31-Jan-2003

The Development Assistance Committee's Working Party on Development Co-operation and Environment (WP-ENV) agreed to take forward its work on environmental fiscal reform. As a result, a workshop was held in January 2003, the objective of which was to agree on the focus, possible outputs and process.

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