Publications & Documents

Resolving Foreign Bribery Cases with Non-Trial Resolutions

Non-trial resolutions, often referred to as settlements, have been the predominant means of enforcing foreign bribery and other related offences since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention 20 years ago. This study by the OECD reviews both the main features of non-trial resolutions and their use to resolve foreign bribery cases.

11th Annual Meeting of the United Nations Governing Body Secretariats (UNGBS) network

Over the past two days, you have discussed the future of multilateralism and the role of governing bodies. This is both timely and relevant. Governing body secretariats are in the frontlines in the fight for more effective, transparent and reliable multilateralism.

2019 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum: Tech for Trust

We cannot say it enough: corruption remains one of the most complex challenges we face, eroding the very institutions that were created to protect citizens.

A Policy Maker's Guide to Privatisation

Investment treaties and level playing fields

Paris, 11 March 2019 - Calls for a level playing field are a growing challenge for trade and investment treaty policy makers. Debates at the 5th annual OECD Investment Treaty Conference will focus on how level playing field concerns interact with investment policy.

FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index

The FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index (FDI Index) measures statutory restrictions on foreign direct investment in 68 countries, including all OECD and G20 countries, and covers 22 sectors.

Conference on gender equality in business

7 March 2019, Paris - The OECD is committed to promoting gender equality as a strong driver of economic development, inclusivity and socio-economic participation. On the occasion of International Women’s day, the OECD annual conference on gender equality for business will welcome senior decision-makers from the public and corporate worlds, experts, academics and stakeholders.

OECD Working Papers on International Investment

The international investment working paper series – including policies and trends and the broader implications of multinational enterprise – is designed to make available to a wide readership selected studies undertaken under the aegis of the OECD Investment Committee, by OECD staff, or by outside consultants working on OECD Investment Committee projects.

National Contact Point peer reviews

During the 2011 update of the Guidelines, NCPs agreed to reinforce their joint peer learning activities, and in particular, those involving voluntary peer reviews.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises National Contact Point Peer Reviews: United States

This document is the peer review report of the US National Contact Point (US NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines). The implementation procedures of the Guidelines require NCPs to operate in accordance with the core criteria of visibility, accessibility, transparency and accountability.