Publications & Documents

OECD Investment Policy Reviews

These country reports present an overview of investment trends and policies in the countries reviewed. This can include investment policy, investment promotion and facilitation, infrastructure, competition policy, trade policy, tax policy, corporate governance, responsible business conduct, public governance, and human resources.

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.

The Potential for Blockchain in Public Equity Markets in Asia

7/11/2019 - This report provides an overview of blockchain technology and explores the extent to which blockchain technology could impact how companies in Asia raise capital, and the influence this could have on public equity markets in the future.

Flexibility and Proportionality in Corporate Governance

FDI in Figures, October 2018

31 October 2018 - Global FDI flows fell 35% to USD 432 billion in the first half of 2018 compared to the previous 6 months, hitting their lowest level since the first half of 2013. FDI flows dropped by 9% in Q1 2018 and by 38% in Q2, to USD 266 billion and USD 166 billion respectively.

Latin American Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

This Network was created in 2011 to enhance the governance of State-Owned Enterprises in the region through an ongoing exchange of experience and knowledge on SOE governance policies. It is jointly organised by the OECD and the CAF Latin American Development Bank.

OECD work on investment promotion and facilitation

Paris, 22 October 2018: The workshop brought together investment promotion agencies (IPAs) and policy makers from OECD countries and emerging economies to share their experience and discuss good practices on investment promotion and facilitation.

OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct Elects New Chair

10/10/2018 - The OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct (WPRBC) has designated Christine Kaufmann to serve as its new Chair.

OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains

As the demand for food increases, agriculture will continue to attract investment and new actors may be confronted with ethical dilemmas and find it difficult to implement responsible business conduct in their practices. In this context the OECD and the FAO are working together to develop due diligence guidance to help enterprises observe existing widely-supported standards for RBC along agricultural supply chains.