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Multi-stakeholder sports integrity taskforces established

06/12/2018 - The International Partnership against Corruption in Sport (IPACS) staged a major summit in London on 6 December 2018 to reaffirm the global commitment to tackling corruption in sport.

OECD Global Forum on Competition

Paris, 29-30 November 2018: The 2018 Global Forum will focus on: competition and fairer societies; gender; regional competition agreements; investigative powers; and state-owned enterprises.

OECD Equity Market Review of Asia

07/11/2018 - Stock exchanges in Asia have emerged as the world's fastest growing trading venues for listed stocks and several domestic investment banks in the region are becoming global actors. This annual review follows and analyses trends in Asian public equity markets.

OECD Blockchain Policy Forum 2018

4-5 September 2018, Paris - The OECD Blockchain Policy Forum on "Distributed Ledgers: Opportunities and Challenges" was the first major international conference to take stock of blockchain’s impacts across the full range of government activities and public priorities.

Financial system risk is elevated and global standards are essential in managing cross-border infrastructure investment

A new OECD report, the 2018 Business and Finance Outlook, highlights a number of major risks having the potential to disrupt global economic growth. It notes that the gradual normalisation of monetary policy in an environment of growing debt will be a major test of whether the Basel III regulatory reforms have achieved their goal of ensuring safety and soundness in the financial system.

State-Owned Enterprises and Corruption - What Are the Risks and What Can Be Done?

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: a Glass Half Full

20 June 2018 - This Liber Amicorum was prepared for Roel Nieuwenkamp. It offers a wide-ranging and comprehensive message to governments, business, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to collectively widen and deepen the adherence and practice of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises worldwide.

A nudge or a shove? What will it take to push responsible business conduct?

On the occasion of the release of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Responsible Business Conduct, the OECD’s Tyler Gillard looks at how governments can encourage international standards of responsible business conduct in business activities and supply chains.

2018 Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct

20-21 June 2018, Paris: The Global Forum is the first multi-stakeholder platform for integrating corporate responsibility questions into the global economic agenda. Governments, business, trade unions and civil society will come together to provide insights and exchange views on how to do well while doing no harm in an effort to contribute to sustainable development and enduring social progress.

Facilitating social dialogue under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

This study explores the role of the National Contact Points in dealing with cases relating to the implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises with a particular focus on labour issues and social dialogue.